title: Nursing case management for children with failure to thrive.
abstract: The case management approach is described for children with nonorganic failure to thrive in the pediatric tertiary care setting. An advanced practice nurse facilitated the organization of a planning committee, the construction of a care path, and the evaluation of the case management model. A 4-day care path is presented to show staff nursing functions in the nurse case manager role. Special issues are discussed for developing care paths for organic-based failure to thrive where parent reports can help guide health care interventions.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: MacPhee
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hoffenberg
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019091:Critical Pathways; D005183:Failure to Thrive / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009731:Nursing Audit; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D012189:Retrospective Studies