Nursing case management for children with failure to thrive.
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.
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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