title: Role play. Providing care to children and their families in the emergency center.
abstract: The collaborative model has many benefits for children and families, physicians, nurses, staff, and NPs. The model of care can be structured to charge lower fees for nonacute problems, thereby saving money. Various studies have reported savings of 20% to 38% in the cost of visits when patients were seen by NPs instead of physicians (Salkever, Skinner, Steinwach, & Katz, 1982). With appropriate triaging, waiting time may be reduced for children and families with nonacute problems. Perhaps the most important benefit is the teaching that the NP is able to provide for families in terms of managing particular health problems, safety needs, and preventive interventions and maintenance of wellness for children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parent-Child Nursing, School of Nursing, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, USA.
authors.forename: V H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Kemp
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002654:Child Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000523:psychology; D012381:Role Playing