title: Emerging role of the pediatric nurse practitioner in acute care.
abstract: The pediatric nurse practitioner role in the tertiary setting is one of several emerging roles gaining recognition in the various groups of advanced practice nursing programs today. The advanced practice nurse (APN) who is a pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP) in an acute care setting helps to provide cost-effective, quality patient care for critically and chronically ill children who are in these settings. The foundation of advanced practice nursing in this role incorporates the general role expectations of advanced nursing preparation, including case management, clinical pathway development, consultation and education, research, and collaboration, with the specific knowledge and skills of the pediatric nurse practitioner to function effectively with sick children in the acute care areas.
authors.affiliation: Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Teicher
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Andrews
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D016638:Critical Illness; D019091:Critical Pathways; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010371:Pediatric Nursing