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Paediatric ED reattendance rates: Comparing nurse practitioners and other clinicians

Lyttle, Mark D.; Benger, Jonathan R.; Feetham, Jane E.; Christian, Will; Benger, Jonathan; Hoskins, Rebecca; Odd, David; Lyttle, Mark

Authors

Mark D. Lyttle

Jonathan R. Benger

Jane E. Feetham

Will Christian

Jonathan Benger

Rebecca Hoskins Rebecca.Hoskins@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Advanced Practice

David Odd



Abstract

Objective The aim of this project is to establish the unplanned reattendance rate for paediatric emergency nurse practitioners (PENPs) working in a designated paediatric emergency department (PED) while identifying the case mix of patients seen by PENPs compared with their medical counterparts. Design Quantitative data regarding patient characteristics and reattendance were collected during retrospective review of case notes across two representative 2-week periods. Setting The study site is a tertiary urban PED with an annual attendance of 32 000 patients aged from birth to 15 years. Main outcome measures Reattendance rates, patient characteristics, triage scores, presenting complaint and numbers of patients discussed with a paediatric emergency medicine consultant were evaluated. Results The results showed that PENPs have a lower reattendance rate (1.75%) when compared with senior and junior doctors in training (4.29%, 5.76%); however, PENPs treat a different population of children. When the odds of PENP reattendance are adjusted for this, the significance of the difference becomes less certain. Conclusions PENPs work autonomously when seeing children presenting with minor trauma and make a positive contribution in achieving the reattendance Clinical Quality Indicator.

Citation

Lyttle, M. D., Benger, J. R., Feetham, J. E., Christian, W., Benger, J., Hoskins, R., …Lyttle, M. (2015). Paediatric ED reattendance rates: Comparing nurse practitioners and other clinicians. Emergency Medicine Journal, 32(5), 379-382. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2013-203514

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date May 1, 2015
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Emergency Medicine Journal
Print ISSN 1472-0205
Electronic ISSN 1472-0213
Publisher BMJ Publishing Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 32
Issue 5
Pages 379-382
DOI https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2013-203514
Keywords paediatric, nurse practitioner, reattendance
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/835074
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2013-203514