Abstract
Asthma exacerbations represent a potentially life-threatening situation for pediatric asthmatic patients and require early recognition and treatment. One of the potential barriers to early recognition of symptoms is the lack of consistent disease-severity score utilized between all treatment team members which may lead to a delay in steroid administration. A nursing-driven protocol was established to identify pediatric patients with asthma exacerbations, assign a disease state severity score (Modified Pulmonary Index Score), and expedite the administration of steroid medications. The purpose of this study was to compare the time to steroid medication administration pre-asthma protocol and post-asthma protocol as well as registration to disposition time.
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Clinical Practice Guideline(s)
Research Approach
Translational Research/Evidence-based Practice
Keywords:
Asthma Patients, Emergency Department, Pediatric Patients
Recommended Citation
Vandrick, Rob; Miller, Andrew G.; Fox, James W.; Breslin, Moira; Pineda, Leslie; and White, Ann, "Role of pediatric asthma protocol in the emergency department" (2020). General Submissions: Presenations (Oral and Poster). 5.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/gen_sub_presentations/2013/posters/5
Conference Name
Emergency Nursing 2013
Conference Host
Emergency Nurses Association
Conference Location
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Conference Year
2013
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Role of pediatric asthma protocol in the emergency department
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Asthma exacerbations represent a potentially life-threatening situation for pediatric asthmatic patients and require early recognition and treatment. One of the potential barriers to early recognition of symptoms is the lack of consistent disease-severity score utilized between all treatment team members which may lead to a delay in steroid administration. A nursing-driven protocol was established to identify pediatric patients with asthma exacerbations, assign a disease state severity score (Modified Pulmonary Index Score), and expedite the administration of steroid medications. The purpose of this study was to compare the time to steroid medication administration pre-asthma protocol and post-asthma protocol as well as registration to disposition time.