Give an example from your clinical rotation of a child who was referred
Know when to refer
This week’s discussion will focus on the sick child and when it is necessary to refer. Please give an example from your clinical rotation of a child who was referred on to another health care provider. Include in your discussion the concept of “scope of practice” as defined in the location where you work. Follow-up after referral is a responsibility of the nurse practitioner and requires collaboration with other health care professionals as well as current knowledge of the problem being addressed. Not addressing follow-up can be a legal and malpractice issue. Also, address the reasons for the referral and its timeliness. For example, is this urgent? Emergency? Non-emergent? Why?
An example could be a 8 month old child with 3 past histories of urinary tract infection (UTI) who was referred to the urologist and was diagnosed by the urologist with vesicoureteral reflux.
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