1. PAs and NPs provide essential care for children with COVID-19.
- Author
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Westry MFG, Nakano PE, Arrington AS, and Graf JM
- Subjects
- Child, Critical Care, Humans, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants
- Abstract
Abstract: The rapid spread of COVID-19 brought forth a rapid increase in hospitalization rates, requiring changes in hospital use and medical personnel structure. Physician assistants (PAs) and NPs in pediatric critical care were cross-trained and redeployed to our pediatric biocontainment unit to address the clinician strain in providing high-quality patient care during these unprecedented times. This manuscript discusses the effectiveness of using these clinicians while recognizing the challenges of managing a novel virus in a new unit., (Copyright © 2022 American Academy of Physician Assistants.)
- Published
- 2022
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