Advancing Pediatric Care: The virtualKIDS Experience in Nursing-Led Audio-Visual Clinical Services
Creat Nurs. 2024 Apr 11:10784535241245667. doi: 10.1177/10784535241245667. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, the escalating trend of pediatric patients, particularly non-urgent cases, going to the emergency departments (EDs) in New South Wales, Australia, prompted the establishment of virtualKIDS, a nursing-led telehealth service. This service, initiated in June 2021, operates 24/7 and provides comprehensive care through audio-visual consultations emphasizing a patient-centered approach. Three elements-COVID-19 Outpatient Response Team (CORT), virtualKIDS Acute Review (vKAR), and Virtual Urgent Ca...
Source: Creative Nursing - April 11, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Eunice Toriola Lyn Biviano Christine Lau Natalie Hooke Amie Donnelly Emma Dickins Sandra Pengilly Joanne Ging Nadine Shaw Jagdev Singh Source Type: research

Should paediatric tonsillar asymmetry be an indication for tonsillectomy? A single centre experience
CONCLUSION: Clinical size difference is a poor predictor for true tonsil volume difference. We advise that assessment of tonsil size should be performed in conjunction with the examination of gross visual abnormalities and lymphadenopathy to guide clinical decision making.PMID:38603788 | DOI:10.26635/6965.6386 (Source: New Zealand Medical Journal)
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - April 11, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Georgia Mackay Alina Rankin Sheneen Meghji Craig McCaffer Source Type: research

Advancing Pediatric Care: The virtualKIDS Experience in Nursing-Led Audio-Visual Clinical Services
Creat Nurs. 2024 Apr 11:10784535241245667. doi: 10.1177/10784535241245667. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, the escalating trend of pediatric patients, particularly non-urgent cases, going to the emergency departments (EDs) in New South Wales, Australia, prompted the establishment of virtualKIDS, a nursing-led telehealth service. This service, initiated in June 2021, operates 24/7 and provides comprehensive care through audio-visual consultations emphasizing a patient-centered approach. Three elements-COVID-19 Outpatient Response Team (CORT), virtualKIDS Acute Review (vKAR), and Virtual Urgent Ca...
Source: Creative Nursing - April 11, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Eunice Toriola Lyn Biviano Christine Lau Natalie Hooke Amie Donnelly Emma Dickins Sandra Pengilly Joanne Ging Nadine Shaw Jagdev Singh Source Type: research

Should paediatric tonsillar asymmetry be an indication for tonsillectomy? A single centre experience
CONCLUSION: Clinical size difference is a poor predictor for true tonsil volume difference. We advise that assessment of tonsil size should be performed in conjunction with the examination of gross visual abnormalities and lymphadenopathy to guide clinical decision making.PMID:38603788 | DOI:10.26635/6965.6386 (Source: New Zealand Medical Journal)
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - April 11, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Georgia Mackay Alina Rankin Sheneen Meghji Craig McCaffer Source Type: research

Advancing Pediatric Care: The virtualKIDS Experience in Nursing-Led Audio-Visual Clinical Services
Creat Nurs. 2024 Apr 11:10784535241245667. doi: 10.1177/10784535241245667. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, the escalating trend of pediatric patients, particularly non-urgent cases, going to the emergency departments (EDs) in New South Wales, Australia, prompted the establishment of virtualKIDS, a nursing-led telehealth service. This service, initiated in June 2021, operates 24/7 and provides comprehensive care through audio-visual consultations emphasizing a patient-centered approach. Three elements-COVID-19 Outpatient Response Team (CORT), virtualKIDS Acute Review (vKAR), and Virtual Urgent Ca...
Source: Creative Nursing - April 11, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Eunice Toriola Lyn Biviano Christine Lau Natalie Hooke Amie Donnelly Emma Dickins Sandra Pengilly Joanne Ging Nadine Shaw Jagdev Singh Source Type: research

Should paediatric tonsillar asymmetry be an indication for tonsillectomy? A single centre experience
CONCLUSION: Clinical size difference is a poor predictor for true tonsil volume difference. We advise that assessment of tonsil size should be performed in conjunction with the examination of gross visual abnormalities and lymphadenopathy to guide clinical decision making.PMID:38603788 | DOI:10.26635/6965.6386 (Source: New Zealand Medical Journal)
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - April 11, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Georgia Mackay Alina Rankin Sheneen Meghji Craig McCaffer Source Type: research

Advancing Pediatric Care: The virtualKIDS Experience in Nursing-Led Audio-Visual Clinical Services
Creat Nurs. 2024 Apr 11:10784535241245667. doi: 10.1177/10784535241245667. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, the escalating trend of pediatric patients, particularly non-urgent cases, going to the emergency departments (EDs) in New South Wales, Australia, prompted the establishment of virtualKIDS, a nursing-led telehealth service. This service, initiated in June 2021, operates 24/7 and provides comprehensive care through audio-visual consultations emphasizing a patient-centered approach. Three elements-COVID-19 Outpatient Response Team (CORT), virtualKIDS Acute Review (vKAR), and Virtual Urgent Ca...
Source: Creative Nursing - April 11, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Eunice Toriola Lyn Biviano Christine Lau Natalie Hooke Amie Donnelly Emma Dickins Sandra Pengilly Joanne Ging Nadine Shaw Jagdev Singh Source Type: research

Should paediatric tonsillar asymmetry be an indication for tonsillectomy? A single centre experience
CONCLUSION: Clinical size difference is a poor predictor for true tonsil volume difference. We advise that assessment of tonsil size should be performed in conjunction with the examination of gross visual abnormalities and lymphadenopathy to guide clinical decision making.PMID:38603788 | DOI:10.26635/6965.6386 (Source: New Zealand Medical Journal)
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - April 11, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Georgia Mackay Alina Rankin Sheneen Meghji Craig McCaffer Source Type: research

Advancing Pediatric Care: The virtualKIDS Experience in Nursing-Led Audio-Visual Clinical Services
Creat Nurs. 2024 Apr 11:10784535241245667. doi: 10.1177/10784535241245667. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, the escalating trend of pediatric patients, particularly non-urgent cases, going to the emergency departments (EDs) in New South Wales, Australia, prompted the establishment of virtualKIDS, a nursing-led telehealth service. This service, initiated in June 2021, operates 24/7 and provides comprehensive care through audio-visual consultations emphasizing a patient-centered approach. Three elements-COVID-19 Outpatient Response Team (CORT), virtualKIDS Acute Review (vKAR), and Virtual Urgent Ca...
Source: Creative Nursing - April 11, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Eunice Toriola Lyn Biviano Christine Lau Natalie Hooke Amie Donnelly Emma Dickins Sandra Pengilly Joanne Ging Nadine Shaw Jagdev Singh Source Type: research