PO24 - Paediatric nurse reception (PNR) at the children's emergency department in Gothenburg.

UNLABELLED Theme: Accreditation and quality improvement. BACKGROUND The children's ER receives 50,000 patients yearly. The majority of the patients have mild discomforts. Can these patients be treated by a paediatric nurse? AIM How satisfied are the families? What is the revisiting frequency? METHODS The pilot study was performed under two weeks in October 2015. A paediatric nurse performed a clinical evaluation and took appropriate action based on condition. The nurse filled in the study protocol. Interviews were made by telephone. RESULT The PNR had 131 patients during the time of the study. 12% of the patients were transferred to the emergency department. Two out of the 131 patients returned to the ER within 14 days. Parents of children who were treated at the PNR were very satisfied. CONCLUSION The revisiting frequency was very low.