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Join pediatric nurse practitioner and educator Dr. Becky Carson on The Peds NP, a podcast that turns evidence-based practice into practical, real-world strategies for caring for kids. Each episode blends the latest pediatric literature with conversational insights, helping you connect research to bedside decisions with confidence. Becky brings her experience as a dual-certified PNP in acute and primary care and faculty member at Duke University School of Nursing to guide you through cases, concepts, and clinical pearls that matter most. You’ll gain tools to improve outcomes, sharpen your thinking, and feel empowered in those tricky situations where judgment counts. Tune in, learn, and transform the way you practice—and remember, you’re doing it for the kids.
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Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Nutrition is arguably the most important component of care in children with critical illness, yet its importance often falls down the list of priorities. Many questions remain on how best to manage nutrition in pediatric critical care, but this episode addresses many best practices from the SCCM and ASPEN's Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Pediatric Critically Ill Patient.
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Mehta NM, Bechard LJ, Zurakowski D et al. Adequate enteral protein intake is inversely associated with 60-d mortality in critically ill children: a multicenter, prospective, cohort study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2015;102:199-206.
Mehta NM, Skillman HE, Irving SY, Coss-Bu JA, Vermilyea S, Farrington EA, McKeever L, Hall AM, Goday PS, Braunschweig C. Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Pediatric Critically Ill Patient: Society of Critical Care Medicine and American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2017 Jul;18(7):675-715. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000001134. PMID: 28691958.
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