Nurse-To-Family Telehealth

Nurse-to-Family Telehealth for Pediatric Transfers: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial

This study will be a pilot test of using telehealth to allow nurses to connect with parents/guardians of pediatric patients who are being transferred between hospitals.

Inclusion Criteria:

Children who:

• are aged 8 days to <=18 years
• present to a participating community hospital ED
• are accepted for inter-facility transfer to UC Davis
• are assigned to UC Davis unit D10, D7, or T6
• have an English-speaking adult parent/guardian at the bedside

Exclusion Criteria:

• does not have an English-speaking adult parent/guardian at the bedside

For parent surveys --

Inclusion Criteria:

• are parents/guardians of the eligible patients (described above)
• are age 18 years and older
• are English-speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

• are age less than 18 years
• have a preferred language that is other than English