Participate in the 2021 National Pediatric Readiness Assessment May-July 2021

What is the National Pediatric Readiness Project (NPRP)? 

The National Pediatric Readiness Project is a multi-phase quality improvement (QI) initiative to ensure that all U.S. emergency departments (EDs) have the essential guidelines and resources in place to provide effective emergency care to children. The project is supported by the American College of Emergency Physicians, the Emergency Nurses Association, the Federal Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for Children Program, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

What is the 2021 NPRP Assessment? 

The NPRP Assessment is a national assessment of America’s EDs to determine progress in pediatric readiness, identify existing gaps, promote quality improvement (QI) efforts in hospital EDs around the country, develop national collaboratives to address common and critical gaps, and identify best practices. 

Participating in the 20201 NPRP Assessment is EASY!

How does my emergency department (ED) participate in the NPRP assessment? 

ED nurse managers will receive several postal and email notifications with a link to the web-based assessment. Since only one NPRP assessment per ED can be completed, we encourage you to collaborate with your ED leadership to participate in the NPRP assessment. ED nurse managers who complete the NPRP assessment will immediately receive: 

1. An ED pediatric readiness score from 0 – 100.

2. The average pediatric readiness score of EDs of similar pediatric volume

3. The average pediatric readiness score of all participating ED’s to use as a benchmark

4. An ED Gap Report to target efforts for improvement in pediatric readiness

 Help your community by improving pediatric readiness! 

Why is participation in the 2021 NPRP assessment important for ED managers? 

The NPRP assessment helps ED personnel to be better prepared to provide quality care for all patients of all ages by evaluating the QI process of EDs over time. Hospitals with high ED readiness scores demonstrate a 4-fold lower rate of mortality for children with critical illness than those with lower readiness scores; thus, improving pediatric readiness improves outcomes for children and their families.

Hospital leadership, healthcare administrators, and ED personnel can demonstrate commitment to their communities by improving pediatric readiness. Encourage participation in the assessment to ensure that all EDs are pediatric ready! 

For more information visit www.pediatricreadiness.org