If you are treating a patient repeatedly for crises that occur because the parents won't modify a specific lifestyle, what action would you take?

As you answer this question, recognize the different types of patients that can and will be regular visitors to a pediatric emergency room. While discussing those types of patients, don't cast judgment. Carefully describe how you would handle the family of a pediatric patient who continues to come in for things that could be preventable. Assure your interviewers that you will always take a patient-centered approach in providing the care needed and do all in your power to educate the family on making healthy lifestyle changes.

"A pediatric patient with multiple admissions and medical complexity often requires an interdisciplinary approach. I would try to talk with the rest of the medical team, such as a social worker, to make sure this patient has a follow-up appointment scheduled with their primary care physician. In addition, I would determine what other resources and education I could provide the patient's caregivers to set them up for success in the future. If continual non-emergent medical needs presented, education for caregivers would be in order."