The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner orders a pulmonology consult for a child who has severe asthma. The nurse practitioner writes "child with asthma refractory to conventional treatments needs suggestions for alternative treatments." The nurse practitioner expects the pulmonologist to

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The nurse practitioner is requesting the pulmonologist to provide suggestions for alternative treatments for a child with severe asthma that is refractory to conventional treatments. Therefore, the pulmonologist is expected to make recommendations for disease management. Other options such as confirming the medical diagnosis or stressing the importance of adherence to the medication regimen do not fully address the nurse practitioner's request for alternative treatments. Taking over management of the chronic illness is also not necessarily the primary expectation in this situation.

The Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Orders a Pulmonology Consult