Gina Santucci, MSN, FNP, APN-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Idiomas: English
Get to know Gina Santucci, MSN, FNP, APN-BC
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Supporting an interdisciplinary and holistic approach to pain and symptom management is one of the cornerstones to good pediatric palliative care. As a nurse practitioner I see my role as a clinician and educator in managing pain and other distressing symptoms during the course of a child’s illness.
Clinical Interests:
Pain and symptom management, Communication, Children with medical complexity
Research Interests:
Pain management, improving communication skills
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* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.
Santucci G., Kang T., Introduction to Pediatric Palliative Care In: Kobler, K., Limbo, R., (Eds) Conversation in perinatal, neonatal and pediatric palliative care. Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing (2017) 1-7.
Santucci, G., (Ed) Core Curriculum for the Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Nurse 2nd Edition. Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association; 2017.
Santucci, G., Battista, V., Methylnaltrexone for opioid induced constipation in patients at the end of life. International Journal of Palliative Nursing (2015) 21 (4).
Battista, V., Santucci, G., Presenting pediatric palliative care as a model of care for the hospitalized child. In: Dahlin C, Coyne PJ, Ferrell, BR (Eds) Oxford Textbook of Advance Practice Palliative Nursing. New York, Oxford Press (2015)
Santucci, G., Mack, J. Common gastrointestinal symptoms in pediatric palliative care: nausea, vomiting, anorexia and cachexia. In: Kang, T., Munson, D., Klick, J. (Eds) Pediatric Clinics of North America (2007) 54(5) 673-689.
Santucci, G., Battista, V., Kang, T., Caring for the Infant with Trisomy 18: The bioethical Implications of Treatment Decisions on Nurses. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing (2004). 16 (7) 388-393.