MEDICAID NOTICE: Lurie Children’s continues to serve all patients enrolled in Medicaid. As a safety-net hospital, we will continue providing high-quality care to every child who needs us.

AVISO SOBRE MEDICAID: Lurie Children’s continúa atendiendo a todos los pacientes inscritos en Medicaid. Como hospital perteneciente a la red de protección social, continuaremos brindando atención de alta calidad a cada niño que nos necesite.

Alison C. Thompson, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Anesthesiology

Language:
English
Pronouns:
She
Her
Accepting New Patients:
Yes
More information. Offering Telemedicine Visits:
Yes

Locations

About

It is especially important in pediatrics to spend extra time establishing a trusting relationship to make a child feel comfortable and safe in the hospital setting. Alison Thompson believes in partnering with patients and their families to ensure that we have the best individualized plan for that patient (whether that be regarding pre-operative anesthesia planning or acute/chronic pain management). She especially enjoys following Lurie Children's acute pain service patients post-operatively, optimizing their pain management, and watching them improve over several days.

Specialty

Education & Training

Education: Rush University College of Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Chicago, IL, 2020; University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL, 2011

Postgraduate Training: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Acute Care

Board Certifications: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Professional Organizations: National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, American Society for Pain Management Nursing