| Name: |
Pediatric
Nurse |
| Description: |
Provides
comprehensive care to children, adolescents, and
their families in various settings. Responds to
the physical and psychosocial aspects of health
and illness, concern for health promotion and
disease prevention, management of physical and
mental disabilities, and response to acute and
chronic illness |
| Diagnoses: |
Acute
and chronic problems such as upper and lower
respiratory infections; ear, nose, and throat
infections; asthma; growth and development
problems |
| Practice
roles: |
Staff
nurse, clinical nurse specialist, nurse
practitioner, case manager, supervisor, nurse
manager |
| Characteristics: |
Direct
patient care and relationships, autonomy and
independent functioning, teaching, making a
difference, teamwork |
| Client
age group: |
Newborn
to adolescence |
| Drawbacks: |
Lack
of patient cooperation, patient grief, paperwork
and policies, bureaucracy, stress, ethical
conflicts, and pressure |
| Desirable
skills: |
People
skills, empathy, love of children, flexibility,
stress management |
| Education: |
RN
with AD, Diploma, or BSN (preferred) |
| Employers: |
Hospitals,
clinics, long-term care facilities, community,
and home care agencies |
| Certification: |
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| Associations: |
|
| Publications: |
| Journal
of Pediatric Nursing |
| |
| Journal
of Pediatric Health Care |
| |
| The
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Newsletter |
| 609-667-1773 |
| |
| Journal
of the Society of Pediatric Nurses |
| 800-723-2902 |
| |
| DDNA
NewsNetwork |
| 800-888-6733 |
|
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