Pediatric Nursing
History of Pediatric Nursing
Pediatric Nurses are defined as nurses who devote their knowledge and skills to caring for children and their families from infancy through late teen years (Pediatric Nurse). Pediatric Nursing did not develop as a specialty in the U.S. until the second half of the 19th century. During this period, hospitals did not admit children with communicable diseases because of high mortality rates. Most children were delivered with the help of midwives and cared for by their families. The midwives used folk medicine and only the wealthy were attended by physicians, who were limited in what they could do for their patients. The Children’s Hospital located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the first hospital in the U.S. for children. It was built in 1855, and marked the beginning of pediatric nursing as a specialty. The Children’s Hospital opened its own school of nursing in 1895, and then began admitting children suffering communicable diseases. Other hospitals for children were built in the U.S. during the second half of the 19th century (Get Started). German doctor Abraham Jacobi is known as the father of Pediatrics and introduced pediatrics to the U.S. in 1861. He established a training program at New York Medical College, and was given a teaching chair for the specialty at that institution in 1861, that allowed him to teach the pathology of infancy and childhood. He wrote on pediatrics for numerous medical journals and assisted in development of children's wards in several New York City hospitals (Grayson). In addition to the things that Abraham Jacobi started in pediatrics, groups have been created for this field as well.
There are two big groups that are set up just for pediatrics. The American Academy of Pediatrics, which is the first big group, was founded in 1930 by a group of pediatricians to promote positive changes towards caregiving to children. The second group is called The American Board of Pediatrics which was founded in
Pediatric Nurses are defined as nurses who devote their knowledge and skills to caring for children and their families from infancy through late teen years (Pediatric Nurse). Pediatric Nursing did not develop as a specialty in the U.S. until the second half of the 19th century. During this period, hospitals did not admit children with communicable diseases because of high mortality rates. Most children were delivered with the help of midwives and cared for by their families. The midwives used folk medicine and only the wealthy were attended by physicians, who were limited in what they could do for their patients. The Children’s Hospital located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the first hospital in the U.S. for children. It was built in 1855, and marked the beginning of pediatric nursing as a specialty. The Children’s Hospital opened its own school of nursing in 1895, and then began admitting children suffering communicable diseases. Other hospitals for children were built in the U.S. during the second half of the 19th century (Get Started). German doctor Abraham Jacobi is known as the father of Pediatrics and introduced pediatrics to the U.S. in 1861. He established a training program at New York Medical College, and was given a teaching chair for the specialty at that institution in 1861, that allowed him to teach the pathology of infancy and childhood. He wrote on pediatrics for numerous medical journals and assisted in development of children's wards in several New York City hospitals (Grayson). In addition to the things that Abraham Jacobi started in pediatrics, groups have been created for this field as well.
There are two big groups that are set up just for pediatrics. The American Academy of Pediatrics, which is the first big group, was founded in 1930 by a group of pediatricians to promote positive changes towards caregiving to children. The second group is called The American Board of Pediatrics which was founded in