Nursing: Pediatric Nursing Denean Kitchings Everest University Strategies for Success Pediatric Nursing “Nurses are angels in comfortable shoes.” (Author‚ 2012) This quote said by an unknown author is true in so many ways. Nursing is a very hard but rewarding career. Nurses have a number of responsibilities on the job that include obtaining vital signs‚ taking blood‚ and preparing patients for different procedures. In the world of pediatric nursing‚ it is an even better job. In pediatric
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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
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Pediatric Nursing A pediatric nurse must offer the proper maintenance care to a child. Depending on the specific pediatrics office or environment that they work‚ most accurately define the roles that they are to assume. In pediatrics nursing‚ the nurse is responsible for the developmental screenings. Part of this aspect includes measuring the height‚ weight‚ and other preliminary measures that mark a child’s growth and development. Nurses in pediatrics are often responsible for collecting laboratory
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Comforting the Neonate; application of the Comfort Care Theory Introduction An anonymous author once said‚ "In the last stages of a final illness‚ we need only the absence of pain and the presence of family." The comfort care theory by Katharine Kolcaba exemplifies this by creating a baseline of quality care that both nurses and doctors can utilize in providing care to a dying patient. Comfort has been called a distinguishing characteristic of the nursing profession yet‚ until Katharine Kolcaba
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Professional behavior‚ especially in a hospital setting is crucial in pediatric nursing because it is the manifest in person‚ acts and attitudes including elements of: 1. what we wear‚ 2. how we perform‚ 3. and how we think. 1. Uniforms. Our appearance to the to the children . Dress in professional manor. Smile. Most common notion of showing you are happy to be helping people while doing your job. Give a positive vibe to your patient’s overall experience in a hospital setting
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Kolcaba’s theory of comfort would be an excellent middle range theory for a manager to utilize in directing patient care in a pediatric emergency department. The focus on enhancing the comfort of patients and families would help to improve patient satisfaction scores‚ increase business‚ and reduce the stress of staff. In Kolcaba’s propositions of comfort theory she discusses that patients and families are more satisfied with health care and have better outcomes when comfort is achieved and the
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blessings of humanity‚ taking a place beside the physician and the priest.” Practitioners of pediatric nursing are called pediatric nurses. Pediatric nursing is a specific field of nursing in which nurses’ care for infants‚ children‚ and adolescents. The field of nursing also has a wide variety of different positions and calls for hard work‚ dedication‚ passion‚ socializing‚ and love for this career. Being that Nursing is an occupation that consists of care for patients it demands a lot of your time. Without
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All about Pediatric Nursing and Physical Therapy Assistant as Careers Two professions that could be a possibility for someone who loves working with people especially children but also the health career world would be pediatric nurse or physical therapy assistant. Both of these are very rewarding careers and are never the same from a day to day basis‚ so if you worry about having a job that gets boring after you get the experience you want‚ there’s nothing to worry about with these because every
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LITERATURE REVIEW ON SAFE STAFFING FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS Kathleen Van Allen‚ MSN‚ RN‚ CPN Chairperson‚ SPN Public Policy Committee The Society of Pediatric Nurses (SPN) has been instrumental in advocating for high quality‚ culturally sensitive‚ and comprehensive care for children and families. The healthcare needs of pediatric patients present unique challenges due to different developmental stages‚ limited communication skills‚ and differences in epidemiology and approaches to treatment as
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The middle range theory that favored and found most relatable was the Theory of Comfort. The Theory of Comfort was created by Katharine Kolcaba (Dowd‚ 2014). Kolcaba’s Theory of Comfort include the following concepts: health care needs‚ comfort interventions‚ intervening variables‚ comfort‚ health-seeking behaviors‚ institutional integrity‚ best practices‚ and best policies (Dowd‚ 2014). The health care needs concept can be physical‚ psychospiritual‚ sociocultural‚ or environmental and are generally
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