Informative Speech Outline General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about a career as a Pediatric Nurse. Thesis Statement: Being a pediatric nurse is a highly regarded profession that allows you to help others. Introduction: How many of you have ever thought about becoming a registered nurse but did not know what kind of area you would want to specialize in? One of the specialty areas is pediatrics. A pediatric registered nurse helps to provide care for infants
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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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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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December 17‚ 2013 Pediatric nurse practitioners performs a variety of different jobs ‚ but every job has its own rewarding experience. My general area of interest is a Nurse practitioner. I choose this area in the nursing field‚ because once I researched it and found out everything that they do‚ i found myself very interested in pursuing this. I haven’t really had any experience as a nurse practitioner but I would like to gain some. My project will entail going directly to the Elizabeth Family
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Chapter 10: Health Promotion of the Infant and the Family Proportional changes (*See Table 10-1) Growth is very rapid in the initial 6 months Infants gain 150 to 210 grams weekly until approx. 5-6 mos.‚ when the birth weight has doubled Weight gain slows during the second 6 mos. By 1 yr of age‚ birth weight has tripled Infants who are breastfed beyond 4-6 mos. of age typically gain less weight than bottlefed infants Breastfed infants tend to self-regulate energy intake Height increases
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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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