NURSE-UN 1255 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Pediatric Nursing, Cerebral Palsy, Infant Mortality
29 Apr 2019
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Provide care to healthy children, acutely ill children, chronically ill children. Provide care in a variety of settings: hospitals (picu, nicu, newborn nursery, ed, radiology), outpatient clinics (specialty and primary care), home health, schools (daycare centers, camps: neonatal nurses are peds nurses. Adolescence is until 24 if they have a chronic illness like cerebral palsy. Involves caring for the child, the family, the community. Includes: health promotion, health maintenance (disease and injury prevention), acute and chronic health care and end of life care. The role of the peds nurse: direct care provider, educator, advocate, case manager, research. The ability to care for children and promote their health in the context of their families. The ability to communicate effectively with children, families, and other health care providers, demonstrating sensitivity to cultural issues, especially those related to how the family and healthcare providers tend to children"s healthcare needs. The provision of safety assurance and injury prevention to children and their families.
