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Perspective in pediatric nursing

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Introduction
  • The nurse is one of the important components of
    the health team in caring for children. The
    pediatric nurse gives direct bedside care to sick
    children, guide families in their care for their
    children during health and illness, in hospitals
    and at homes.

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Definition of pediatric nursing
  • It is the art and science of giving nursing care
    to children from birth through adolescent with
    emphasis on the physical growth, mental,
    emotional and psycho-social development.

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Qualities of Good Pediatric Nurse
  • The good pediatric nurse must be
  • 1- Good observer
  • 2- Honest and truthful
  • 3- Sympathetic, kind, patient and cheerful
  • 4- Love to work with children
  • 5- Interested in family care
  • 6- Able to provide teaching to children and their
    families

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Role of Pediatric Nurse
  • The goals of nursing care of children, based on
    primary health care are
  • 1-Promote the healthy maturation of the child as
    a physical, intellectual and emotional being
    within the context of his family and community
    (primary level)
  • 2-Provide health care for the child who requires
    treatment from disease(s) (secondary level)
  • 3-Dealing with the Child's disabilities (tertiary
    level) or rehabilitation which means maximizing
    the child's potential level of his body function.

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The role of the pediatric nurse includes-
  • In primary level
  • Through health education to the child and his
    parents and providing child's basic needs and
    immunization.
  • The nurse can
  • 1-Maintain child's health.
  • 2-Help the child to achieve his optimal growth
    and development.
  • Prevent diseases and their complications.

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secondary level
  • The nurse has to provide care to sick children
    and their families by
  • Assessing their needs.
  • Planning for their care .
  • Implementing the nursing care plan.
  • Evaluating children's condition and the plan of
    care
  • Providing health teaching to children and their
    parents

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In tertiary level
  • The nurse should assist children to return
    to their maximal level of functioning following
    illness and or disabilities.

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Family centered care approach
  • Family centered care is philosophy of care that
    acknowledges the importance of the family unit as
    the fundamental focus of all health care
    interventions.

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  • Family centered care is best understood by
    explaining the elements of this care that work
    together to move an individual or an institution
    toward providing a family centered approach.
    These elements recognize each family's uniqueness
    and explain the influence of the family as a
    constant in the child's life.

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  • Health team should be flexible and creative in
    caring for the child within his family as their
    intervention are based on the needs of parent and
    child and on their coping resources.

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  • Although the family is the ultimate coordinator
    of its own care, the nurse can help establish a
    positive environment for family members and help
    them accept and utilize the care provided.
  • She can guide family members through the unknown
    of new experiences in seeking holistic health
    acre utilization.

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Parent education
  • Parents' education -
  • one of the crucial roles that pediatric nurses
    should undertake with the child (according to his
    age) and his family members. The nurse has
    many opportunities in providing health education
    to parents and for children

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Her education may be focused on one or more of
the following
  • Growth and development needs
  • Child's health promotion and maintenance as
    nutritional need and hygienic care.
  • Preventive aspects such as (accident
    prevention, immunization, periodic examination).
  • Child's illness (nature of illness and care
    needed).
  • Plan for child's discharge such as child's
    medication, follow up, nutrition..etc.

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