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Nursing Pediatrician
Yesica Garcia
Senior Capstone
Brian Cahoon
Brian Cahoon
Senior Capstone
Nursing pediatrician
Shirley Wiggins says Integrating the care of the child and family is our passion. Some
people may see a pediatricians job as a challenge while they see it as their passion. Pediatricians
arent only involved with the patient but also with that patient's family. This career involves a
lot of interaction with children, comforting and caring out actions for their health; which is their
main concern. Pediatricians are trained to diagnose and treat infants, children and
teenagers. They provide physical, mental and emotional care and also treat children who
Becoming a nurse pediatrician can come with some challenges, if youre a recent nurse
graduate and you want nursing to be your job dedication well it could be challenging for you to
find a job because most people hiring look for someone who has experience. Hannah Bergbower
says, as a new graduate, one cannot gain experience if they are not hired. Indeed she is right,
some suggestions she gives for new graduates is for them to get into any type of internship or
residency within nursing. Also, if you are aware of the hospital that you want to work at, make
sure to go and apply for their nursing programs as this will get you recognized and get you hired.
As Hannah mentions, if becoming a nurse is your your dream career, research more about the
field and get connected with a nurse. They will be able to guide you and youll have someone
compassionate, showing sympathy, concern for others and being a hard worker because youll
always be busy. Hannah Bergbower says, Flexibility but also being an advocate for our patients
and ourselves. Meaning showing your support to others but also not forgetting about yourself
and remembering that in order to be able to take care of others, you have to take care of yourself
first. Most nurses are very considerate, they tend to pay more attention and look out more for
their patients than themselves. Working in this field can bring on high risks for your health if you
dont take care of yourself accordingly. In the article Overview and Summary: Healthy Nurses:
Perspectives on Caring for Ourselves says, The shift work of nurses has been found to
increase health problems. A study of 53,487 female nurses who worked more than 20 years of
rotating shifts found a significantly higher risk of endometrial cancer. No one should be
exposed to having health problems because they arent taking care of themselves.Its important
to look out not only for your patient but yourself also.
Susan Slowinski says, For pediatricians, the doctor-patient relationship usually begins
with the parents. having to decide whats better for the pediatricians patient depends on what
the family decides, pediatricians are there to give them the best choices for their children's
health. According to Michael Heuninckx, Communication, education and reassurance are key to
help decrease the anxiety of the parent. A decrease in a parents anxiety equals a happier parent.
Its always important that we provide the patients family with attention.This means that you
keep them updated on their child, tell them everything that is going on with them so they are not
worried and show the patients family that you care for the patient. By keeping them updated
they know whats going and that makes it better because the information they have can help
support their child and know how to react and help through the process of them being in any type
of situation. You see how powerful the family is in our society, says Wiggins. Michael
Heuninckx says, I understand that parents can be intense at times, just like any family member
can be, but lets dig into where that intensity is coming from.This intensity lies in the fact that
this is their flesh and blood thats not feeling well. there can be some overwhelming situations
for the family where you might not know what to do.Julia Quinn says But not all families are
ready for specific information at the same time. A pediatric nurses job includes being able to
read a familys readiness. In other cases where its important to interact with the patient's family
because some kids arent very comfortable, theyre very timid and will only speak to someone
children and teenagers regarding of knowing what kind of disease or illness they encounter. This
field requires a lot of interaction with children, they are specialized to know about many
different illness that affect children and know how to treat and support your child.
Works Cited
Heuninckx, Michael. NurseTogether.com, How Nurses Can Keep Parents Of The Children
www.nursetogether.com/how-nurses-can-keep-parents-children-happy-pediatric-er.
Letvak, Susan. Ojin, Overview and Summary: Healthy Nurses: Perspectives on Caring for
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Quinn-Szcesuil, Julia. Minority Nurse, Pediatric Nursing: Treating the Child, 19 Nov. 2015,
Quinn-Szcesuil, Julia. Minority Nurse, Pediatric Nursing: Treating the Family, 19 Nov. 2015,