Pediatric Nurse Training
What is a Pediatric Nurse?
Pediatric Nurses care for the children of the world. They handle infants, children, and adolescents. The caring involves every thing an adult nurse would care for, such as shots, illness, physiology, and more. They must know a lot about growth and development of children, and able to communicate with a variety of age groups.
What do Pediatric Nurses do?
Pediatric nurses must be able to work in a variety of settings, like doctor’s offices, to critical care facilities, to community-based settings, and hospitals. This means, though, that there are is quantity of jobs available.
Pediatric nurses must be able to:
- provide child examinations and health maintenance care
- developmental screenings
- treatment and diagnosis of the most common childhood illnesses
- be able to perform school physicals
- deliver immunization shots
- have a wide knowledge of common child health concern
- be able to care for chronically or critically ill children
- interpret laboratory and diagnosis tests
- be able to order medications and perform therapeutic treatments
What are the educational requirements for a Pediatric Nurse?
Not only do Pediatric nurses need to be registered nurses (RN), they usually also have a Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN). They should take an exam to become a Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN) after gaining some experience. You can also move on to become a Pediatric Nurse Practictioner, which requires a Masters in Science in Nursing (MSN), be a recognized advanced practice nurse (APN) by the state, and become a certified CPN.
