Pediatrics

Pediatric acute pain management it one of the top priorities in pediatric nursing. It is one of the top reasons to seek medical care. Acute pain refers to pain that is not long-lasting. This could be from a medical procedure, injury, illness, or simple operation. Depending on what causes the pain it could last from a few seconds to a few weeks. The use of a combination of both pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain interventions can improve pain control in the pediatric patient.…

I would like to become a Pediatric Nurse(PN) and do the best I can in order to achieve this goal. A Pediatric Nurse is a Nursing Professional that provides health and medical care for children from birth through their late teens. I believe that I have all the right skills in order to become a PN. Although, this career choice did not appear overnight, I have always had a passion for helping others and have always been good with children. This career has many pros and just like any job it comes…

was too high for a pediatric patient. The Pyxis did not have its own set of protocols pediatric dosing visible for medical staff. Usually maintenance is scheduled on all hospital equipment. The nurse’s skills were not used, by assuming a familiar dose may work. She did not go find the Drug book or use her electronic technology to find the information she needed to know for the correct pediatric dosing. There…

Pediatrics, I believe, are in my genes. Not simply because my grandfather served in that capacity for decades, but because of what the specialty offers its practitioners and how those traits coincide with my passions. The ability to aid in the healing of some of society’s most vulnerable, while affecting near-term and, potentially, lifelong changes in children and their families represents a fascinatingly rewarding opportunity. Throughout my youth I had witnessed a passion for education and…

the playsets. Helping the children overcome their fears and grow as a human. These are tasks that you would do everyday if you were a Pediatric Physical Therapist. Everyday you work with children to help make them healthier and while doing it they are having fun. Working as a Pediatric Physical Therapist would not only be enjoyable but also rewarding. As a Pediatric Physical Therapist you have many important tasks. Some of these tasks are more enjoyable than others. Everyday you will get more…

My current position as a Pediatric Endocrinology fellow at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh has provided me unique research opportunity and surged my enthusiasm to become an academic researcher in beta-cell proliferation field. I started early in my fellowship training to explore that field by studying the prognosis of total pancreatectomy with auto islet cell transplantation in children with chronic pancreatitis. Successful completion of the project was the starting point that prompted me…

Pediatric obesity is a growing concern within the United States. According to Sarwer and Dilks (2012), approximately thirty-one percent of children in the US are overweight or obese and the number of overweight and obese children has doubled in the last twenty years. The current methods for weight loss regarding pediatric obesity focus mainly on reducing calorie intake, eating healthier foods, and exercising, much like any other weight loss plan. Most consider obesity to be a “medical condition”…

Pediatric Transfusion There are precautions one must always take when assisting in a transfusion case, but extra care and monitoring is done when a pediatric patient is involved. Special requirements and testing must be done from the moment these patients are first born. For example, only forward blood typing must be done for infants because they do not make antibodies until reaching four months of age. Similar to blood typing, different regulations are required when transfusing a pediatric…

Pediatric brain tumors have always been a great interest of mine. I find it devastating hearing the news of a child with a brain tumor because often times they are fatal. The complexity of brain tumors and the impact they play on the functions of one’s body are life changing. For this reason, I was interested in researching a charity that raises money to find a cure or prevention for brain tumors in children. The two organizations I chose to research were American Brain Tumor Association,…

The importance of successfully transitioning pediatric patients to adult care is becoming more important as children with chronic illnesses are living longer due to advances in the medical world (O 'Sullivan-Oliveira, Fernandes, Borges, & Fishman, 2014). There is a great need for transition planning to become a standardized part of the care that is provided to the pediatric population with chronic illnesses. Parents, Providers, and the patients themselves desperately see this need…