Pediatrics

weekend and fall outside of normal physician office hours. How can you know what warrants a trip to a pediatric urgent care, an Emergency Room or what can possibly wait until Monday when your physician's office resumes regular office hours? There are many gray areas that require the discretion or gut feeling of the parent, but some situations warrant a trip to an Urgent Care that specializes in Pediatrics or even a trip to the Emergency Room. Whare are definite signs that warrant a trip to…

Effective Communication with Terminal Pediatric Clients Kaye T.L. Berg University of Alaska, Anchorage Effective Communication with Terminal Pediatric Clients One of the most challenging aspects of nursing is providing end-of-life care for clients. These clients may require extensive medical interventions to promote their comfort, however supporting their psychosocial needs also plays a critical role in nursing management. Although communication is taught to nursing students,…

government services, researchers,forensic nurse. There are many careers that one can go into if one pursues a nursing major. Personally I would choose a pediatric nurse. A pediatric nurse are nurses that take care of the health of a child. In the site Explore Health Careers it states what do pediatric nurses do. “Nurses who specialize in pediatrics devote their knowledge and skills to caring for children from infancy through the late teen years and their families.” I want to be a neonatal…

Communication and Pediatric Emergency Preparedness Preparing for a disaster requires strategic planning; however, in recent years there have been several challenges, causing unnecessary deaths and illnesses. A critical component of emergency preparedness is communication at multiple levels. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) presented grand rounds on preparedness challenges for children in public health emergencies with discussions on strengths, challenges, and opportunities…

The Bartlett Pediatric Dentist and the Bartlett Orthodontist is a dual specialty in the dental care practice. Therefore, you and your family will benefit from the professionals that can guide you through the process of the well-being of your family. In fact, their goal is to inform you about the importance of an early diagnosis and treatment in dental care to cover all the needs you or your children may need when they are still young. Preventive care is vital to your children's dental health.…

and proficiency as a pediatric surgeon. This significant event instilled a confidence in me which has been a catalyst for my career in medicine. My vision for my future is practicing as a pediatric surgeon at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and conducting research to find a cure for congenital heart disease. I want to be the positive beacon to grant them the opportunity to dream about their future and to have aspirations as big as mine. Therefore, my position as a pediatric surgeon will…

This essay explains a critical incident that occurred on the pediatric emergency room, on my first week on the unit as a nurse technician, the incident relates to pediatric patients that range from three days old to fifteen years of age. The patient that fell during the fall was six- year old patient that had a increase of drowsy from pharmological treatment, which caused an increased risk for falls. In the Emergency department falls happen due to stretcher side rails up not being up while…

In critical and noncritical adult and pediatric patients who are about to die (P), how does the presence of family members or caregivers (I) compared with non-inclusion of care givers or members of the family (C) lead to encouraging results and increased satisfaction (O) during hospice care (T)? Population/ Patient Problem May patients in this case are critical and noncritical adult and pediatric patients who are about to die. Ideally, as people age, in most cases they take keen interest,…

“American Academy of Pediatrics.” 25 Sept. 2015 The American Academy of Pediatrics homepage has tabs that include Professional Resources, Advocacy and Policy, and Professional Education that further leads to sub tabs that include research, journals and publications, and clinical support. These sub tabs provide a resource for any pediatric medical field. The tabs go into sub tabs which further the information to be as detailed as possible, and if you cannot find exactly what you want under all…

Counseling was never something that I ever intended to go into. Ever since I was little I wanted to be a pediatric nurse. My family has many people who are in the medical field so I always had the idea that I would eventually follow in there footsteps. It was when I was 12 that my plan changed and I started to think that counseling could be something I would enjoy. As a 12 year old I was diagnosed with depression as well as ADHD and had trouble fitting in with my peers at school. The only thing…