Overview of pediatric nursing

1. Overview of pediatric nursing By Shadia A. H. Yousuf RN, BSN, MSN, PhD syousuf09

2. Objectives • Discuss current societal trends and describe their influence on children in Saudi Arabia • Identify the effects of poverty, violence on children and their health • Discuss the current status of children's physical and social health • Identify five strategies to prevent unintentional childhood injuries • Describe and discuss the importance of each pediatric nurse role syousuf09

3. Introduction • Children are members of families, communities and society • The wellbeing of children is associated with wellbeing of their families, communities and the society in where they live syousuf09

4. World is changing and different trends appear that have effect on the environment surrounding children and their families and their health • These trends are poverty, violence, homelessness, migration of different nationality syousuf09

5. Immigration • Immigration of desert people to city • Immigration (over staying population) of Haji and Omrah people • Poor diet, intestinal parasites, tuberculosis, hepatitis A & B syousuf09

6. Poverty • Low income family has significant effects on the well-being of the children • Poor children at risk of physical, social, cognitive and emotional effects • Have higher rates of death and illness • Infant mortality is associated with poverty syousuf09

7. Homelessness • Factors contribute homelessness • Increase in poverty • Lack of affordable housing • Unemployment • Personal crises such as divorce, domestic violence and substance abuse syousuf09

8. Violence • Violence crimes include: • Murder • forcible rape • robbery • assault syousuf09

9. Health status of children • Infant mortality: no. of infant deaths during the first year of life per 1,000 live births • Child mortality: is another indicator for children health status syousuf09

10. Injuries: is any damage or harm to an individual resulting in destruction of health, disability, or death • Unintentional injuries: congenital anomalies, cancer, heart diseases, respiratory illness, HIV, motor vehicle, bicycle, motorcycle and pedestrian related injuries syousuf09

11. Prevention of unintentional injuries • Education • Behaviour modification: seat belt, safe hot water temperature, etc • Changes in the environment and products • Physical surrounding, toys and clothing safer etc • Change legislations and regulations • Wear bicycle helmet laws etc syousuf09

12. Role of pediatric nurse • Primary roles • Secondary roles • Differentiated practice roles • Advanced practice role syousuf09

13. Role of pediatric nurse Primary roles • Caregiver: helping patient, diagnosing and monitoring, administering therapeutic intervention • Advocate: assist family and children to make informed decisions • Educator • Researcher • Manager or leader syousuf09

14. Role of pediatric nurse Secondary roles • Coordinator • Collaborator • Communicator • Consultant syousuf09

15. Role of pediatric nurse Differentiated practice roles • Clinical care coordinator (associate degree) • Care manager (BS degree) • Clinical nurse (master degree) Advanced practice role • Nurse practitioner • Clinical nurse specialist • Case manager syousuf09

16. Setting where pediatric nurses are involved: • Acute care setting, schools, clinics, physician office, home health agencies, rehabilitation centres, hospice programme, day care centres, psychiatric centres, summer camps syousuf09

17. Reference • Potts, N. L. and Mandleco, B. L. 2007 Pediatric nursing: caring for children and their families. 2nd edition, Thomson, Delmar learning, Australia syousuf09