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Rachael
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Rochester, Minnesota
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What Are The Roles Of A Pediatric Nurse?
How would you identify symptoms from a child who is crying and uncommunicative?
What steps would you take if you identified the signs of abuse on a child?
In your opinion, what role does education play in pediatric nursing?
What are the qualities needed in pediatric nursing for one to be successful?
What does your daily routine as a pediatric nurse look like?
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Brittany Hale
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1) For pain in a patient that is not communicating or unable to communication, you would use a FLACC scale. This looks at their cry, facial expressions, body posture etc to rate their pain. You also can rely on the parents sometimes because they know their child and know if what is going on is hunger or pain or if they are just plain annoyed. It becomes easier to read with more experience, so dont be discouraged--also you still dont always know and sometimes have to try different things.
2) Abuse isnt something that I deal with personally. But looking for bruising. Looking for stories that dont line up--or the parent and child telling completely different stories for how something, or an injury occured.
3) Your education is a great background for nursing, however I believe most of what is learned as a nurse is learned in hands on experience once you start working. The developmental stuff will come up time and time again throughout your nursing career.
4) PATIENCE. Let me say it again for the people in the back---you need to have patience!! With the kiddos and the parents alike. Things take more time. Things take more explaining. Sometimes were trying to convince kids to do things they dont want to do. You just need patience.
5) This really is dependent on where you work in the hospital.
2) Abuse isnt something that I deal with personally. But looking for bruising. Looking for stories that dont line up--or the parent and child telling completely different stories for how something, or an injury occured.
3) Your education is a great background for nursing, however I believe most of what is learned as a nurse is learned in hands on experience once you start working. The developmental stuff will come up time and time again throughout your nursing career.
4) PATIENCE. Let me say it again for the people in the back---you need to have patience!! With the kiddos and the parents alike. Things take more time. Things take more explaining. Sometimes were trying to convince kids to do things they dont want to do. You just need patience.
5) This really is dependent on where you work in the hospital.
Thank you, this is really helpful.
Rachael