There use to be just be regular nurses that had no certification at all. This changed when the first children's hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was built in 1855. After the first children's hospital was built many more began to pop up everywhere in the United States. For, many years in the children's hospitals there was just nurses with no certification on children. This changed when the nursing colleges began teaching about pediatrics so, the nurses could be certified. This would help them get a better understanding of pediatrics. The schooling for a pediatric nurse is way different then it was back in the 1900s ( "Mapping the Literature of Pediatric Nursing."). …show more content…
To be a RN you have to go to college for four years. Some of the classes you will have to take are anatomy, microbiology, chemistry, physiology and many more. You have to pass the National Council Licensure Examination (NCEX-RN) exam to become a certified nurse. Then you have to take the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) and pass it to be a certified pediatric nurse. If you want to continue your education you can go to college or go back to get your Masters Of Science In Nursing (MSN). With the MSN you can become a clinical nurse specialist or a pediatric nurse practitioner ("How to Become a Pediatric Nurse" and "Nursing Career Profile: Training, Qualifications, and Advancement." N.p., Jan.-Feb. 2015. Web. 14 Mar.