Pediatric Nursing or Child Health Nursing
INTRODUCTION
Pediatric nursing or child health nursing is the specialty nursing care of infants, children and adolescents. Pediatric nursing is an excellent career for those who love kids and don’t mind hard work. The day of a pediatric nurse can be hectic, working with patients that range from newborns to teenagers. No two days are ever the same. Pediatric nurses work mostly on the pediatric halls in hospitals, although some may also work in a doctor’s office. The work involved in pediatric nursing is very different from any other types of nursing. Because the patients are young, they need special care. A nurse with a quick smile, endless patience, and a friendly personality can make the experience of staying in a hospital a lot less scary for kids. Pediatric nurses must also be able to easily relate to worried parents and other family members. There are many challenges in pediatric nursing. The patients are often uncooperative, as children in hospitals are often scared, and easily upset. Pediatric nurses will be faced with heartbreaking cases; involving children have been hurt or killed in easily avoidable accidents, or children who are critically ill. However, there are also many rewards. We, the BSN 2A, group 1 subgroup 2 had our 3 weeks pediatric exposure at the Holy child ward of San Pedro Hospital. Our client is Mr. K.J.C is a 10 months old male who was admitted due to seizure on February 07, 2012, its impression is epilepsy GTC, uncontrolled, PCAP and AGE with no signs of dehydration. He also has G6PD deficiency since birth. The group chose him for our case study since we believe that his case was interesting and since he has a G6PD deficiency since birth we are more interested on how epilepsy is related to it.
Epilepsy is a medical condition that produces seizures affecting a variety of mental and physical functions. It is also called a seizure disorder. When a person has two or more unprovoked seizures, they
Pediatric nursing or child health nursing is the specialty nursing care of infants, children and adolescents. Pediatric nursing is an excellent career for those who love kids and don’t mind hard work. The day of a pediatric nurse can be hectic, working with patients that range from newborns to teenagers. No two days are ever the same. Pediatric nurses work mostly on the pediatric halls in hospitals, although some may also work in a doctor’s office. The work involved in pediatric nursing is very different from any other types of nursing. Because the patients are young, they need special care. A nurse with a quick smile, endless patience, and a friendly personality can make the experience of staying in a hospital a lot less scary for kids. Pediatric nurses must also be able to easily relate to worried parents and other family members. There are many challenges in pediatric nursing. The patients are often uncooperative, as children in hospitals are often scared, and easily upset. Pediatric nurses will be faced with heartbreaking cases; involving children have been hurt or killed in easily avoidable accidents, or children who are critically ill. However, there are also many rewards. We, the BSN 2A, group 1 subgroup 2 had our 3 weeks pediatric exposure at the Holy child ward of San Pedro Hospital. Our client is Mr. K.J.C is a 10 months old male who was admitted due to seizure on February 07, 2012, its impression is epilepsy GTC, uncontrolled, PCAP and AGE with no signs of dehydration. He also has G6PD deficiency since birth. The group chose him for our case study since we believe that his case was interesting and since he has a G6PD deficiency since birth we are more interested on how epilepsy is related to it.
Epilepsy is a medical condition that produces seizures affecting a variety of mental and physical functions. It is also called a seizure disorder. When a person has two or more unprovoked seizures, they
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