PEDIATRIC NUSRE CAREER.........

1. Pediatric Nurse Career
By: Britney Crumity
Junior Project
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2. Thesis Statement
• In this PowerPoint I will be talking about
Pediatric Nursing that which takes care of
Newborns and Teenagers, which consider
their education, their work experience, their
Salary and the difficulties.

3. Rationale
• The reason I choose this topic is because, when I
grow up I want to become a Pediatric Nurse so that I
can help people who are sick and who need the
special care.

4. Pediatric Nurses Working With
Children

5. Are you Interested Becoming a
Pediatric Nurse
• Are you interested in
becoming a pediatric
nurse? If you are interested
becoming a pediatric nurse,
you have to faced a lot of
hard work and it can be
difficult by learning the
different tasks of being a
pediatric nurse.

6. Difficulties of Finding a
Job
• Choosing a job that is going to fulfill your personal goals in life is not only
complicated and confusing, but with today’s economy can leave you
struggling to find a career.
• The demand for excellent nurses is always high, as very few nurses will
actually make it through their first three years of practice.
• Pediatric nursing is one of the growing branches of nursing because of the
increased amount of children being born in the United States.

7. Georgia Nursing Schools
Large Cities: and Programs
Albany, Americus, Athens, Atlanta,
Augusta, Brunswick, Carrollton,
Columbus, Forest Park, Gainesville, Programs
Macon, Marietta, Roswell, • Acute Care, Adult Care,
Savannah, Warner Robins Anatomy, BSN-RN, Family
Care, Health Care
Administrator, Licensed
Practical/Vocational Nurse
(LPN/LVN), Manager, Nurse
Practitioner (NP), Nursing,
Nutrition, Pediatric Care,
Physiology,
Psychiatric/Mental Health,
Registered Nurse (RN)...

8. Becoming a Pediatric
Nurse
• The significance of
pediatric nurses applies to
everyone they encounter.
They provide a great
amount of help to the
doctors and physicians
they encounter everyday.
They assist in procedures,
testing, and diagnosing the
patient. They also help to
aid families in understand
the symptoms and
diagnoses of their child.

9. What is a Pediatric
Nurse?
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.

10. Becoming a pediatric nurse continue:
• Earn your certification as
registered nurse.
• (2-4 year) Bachelor of Science in
Nursing degree.
• Pass the certification exam
• Associate degree( 2 years)
• Enroll in a 1 year long internship
program

11. Pediatric nurse training
• Training to become a pediatric nurse is hard work. You must
be a registered nurse(RN),intern at a children`s hospital or
other pediatric setting and take many continuing education
classes.
• Spend several weeks in different pediatric departments:
1.Emerengcy rooms
2.Neonatal intensive care unit
3.Pediatric Oncology
4. Surgery

12. Work experience
• You can become a pediatric nurse
without an internship, according to
the Society of Pediatric Nursing.
Simply get a job in a pediatric setting,
which includes 1,800 ( 24 hours) of
patient care in a hospital or home
health care setting. This will enable
you to sit for the CPN exam.
• Hospitals
• Clinics
• Doctor's Offices
• Surgical centers

13. Vital Statistics
• Their duties will include
running blood tests,
checking vital signs,
administering some
medications, urine and solid
waste output.

14. Annually Salary
• Pediatric nurses with 1-4
years of work experience
made $39,100-65,800 a
year.
• $39,700 to $50,400
annually.

15. Facts about a
pediatric
nurse
Every nurse who
specializes in pediatric
oncology inevitably is
asked: How can you do it?
How can you face every
day the ordeal of seeing
children suffering with
cancer? But for these
nurses nothing is more
rewarding than making a
difference in the lives of
kids and their families at
such a critical time.

16. More Facts About A
Pediatric Nurse
• Pediatric nurse practitioners should have strong interpersonal skills and be
able to manage stress well. Most importantly, they must love caring for
children. They must be sympathetic and personable and also must pay
strong attention to detail. Pediatric nurse practitioners must be willing to
face young children with life-threatening illnesses and have emotional
stability to handle difficult situations. They also must work well under
pressure and be able to make responsible decisions quickly.

17. Females Pediatric Nurses

18. Pediatric Nurse Facts
• If you feel that pediatric nursing is right for you, what are your choices of
working environments? There are many children’s hospitals across the
United States. These hospitals can provide advanced care to children who
have chronic illnesses, major trauma and other life-threatening diseases.

19. Male Pediatric Nurses

20. Conclusion
• You have to understand that when you are working with sick children,
sometimes the outcome will be poor. The passing of a child is very difficult
and you must be able to handle your own grief. It is your job to give
comfort to the remaining family members. The pediatric nurse is special
because she/he can grieve with the family, but still remain a strong
support for them to lean on.

21. References
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pediatric-nurse.html
• Hinkle, L (2011). http://www.ehow.com/about_6463417_pediatric-nurse-
training.htmRetrieved October 25, 2011, ehow.com
• Pediatric Nursing. (2007, August 18). Retrieved November16, 2011, from
Pediatrician Skills: http://www.Pediatricnursing.com/way_5635771_skills-needed-
pediatric-nursing.html
• Pediatric Nurse. com (2009, June 28). Retrieved November 12, 2011, from
Wikipedia: http://www.pncb.org/ptistore/control/about/forstudents