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A 3 page research paper that discusses the roles and responsibilities inherent in pediatric nursing and also the various types of pediatric specialization. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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head/weight ratio; head circumference through age two; blood pressure and pulse at age three and above; and a computation of body-mass index when clinically indicated (Well-child). This duty of pediatric
nursing is familiar and well-known. But, what else does the term pediatric nurse encompass? Examination of this question shows that the answer is "almost everything." Beginning in the late 1970s,
specialization in nursing began to increase as nursing professionals began to recognize the importance of specialized knowledge and nursing skills (McClain, Richardson and Wyatt 207). By 1996, there were over
57 different nursing specialty certification examinations and more than 225,000 certified nurses. Two associations govern the process of certification for pediatric nurses: the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) and the
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) (McClain, Richardson and Wyatt 207). In 2002, the National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses initiated a study to identify the roles
and responsibilities of pediatric nursing (Barnsteiner, Wyatt and Richardson 165). This study determined that pediatric nurses practice within a wide variety of settings performing a wide variety of roles, such
as "direct caregiver, educator, counselor, consultant, advocate, care coordinator, or health systems manager" (Barnsteiner, Wyatt and Richardson 165). Pediatric nursing encompasses the abilities to "assess, plan and implement nursing interventions;
evaluate nursing care and use research findings in clinical practice" (Barnsteiner, Wyatt and Richardson 165). This survey revealed that when a pediatric nurse is conducting a well-child head-to-toe assessment, much
more is going on than can readily be observed. The pediatric nurse is, first of all, on the look-out for any changes in signs and symptoms, in order to implement
interventions in emergent situations (Barnsteiner, Wyatt and Richardson 165). It is also the pediatric nurses role to maintain privacy and confidentiality, while differentiating between normal and abnormal physical findings
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