BY-JUHI S.SHARMA

1. TRENDS IN PEDIATRIC
NURSING
BY : MRS JUHI S.SHARMA

2. INTRODUCTION -
Remarkable change have occurred in the field of
pediatric nursing in recent years due to changing
need of society medical and technological
advancing political interest and changing trends
with in the nursing profession.

3. HISTORICAL PRESPECTIVE -
The modern concept care is part of a great historical
pageantry that involved cultures of many people present
day child health nurse should know something of the part to
appreciate the present fully.
EARLY MORDEN WORLD
 In 16TH century two great medical book were published -
“ THE BOOK OF CHILDREN ” by Thomas phare .
“ THE CHILDRENS BOOK ” by Felix wurtz in Germany .
 They found were lot of hazardous practices in feeding
clothing .Rarely infant were breast feed ,instead infant
received different types of soups and sugar solutions or
water.

4.  In 1748 William Cadogans easy on nursing called attention
to unhealthy children practices and identified over
dressing , over feeding and poor diet as contributing
factors to childhood illness .This encouraged breast
feeding and urged parents to dress infants in loose and
lightweight garments.
 Abraham Jacobi ( father of pediatrics ). He started several
new York hospital and was one of the founder of the
American pediatric society in 1888.
 During 19TH century people recognized the effects of
childhood labor, poverty.

5. MORDEN CONCEPT OF CHILD CARE
Child health nursing is undergoing tremendous advancement
just like pediatric medicine and surgery. The current trends
in the practice are based on research that have taken make
place in the field of pediatric nursing.
Trends are following-
 Family centered care
 High technology care
 Evidence based practice
 A traumatic care
 Cost containment
 Prevention and health promotion

6. 1.FAMILY CENTERED CARE
It is based on philosophy that the quality care can be
provided in an environment that support family integrity
and promote psychological health of the family .Parents
know best about their childs need more aware of their
child behaviour and habits.

7. 2.HIGH TECHNOLOGY CARE
Advancement in medical field has created the care of
children too technologically versatile .The nurse also need
to be technologically competent enough to meet the nursing
care need of children.The advancement in diagnostic
technology has made detection of many disorder even in the
fetal period .

8. 3.EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE
In evidence based practice nurses need to make decision on
the best available evidence . Nursing provides a systematic
approach to enable nurse to effectively use. Clinical
practice guidelines and patient centered care will help
nursing team move toward evidence based practice and
improve the process of care.

9. 4. ATRAUMATIC CARE
It is a provision of therapeutic care is setting by personnel
and with interventions minimize the physical and
psychological distress experienced by child and their families
in health care system.
5. COST CONTAINMENT
It is a management technique utilized to reduce the cost of
hospitalization.

10. 6.PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION
The pediatric nurse applied health promotion and health
maintenance in all setting in which children are served .The
nurse provide comprehensive background on all aspect of
children and the understanding of child growth and
development .majority of child health problem is
preventable .