An attempt to put down few roles of pediatric nurses.

1. ROLEOFPEDATRIC
NURSEINCHILD
CARE
REBECKATHANANKI
TUTOR, AIIMS PATNA.

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The role of the pediatric nurse is
constantly changing. These changes
are as a result of expanding medical
and nursing practice, emerging
challenges in different aspects of child
care, consumer demands and
technological advancements.
The role of the pediatric nurse
may vary from one institution to
others, but basic responsibilities
remain the same.
Rolesofpediatricnurse
• Primary care giver
• Coordinator and collaborator
• Advocate
• Health educator
• Consultant
• Counselor
• Case manager
• Recreationist
• Social worker and
• Researcher
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Description….
Nurse play vital role as a health
care team member.
They maintain good inter
personal communication with
child, family and health team
members. Nurse also coordinates
with other health services.
Ex: Physician, physiotherapist,
dietician etc..
Nurse Advocate
Nurse acts as a representative for
the child, family and other health
care provider, the pediatric nurse
is an advocate to safeguard the
child’s right, to assist & provide
best care from the health care
team.
Health Educator
Health teaching is to provide
information to the child parents
and significant other about
prevention of illness, promotion
or health maintenance.
* Remember 4c’s for the
characteristic of a nurse teacher.
Nurse counselor
Providing guidance to
parents in health hazards of
children and health for there
own decision making in
different situations.
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Primary care giver
Paediatric nurse should provide
preventive, promotive, curative and
rehabilitative care in all levels if health
services. In hospital, care of sick
includes comfort, feeding, bathing,
safety etc. At community set up, basic
responsibilities include health
assessment, immunization, primary
health care & referral etc
Coordinator &
collaborator

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Cont….
Nurse consultant
Act as consultant to
guide parents for
maintenance and
promotion of health.
Ex: Guiding parents
about feeding practices,
Accident prevention
Case manager
Paediatric nurse should
organizer care, monitor
and evaluate patient
treatment for successful
outcome. In clinicals and
community
Recreationist
Paediatric nurse Plays
supportive role for the child to
provide play facilities for
recreation and diversion. It
helps to decrease crisis
imposed by illness and
hospitalization.
Social worker
Help in participating in
social services or refer
child and family to child
welfare agencies for
necessary support.
Nurse researcher
Research is an integral part of
professional nursing. Paediatric
nurse should participation or
perform research activities. It
helps to provide basis for changes
in nursing practice, improvement
in the child health care and
evaluate the care
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Thepaediatricnurse’s
roleisuniquebecauseof
developmental
immaturityand
vulnerabilityofchildren
The goals of nursing care of children, based
on primary health care are:
• Promote the healthy maturation as a
physical, intellectual and emotional
being within the context of his family
and communities (PRIMARY LEVEL).
• Provide health care for the child who
requires treatment from diseases
(SECONDARY LEVEL). Dealing with
the child’s disabilities (TERTIARY
LEVEL).

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Therefore,theroleofthepediatricnurseincludes:
PRIMARY LEVEL
Through health education
to child and his parents and
providing child’s basic
needs and immunization,
she can:
1. Maintain child’s health.
2. Help the child achieves
his optimal growth and
development.
3. Prevent diseases and
their complications.
SECONDARY LEVEL
The nurse to provide care to
sick children and their
families by:
1. Assessing their needs.
2. Planning for care.
3. Implementing the plan.
4. Evaluating children’s
condition.
5. Providing health
teaching to children and
their parents
TERTIARY LEVEL
The nurse should assist
children to return to their
maximal level of
functioning following illness
and/or disabilities:
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PediatricNursingTaskandskill
General nursing
care• Monitoring of vital signs
• Administration of fluid and electrolytes and
drug
• Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
• Nursing procedures
• Resuscitation skills
• Vaccination
• Universal precaution
International
activities
• WHO (World health
organization)
• IMCI (Integrated
management of
childhood illness)
• UNICEF (united nations
international children
and emergency fund)
Few Competitors
New trends
• Hospital environment
• Pediatric clinic nurse specialist.
• Advanced changes in medical
and nursing care,
• Expansion in independent role
of the pediatric nurse
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Old concept New concept
• Disease (centred care) • Child centred care
• Discourage the families on neglect of the female child • Take care of female child with immunization of tetanus.
• Care of the women after becoming pregnant. • Health education on planned parenthoods and doing the
maternal health.
• Special care during the last trimester and the postnatal period to
the child born with congenital anomalies and hereditary
disorders.
• Early identification and family counselling based on bio
chemical screening & chromosomal studies it helps to
prevent congenital anomalies and hereditary disorders in
children.
• Caring of child after the birth only. • Caring the health of the child from the day of conception.
• Care of the sick children in the hospital. • Participate in the prevention of illness and health
promotion activities.
• Care the physical condition of the child in hospital only. • Comprehensive cares of child in his home community
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Old concept New concept
• Not allowed the parent to be with the child in the hospital
and reducing the visiting hours ward.
• Ensuring that the children must have stay with them and
participate in the care, flexible visiting hours in Paediatric.
• One of illness oriented. • One of health oriented.
• Only cleanliness and treatment oriented. • Warmth and love oriented.
• Curative and rehabilitative care to the children in hospital
only.
• Health promotion activities by ensuring environmental
stimulation and intelligent manipulation of the
environment, adequate play activities service related to the
fertility, sex, education & counselling.
• Adopt the indifferent attitude to child neglect & abuse by
family and society.
• Safe guarding and protect the children rights by health
providing, cultural practice & laws encouraging,.

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ThankYou
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