3. PEDIATRIC NURSING
The word Pediatric has derived from two Greek words
‘PEDIS’ MEANS CHILD ‘Iatrike’ means treatment
4. DEFINITION OF
PEDIATRIC NURSING
It is the branch of Medical Science
that deals with children from
conception to adolescence in
health & illness. It is driven by the
holistic approach and concerned
with preventive, promotive,
curative and rehabilitative care
of the child.
11. NON MALEFICENCE
◦Based on principles of ‘do no harm’ or ‘Prima
noncore’.
◦Designed to protect patients.
◦Nurse bound to perform selfless beneficial act.
◦Protects Nurse from ill treatment from co-workers.
◦Good effect must not be result of wrongdoing.
12. BENEFICENCE
◦ Obligation of Nurse to advocate patient’s right & interest.
◦ Must remove every harm coming to the patient’s way.
◦ Nurse must invest time and effort towards ethical selfless
acts.
◦ Hurdle lies in different personal perspective, ethnic diversity.
◦ Above all patient’s need to be given priority.
13. PARENTAL AUTONOMY
◦Fundamental rights of parents to take full command of
child’s treatment.
◦Parents have freedom to raise concern.
◦Nurse cannot persuade parents but must educate
them.
◦Helps in Evidence based practice.
14. CORRECT MEDICAL FACTS
◦Helps parents to take informed decision based on
facts.
◦Nurse must maintain well recorded, unaltered,
unmanipulated medical facts.
◦Accurate medical records facilitate better treatment
plan and benefits the patients.
◦Helps maintaining standards of nursing.
15. justice
◦Every child deserves advanced medical sevices.
◦Nurse distributes health resources without any pre-
occupational ideas.
◦Nurse must ensure cost-effectiveness of therapeutic
measures.
◦Saving life is top priority.
16. VERACITY
o Truth telling is a core professional principle.
oMust tell truth even it causes distress to family.
oHelps maintaining trusted relationship with parents.
oGuide patient to take informed decision.
oTruth telling earns the respect towards the
profession.
31. o Nursing is a science of uncertainty and art
of probability.
Common Ethical Dilemma:
Inappropriate medication order.
Unresponsive physician
Assignment of tasks before proper exposure
Patients Autonomy Vs Life Threatning condition.