This document provides an introduction to pediatric nursing. It discusses the philosophy of pediatric nursing, which focuses on providing accessible, family-centered care that meets children's changing physical and emotional needs. Key factors that affect child health are outlined, including maternal health, family health, socioeconomic status, environment, and access to healthcare. The trends in child healthcare are summarized, from a historical focus on curing diseases to modern preventive and family-participatory approaches. The Convention on the Rights of the Child, which sets basic standards for children's well-being, is also mentioned. The goals of the pediatric nurse to provide family-centered care and promote children's healthy development are stated.

1. INTRODUCTION TO
PEDIATRIC NURSING

2. PAEDIATRICS

3. Philosophy of paediatric Nursing
• Children need accessible, continuous,
comprehensive, coordinated, family centered
and compassionate care that focuses on their
changing physical and emotional needs
• This is achieved through provision of care by
focusing on the family, providing a traumatic
care and using evidence based practice

4. Factors affecting Child health
• Maternal health
• Family Health
• Socio Economic situation,
• Environment
• Social support
• Available health care facilities

5. Trends in Child Health care
• Historically , the concept of pediatrics was curative
aspects of diseases
• Hipporates(460-370 BC) observation…disease in
children
• The first printed book on paediatrics in italian(1472)..
Bagallarder’s..”Little book on disease in children”
• 1545 ADThomas Phaer “Book of Children”
• Child health care has changed dramatically in recent
years due to advances in medical knowledge and
understanding of emotional responses of children

6. New trends in Paediatrics
• Preventive versus Curative
• Increased public awareness,
• Family participation in child care
• Need based
• Problem oriented,
• Risk approach care

9. THE CONVENTION OF THE RIGHTS
OF CHILD (CRC)
The convention on the rights of child is
an agreement that sets out the basic
standards needed for the well being of
any child

11. GOALS OF THE PEDIATRIC NURSE
One of the fundamental goal of pediatric nurse is to provide
family centered nursing care
To promote a therapeutic relationship between parent and child
To promote the healthy maturation of child’s physical, emotional,
intellectual and social well being

12. ETHICAL DECISION MAKING
Autonomy
Nonmaleficience
Beneficence

14. Role of A Paediatric Nurse

15. Paediatric Nursing in Pakistani Culture

16. Ethical Issues in Pakistan
Little attention is paid on
Ethical issues in the nursing
practice due to resource
constraints lead to :
• creation of moral distress,
• poor professional care,
• unproductivity and
• conflict.