Introduction to pediatric nursing and .ppt

introduction to Paediatric nursing

1. INTRODUCTION TO PEDIATRICS
T. Nkhoma
Child Nurse Specialist
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2. Objectives
By the end lesson, learners should be able to:
1.Explain the differences between child and
adult nursing
2.Describe goals of Paediatric nursing
3.Explain the qualities of a Paediatric nurse
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3. Paed=Child
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5. INTRODUCTION
•Branch of medicine that deals with the care of
children and adolescents.
•Derived from the two Greek words
–Pedo pais meaning a child
–Iatros meaning healer
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6. Paediatric Nurses
•Pediatric nurses work with children from birth
until age 18.
•Some pediatric nurses may work in health
clinics that treat children until age 21.
•Pediatric nurses focus on keeping paediatric
patients as healthy as possible.
•Includes provision of care to both sick and
well children
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7. Why a separate branch ?
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9. PEDIATRICS AS A SPECIALTY
•Fascinating specialty
•Deals with care of premature to adolescents
•Care beyond illness !
•Also covers intensive care management of sick
neonates and children along with providing home
care to newborns

10. PEDIATRICS AS A SPECIALTY
•Any medical or surgical branch would have to deal
with kids.

11. PERIODS OF GROWTH
•Neonate
•Infancy
•Toddler
•Preschool
•School age children
•Early Adolescents
•Middle Adolescents
•Late Adolescents
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12. NEONATES
First 4 weeks of life
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13. INFANTS
•Up to 1 year of age
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14. TODDLER
•1-3 years of age
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15. TODDLER
•1-3 years of age
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16. PRESCHOOL
•3-6 years of age
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17. SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN
•6-12 years
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18. ADOLESCENTS
•10-19 years of age
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19. Goals
•To provide skilful intelligent need based
comprehensive care to the children in health
and illness

20. Goals contd
•To interpret the basic needs of children to
their parents and family members and to
guide them in child care

21. Goals contd
•To promote Growth and Development of
children towards optimum state of health for
functioning at the peak of their capacity in
future.

22. Goals contd
•To prevent disease and alleviate suffering in
children.

23. Qualities of a Paediatric Nurse

24. References
•Hockenbeny, M.J., & Wilson, D. (2017)-
Wong's Essentials of Paediatric Nursing. St.
Louis, MO: Mosby/Elsevier·
•World Health Organization - Official WHO
information; Available on
https://www.who.int › vaccine › children
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25. Thank You
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