Pediatric Nurses
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Q: Pediatric nurses?
What are 5 activities you do daily? what is the most unusual part of your job. and what do you find dull or repetitious about your job?
Thank you!
A: Taking blood pressure
temperatures
Writing up progress reports and medication charts
Just talking to the little ones so it will help with the fear
Changing dressings
Most unusual part - children are fearless compared to adults
Repetitious: 4 of the first 5, talking is always a pleasure
Q: How much do Pediatric nurses make yearly?
I think I want to be a Pediatric nurse(the ones who work in the nursery at hospitals), but I'm not sure thow much they make. i still have a while to think about it but I was wondering.
A: Not nearly enough...
Being a nurse is a stressfull, demanding job. If you really want the best information on wages and employment, go up to the hospital and ask one of the nurses. They will be more than happy to tell you. With how hard they work and how little they are paid, I believe nurses to be some of the most underpaid persons in first world society today.
Q: how much money do Pediatric Nurses make yearly? And the EXPERIENCES needed?
i would like to know any information on PEDIATRIC NURSES as possible!
A: i give you ten dollar for pediatric nurse.
Q: How much do PEDIATRIC NURSES make yearly?
Seriously no dumb answers because it's just a waste of my time.
A: Hiya Cass,
You ask a great question! A Pediatric (resgistered) Nurse can expect to make that of any other registered nurse starting out. That is, around 50,000 dollars yearly, given various circumstances. The yearly increase is a fairly steady rise upon your yearly evaluation, etc. There are deviations from that amount given the clinical setting your work in, and of course the facility as well. When one figures in possible sign-on bonuses, extra pay for additional certifications, shift differential, etc -- that amount can increase dramatically. The pay rate can also depend on sub-specialties, that is, peds critical nurses tend to make a little more than "general peds" nurses. Nursing is a demanding field and many health employers offer any number of financial incentives as well. For instance there is almost always overtime available (big bucks!) In addition, some states Nurses are involved in "unions" and have excellent pay and benefit contracts negotiated on their behalf. Overall, there are many circumstances involved in determining pay. A nurse can expect to be pretty financially stable :-)
In terms of health care professions, income stays fairly consistent and competitive across the board. Either way, nursing is a great career to pursue for reasons other than money. There is always work available there will always be sick people), not to mention it can be very rewarding.
I hope this helps! Best wishes to you and your endeavors :-)
Q: what do pediatric nurses in a doctor's office do?
registered nurses. not in a hospital.
and please give any information you know.
A: They can give injections, take the baby's blood, do the blood pressure if they are over the age of 4, weigh them, measure, take temperature, and anything the doctor deems necessary, such as breathing treatments, IV's etc.
Q: (pediatric) nurses, do you really like to give a shot to a child, or is it a necessary evil to you?
I mean, do you really enjoy it to fixate a crying, sometimes hysteric child and stick a needle into its body? Or is that just part of the fun?
A: No, we don't enjoy inflicting pain on anybody. But sometimes it's the best way to get a child the medicine he needs. Any nurse who enjoys inflicting pain on anybody - let alone a child - needs to hang up her stethoscope and hit the road.
Q: How often are Nurse Midwives or Pediatric Nurses deployed in the Air Force?
A: Not very often, but they can be used to augment any shortages in nursing. Also, you won't find many opening for true pediatric nurses in the Air Force except at the handful of major medical centres. Most AF nurses are not specialized.
ETA: While some units in the AF do deploy as a whole, those are very few and far between. For the most part, small groups out of the unit deploy. The last time that a hospital sent a huge group was during Desert Storm.
Q: Can you give me a link to where I can find wallpaper like the on the scrubs of pediatric nurses?
I need it for the background of a project I'm doing.
Any thing like doctor teddy bears or something like that, that's in wallpaper form.
Ignore the first "the" in the question
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A: I found some teddy bear contact paper at www.designyourwall.com. link is below. hope that helps.
Q: does any one know a site where i can find out about pediatric nurses?
i need to know wages and salaray a year, and how much schooling it will take, even benefits!
A: www.pedsnurses.org/
www.pediatricnursing.com/faq.html
www.pediatricnursing.com/
Q: What do pediatric nurses do?
What are their day to day tasks? does the nurse give shots to babies?can I volunteer at the hospital to find out if I like it before I switch my major? any pediatric nurses out there? give me the realness of the job.
Thanx
A: Floor peds nurses do the same thing a adult floor nurse does except their patients are children. They do nursing assessements, start IVs, give meds, collect lab specimens, chart, interact with the docs and other staff,
take the patients to procedure rooms & assist with procedures, do urinary catheters, draw blood, answer questions from parents, serve meals & snacks and bottle feedings; gives baths; all those sorta of things.
Yes, volunteering to see if this is the job for you is an excellent idea.
Q: are there any pediatric nurses out there that can tell me what courses are taken to become one?
A: http://www.pedsnurses.org/career-center-items/becoming-a-pediatric-nurse.html
http://www.explorehealthcareers.org/en/Career.147b.aspx
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm#training
Q: Please give me some tips in a Pediatric nursing job interview?
Got interview tomorrow for a pediatric nurse position. I have no pediatric experience as a nurse mostly adult medicine. Any nurses out there willing to give me some ideas about pediatric nursing? I would appreciate it so much. I really want and need this job because I enjoy and care about children. I just want to know what to expect in a pediatric nursing interview.
A: Hi TCCIC
I think you in part answered your own question: "I really want and need this job because I enjoy and care about children. " You have to let that flow from your heart in the interview.
Think about your good qualities from now, think also about your weaknesses as they may ask you about both of these.
As a paediatric nurse: you need to be confident [children can easily pick up on your insecurities/lack of confidence] and you also need to be very patient. It would be very rewarding: but you also need to be able to deal with loss and that can be very difficult where babies and very young children are concerned. You also need excellent peoples skills to be able to talk to parents in difficult situations and help them. Try to think of times when you have been in a difficult situation in your career already and how well you coped. They may ask you concerning such situations and you ought to have an answer ready.
I wish you all the luck in the world. Be confident. You will only get what is destined for you anyway so just be relaxed, and above all be yourself [to thine own self be true ~ Shakespeare [Hamlet]].
Best wishes.
Q: What are the steps in becoming a pediatric nurse?
I just finish my first semester of college. I know around junior year you should apply to get into a nursing program. But what happens after that. Are there things I should be doing in the summer time to make my resume stand out.
Any pediatric nurses or RN's know?
Thanks & happy holidays!
A: YOu need to finish nursing school then either apply as a new grad to a pediatric hospital or floor. Otherwise you will have to get a job somewhere in the hospital & transfer when a pediatric position comes up. In the summer you could try & volunteer on the peds floor/hospital.
Q: How do I become a pediatric nurse?
I am thinking of becoming a pediatric nurse.I was wondering if any nurses could tell me of the schooling process or how i would get into pediatrics.
A: you choose a school of nursing, get an ADN in two years or a BSN in four years, then apply at a pediatric hospital for your internship and training.
Q: Is a pediatric nurse the same as a pediatric nurse practitoner?
i want to be in the pediatric field and it always seems as if pediatric nurses are pediatric nurse practitioners! are they the same? if not what are their differences? which one is better??
A: No. A pediatric nurse is an RN who works on the pediatric unit of a hospital, or in a pediatric out-patient clinic. I suppose that you could call a nurse who works in a community pediatrician's office a pediatric nurse, but that is not the custom in our locale. Don't ask me why.
A pediatric nurse practitioner has taken additional training to diagnose and treat common pediatric ailments and to do physical examinations on children. A PNP usually operates under the supervision of a pediatrician, but the latitude he or she is allowed to work independently varies somewhat from state to state.