Lee High School

Nursing Pediatrician

Yesica Garcia

Senior Capstone

Brian Cahoon

April 13, 2017

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Yesica Garcia

Brian Cahoon

Senior Capstone

April 13, 2017

Nursing pediatrician

Shirley Wiggins says Integrating the care of the child and family is our passion.

(Wiggins, 2015). Some people may see a pediatricians job as a challenge while

pediatricians see this as their passion. Pediatricians arent only involved with the patient but also

with that patient's family. This career involves a lot of interaction with children, comforting and

caring out actions for their health; which is their main concern. Pediatricians are trained to

diagnose and treat infants, children, and teenagers providing physical, mental and

emotional care and also treat children who suffer from minor injuries and chronic health

problems.

Becoming a nurse pediatrician can come with some challenges being a recent nurse

graduate and nursing being your job dedication can be challenging to find a job because most

people hiring look for someone who has experience. Hannah Bergbower (2017), a registered

nurse, says as a new graduate, one cannot gain experience if theyre not hired. Indeed she is

right, some suggestions she gives for new graduates is to get into any type of internship or

residency within nursing. Also, if being aware of what hospital to attend, make sure to go and

apply for their nursing programs as this might be something to be impressed about and most

likely to get the job. If becoming a nurse is someones dream career, more research should be
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done in the nursing field and get connected with a nurse.The people with experience will be able

to guide and help those with what is needed and will learn from the experts.

Entering this career requires some important characteristics such as being compassionate,

showing sympathy, concern for others and being a hard worker because nurses are always busy.

Hannah Bergbower says, Flexibility but also being an advocate for our patients and ourselves

(Bergbower). Meaning showing your support to others but also not forgetting about yourself and

remembering that in order to be able to take care of others, its important to take care of yourself

first. Most nurses are very considerate, some tend to pay more attention and look out more for

their patients than themselves. Working in this field can bring on high risks for someone in this

field, for example, someone's health, if people dont take care of themselves accordingly this can

cause serious damages since it has been known that nursing shift work can increase health

problems. In the article, Overview and Summary: Healthy Nurses: Perspectives on Caring for

Ourselves states, A study of 53,487 female nurses who worked more than 20 years of rotating

shifts found a significantly higher risk of endometrial cancer (Letvak, 2014). No one should be

exposed to having health problems because people arent taking care of themselves.

Susan Slowinski says, For pediatricians, the doctor-patient relationship usually begins

with the parents (Slowinski, 2017). Having to decide whats better for pediatricians patient

depends on what the family decides, pediatricians are there to give the best choices for their

children's health. According to Michael Heuninckx, Communication, education, and

reassurance are key to help decrease the anxiety of the parent. A decrease in a parents anxiety

equals a happier parent (Heuninckx, 2014). Its always important that pediatricians provide the

patients family with attention.This means to always keep the family updated on their child,
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inform the childs family on everything that is going on with their health, so no one gets anxious

and shows the patients family that pediatricians care for the patient. Some ways to show the

patients family that pediatricians care is by keeping families updated, and letting the patients

family know whats going on and having the family aware of the situation makes things better

because the information given can help support their child and know how to react and help

through the process of being in any type of situation. You see how powerful the family is in our

society says Wiggins (Wiggins, 2015). Michael Heuninckx says, I understand that parents can

be intense at times, just like any family member can be.This intensity lies in the fact that this is

their flesh and blood thats not feeling well (Heuninckx, 2014). there can be some

overwhelming situations for the family where something might not be known how to do. Julia

Quinn says, not all families are ready for specific information at the same time (Quinn, 2015).

In other cases where its important to interact with the patient's family because some kids arent

very comfortable, theyre very timid and will only speak to someone who is trustworthy.

Pediatricians have special training skills in the health of babies, children, and teenagers

regarding of knowing what kind of disease or illness is encountered. This field requires a lot of

interaction with children, pediatricians are specialized to know about many different illnesses

that can affect children and know how to treat and support your child. This field can be risky for

your health if pediatricians dont take care of themselves. There are a lot of requirements for

becoming a pediatrician, so make sure that the requirements are achieved and work hard to

accomplish any obstacles and get through any challenges that are encountered.
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Works Cited

Bergbower, Hannah. Personal Interview. 8 April, 2017.

Heuninckx, Michael. NurseTogether.com, How Nurses Can Keep Parents Of The Children

Happy In The Pediatric ER, 19 Jan. 2014,

www.nursetogether.com/how-nurses-can-keep-parents-children-happy-pediatric-er.

Accessed 12 Apr. 2017.

Letvak, Susan. Ojin, Overview and Summary: Healthy Nurses: Perspectives on Caring for

Ourselves, 30 Sept. 2014,

www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/T

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Contents/Vol-19-2014/No3-Sept-2014/OS-Healthy-Nurses.html. Accessed 12 Apr. 2017.

Quinn-Szcesuil, Julia. Minority Nurse, Pediatric Nursing: Treating the Child, 19 Nov. 2015,

minoritynurse.com/tag/pediatric-nursing/. Accessed 12 Apr. 2017.

Quinn-Szcesuil, Julia. Minority Nurse, Pediatric Nursing: Treating the Family, 19 Nov. 2015,

minoritynurse.com/tag/pediatric-nursing/. Accessed 12 Apr. 2017

Slowinski, Susan. Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, The Doctor- Patient Relationship: A

Pediatricians Perspective, 11 Jan. 2016,

www.bmhvt.org/doctor-patient-relationship-pediatricians/. Accessed 12 Apr. 2017.