Pediatric Nurses

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This paper gives an overview of the pediatric nurse specialist. It briefly presents the pediatric nursing specialty as a unique field that takes into consideration in the care of these patients their development. It also gives a brief overview of the history of the development of pediatrics and the different political and socioeconomic factors that played a role in its development. It then outlines the different advancement opportunities available for a pediatric nurse.

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"The present profession of nursing has come a long way from the profession of nursing more than a century ago. As the health care professions advanced over the years as a result of clinical research and technological leaps, so did the demand for more specialized care in order to keep up with the increasing standard of care. One of the reasons for this departure from the "general" nurse paradigm was the mounting evidence that pediatric patients are not "mini adults." Pediatric patients had unique characteristics, most prominently the fact that unlike adults, children are in a constant state of development and change. This continual development encompasses not only the physical dimension of these patients, but also the mental and socioeconomic dimensions as well. "

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