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Pediatric Nurses, 2006.
A review of the role of a pediatric nurse and the advancement opportunities available.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 35.95
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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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The Neuman Systems and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, 2004.
This paper discusses the application of the Neuman Systems Model, which is based on the community care concept and permits the integration of unlicensed trained practitioners to the practice of pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP).
2,950 words (approx. 11.8 pages), 25 sources, APA, $ 87.95
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This paper explains that the major concern of nursing is keeping the client system stable throughout constant life changes with accuracy, both in assessing the effects of environmental stressors and in assisting client adjustments required for optimal level wellness through primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies as intervention. The paper points out that, because the model is built on general systems theory with the flexibility that allows identification of the client as an individual, family, group, or community, it is equally appropriate for an interdisciplinary team in a public health department with the client as community, an acute care psychiatric hospital with client as an individual, or an adolescent drug rehabilitation center with client as family. The paper relates that the practice of nursing is limited to the health care provision or the location of the patient; however, if the best health care is desired, it is imperative for nursing to extend beyond its conventional boundaries.
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Introduction
Benefit
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)
Situation in Clinical Practice
Conclusion
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"Coupled by the importance of performing at one?s best in order to achieve high quality pediatric health service, the Neuman systems model can deal with a patient?s need for immediate help. This is because of the fact that the model allows nurses to reach their patients when they are most needed. An example of this is in the case where young patients suffer from respiratory diseases, such as Asthma. In order to deal with their patients also need to be foresighted, and according to the model this is what they will be able to do. It must be asserted that this kind of intuition is a must when dealing with young patients, as they may not feel comfortable or not be able to communicate their feelings well enough."
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Nursing and Eating Disorders, 2004.
A look at the role of the pediatric nurse in dealing with eating disorders in youngsters.
4,247 words (approx. 17.0 pages), 17 sources, APA, $ 112.95
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This paper investigates the tasks and interventions that school nurses and school caregivers can undertake in order to help achieve adequate nutritional balance in a variety of complex, pediatric feeding disorders. The critical role that the school nurse plays in pediatric nutrition and eating disorders of developmentally disabled children is discussed. Normal and abnormal pediatric nutrition are then discussed, followed by a description of common feeding disorders among developmentally delayed children. The paper then investigates nursing assessments and interventions for children with eating disorders and developmental disabilities. Finally, recommendations are given for improving the health quality of developmentally-delayed children with eating disorders.
Table of Contents
Introduction and Justification
Methods and Research
Chapter 1. The Role of the School Nurse
Chapter 2. Pediatric Nutrition
Chapter 3. Common Disorders
Chapter 4. Nursing Interventions and Assessments
Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations
References
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"Other eating disorders are also seen in the developmentally disabled child. Pediatric dysphagia is simply difficulty with swallowing, while rumination consists of bringing swallowed food up into the mouth, then chewing and swallowing the food a second time. Oral-motor problems with chewing and swallowing are seen, including an inability to chew, and sensory problems with smelling or seeing food, or sensing the texture of food also occur. Children often have an inability to chew food, and will pocket food in the cheeks. These problems can be coupled with tongue thrust problem, and sensory deprivation can cause trouble with eating."
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Pediatric Pain Management, 2005.
An analysis of the role of nurses in detecting and treating pain in the pediatric population.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 6 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses what nursing related factors contribute to and impact on or affect pain management in the pediatric population. It discusses the nature of pain in this population group and the difficulty in treating it due to the fact that the child cannot communicate his/her pain to either parents or nurses. The paper suggests that a high level of competence is needed by nurses in this field.
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"Literature Review Introduction Achievement of effective pain management among the pediatric population can be virtually impossible because the child cannot communicate his/her pain to either parents or nurses (Polkki, 2003). A high level of competence will be required by nurses in this setting. The research question for this literature review is: what nursing related factors contribute to and impact on or affect pain management in the pediatric population? Polkki et al.'s (2003) research was directly concerning with factors that both promote and interfere with nurses using nonpharmacological methods of pain alleviation."
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Nurses and Separation Anxiety, 2007.
A look at the importance of nursing interventions for separation anxiety in childhood.
981 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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Separation anxiety disorder (SAD) is a serious matter that concerns children and their caretakers. This paper examines how pediatric nurses may be part of a child's treatment for SAD, while other nurses may need to address a child's disorder while treating the child or the child's parent. The paper argues that, for this reason, it is important for all nurses to be aware of SAD and how they can intervene when they encounter a child who requires intervention.
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"Symptoms and signs vary child to child. Signs of SAD may not be immediately recognized for what they are, especially in young children who lack the communicative abilities to express their fears (Pincus et al., 2005 Sometimes a child may become physically ill when separated from their loved one, resulting in vomiting, headache, stomachache or other ailments common of stress reactions (Fontain, 2003; Hillard, 2006). Children with SAD want their parent to stay with them at all times, even where impractical or illogical, such as at school or when sleeping (Hillard, 2006). The affected child might follow a parent at close distance, shadowing them as they go about other tasks. "
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Pediatric Radiology, 2007.
This paper examines the risks involved in pediatric radiography.
1,876 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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The paper discusses how a pediatric radiographer has to make a number of compromises in his treatments. The radiographer has to limit the child's exposure to the radiography without compromising the quality of the image. The paper examines the difficulties involved in reaching the right balance. The paper explores the many cases where it may be imperative to obtain radiography, even at a high-risk exposure to the pediatric patient. The paper explains that the radiologist has become a very important player in safeguarding and protecting the lives of his young patients, ensuring that they do not suffer any future damage.
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"According to research conducted on the subject of over exposure of children to radiography, it was found that the children exposed to over dosages of the rays would be at an increased risk to childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia, and also an increased risk for fatal breast cancer from the scoliosis series. The linear, no-threshold model which states that no matter what the level of exposure may be, it will never ever be without some consequence or the other, is at present the best system available to estimate the risks involved."
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Career in Pediatric Medicine, 2005.
This paper is a personal statement for an individual pursuing a career in pediatric medicine.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper is written by a personal statement by a native of India, studying outside his or her country, who desires a career in pediatric medicine. The author points out that her or she has excellent qualifications. The paper relates that the applicant's ultimate desire is to return to India and practice pediatric medicine there because of the poor medical care in India due to the lack of skill and training of many health care personnel.
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"One concept that I have always lived my life by is that life is for one generation, but a good name is forever. A person needs to attempt what he or she dreams, and my parents not only shared in my dreams for myself, they encouraged and facilitated them. They were able to see the sheer magnitude of the healthcare problems facing millions of people in India, my birthplace, just as I did. For this reason, they were happy to provide me with the opportunity to take up medicine as a career. Later, when being selected both for engineering studies and for medicine, I weighed the benefits that would come with my decision. As I felt that I could do more for my society in medicine, that was the career path that I selected."
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Pediatric Asthma, 2007.
This paper explains pediatric asthma and looks at current treatments and non-traditional treatments.
2,180 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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In this article the chronic disease of pediatric asthma is explained in detail. The writer also discusses common medications and non-traditional treatments for this disorder. The essay covers the personal experiences of an asthmatic toddler and provides a personal interview of a mother with an asthmatic three year old. This paper puts a personal spin on the information presented. In addition, the writer looks at the physical, developmental and financial effects asthma can have on the child and families involved. Current research and treatments associated with this incurable disease are also discussed.
This paper includes a table of costs for de-triggering a home and a diagram of the lungs.
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"Sal still needs his Albuteral inhaler but Debi no longer uses the nebulizer on him. The Plumicort Sal used to use has also been eliminated from his treatment plan due to the side effects he had encountered. Normally hitting the 95% range for both height and weight, it was a real wake-up call for both Debi and Sal's doctor when Sal did not grow nor gain any weight in over six months pushing him down the 25% for weight and 50% for height. He has been off Plumicort for approximately eighteen months now but he is still fairly small (10% for weight, 25% for height)."
"Flovent is another corticosteroid used to prevent inflammation of the lungs. It is different from Plumicort in that it can be administered with an inhaler and the treatment period is generally shorter. It has many of the same side effects as Plumicort such as a decrease in growth, however since treatment periods are shorter it is believed that the side effects are less severe."
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Pediatric Asthma, 1994.
A clinical approach to patient care, emphasizing the role of nurse. Includes symptoms, acute attacks, allergies, nursing models, self-care and trajectory of ailment.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 26 sources, $ 55.95
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"Pediatric Asthma: Impact on Nursing Practice
Introduction
This research examines the clinical approach to the care of patients with pediatric asthma as this as this approach to care has an impact on nursing. Following a review of the characteristics of pediatric asthma, the impact on nursing practice is considered within the context of changes required to assure that treatment of the condition is adequate in the clinical setting.
Pediatric Asthma
Asthma and allergies, the relationship between the two health problems, and the relationships between the two health problems and a whole host of environmental, genetic, and person.specific factors have been studied extensively (Snadden..."
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Pediatric Case Study, 2006.
A case study of a well baby check-up procedure at a local clinic.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 3 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper is a pediatric case study of a 2 month-old Native American baby girl brought by her mother to the clinic for her well baby check-up. This paper reviews the procedure of taking pertinent history which is then followed by a complete a physical examination. The paper then discusses the essentials of a well baby check-up.
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"Millie, a Native American, brings her infant daughter, Molly, to the clinic for her 2 month well baby check. Maggie 11-years-old comes along for the visit but is not seen by the nurse practitioner today. Millie is holding her baby, cooing to her and cuddling her. Molly responds by smiling and making eye contact. Molly is bottle fed. Case Presentation Molly, a 2-month-old Native American female is brought to the clinic for a routine well-baby check-up. She is brought in by her mother, Millie and is accompanied by her older 11 year-old daughter, Maggie. Molly is noted to be cooing and responds to Millie's cuddling by smiling; Molly is also noted to make eye contact. "
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Pediatric Bipolar Disorder, 2002.
Discusses symptoms, problems, treatment and options of this disorder.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 12 sources, $ 80.95
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This paper explores the emergence of pediatric bipolar disorder within children, its symptom, and potential treatment options.
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Death In Pediatric Health Care Units, 2002.
Examines family and health care staff stress.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 44 sources, $ 119.95
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Examines family and health care staff stress. Emotional and psychological impact. Children's understanding of death and their special set of needs. Other environments for dying children than hospitals (professional home care, pediatric hospice). Psychosocial effects on families and on medical professionals. Issue of burnout in oncology staff. Need for end-of-life education.
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"This research examines family and health-care-staff stress in the context of death in health-care pediatric units. The plan of the research will be to provide an overview of the subject and then to present a review of relevant literature, with a view toward identifying major and subsidiary issue fronts relative to this topic.
That a child should predecease his parents is the most wretched of cosmic ironies. The subject has informed a body of popular literature, of which John Gunther's Death Be Not Proud, written in 1949 and taking its title from a sonnet by John Donne, is exemplary:
The impending death of one's child raises many questions on one's mind and heart and soul. It raises all the infinite questions, each answer ending in another question. What is..."
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Pediatric Episodic Illness & the Family, 2001.
An in-depth look at a family with a child experiencing Episodic Illness.
3,200 words (approx. 12.8 pages), 6 sources, $ 92.95
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This paper outlines a family's experience with pediatric episodic illness. It includes objective and subjective impressions on hospitalization, context of the situation as well as transition back to their home after the acute hospitalization of their children.
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"Episodic illness is also known as acute illness. Du Gas defines acute illness as " pertaining to a condition with a sudden, severe onset and a relatively short course ". Episodic illnesses with the younger pediatric population tend to evoke more concern with parents and health care professionals because of their still developing immune systems and susceptibility to complications. The family used for this assignment is considered to be nuclear, and is made up of Mr. and Mrs. "L", and their daughter "M". "M" is a two-year-old who was admitted to Mount Saint Joseph's Children's ward with an upper respiratory infection. Mr. and Mrs. "L" are in their generative or child rearing stage, and according to Erikson's developmental theory, "M" is in her autonomy vs. shame and doubt stage (Wong, D., 1999). Throughout her hospital stay, "M" was playful, happy and very cooperative. She has an astonishing vocabulary for her age, and is capable of doing much for herself. This may be due in part to her authoritative parents. According to Donna Wong, authoritative parents "combine practices from both of the foregoing extremes (passive and authoritarian). They direct their children's behavior and attitudes by emphasizing the reason for rules and negatively reinforcing deviations." (p.95)."
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Pediatric Gastro-Intestinal Problems, 2002.
A case study of a two-year-old girl with gastro-intestinal problems.
1,305 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper examines a common assumption that children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease or functional gastro-intestinal complaints are children who have impaired psycho-social adjustment and how coordinated care for maintenance of optimum functioning is often required. It considers a two-year-old girl with gastro-intestinal problems which include recurrent abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation and vomiting and how she is obviously not able to communicate well about what is happening in her body.
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Introduction
Case Study
Tests
Possible Diagnoses
Problem Management
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"Given the results from the MRI, several other diseases were dismissed as likely causes of the child's problem. At this point, the tendency of the team was to identify the child as having one of the functional gastrointestinal disorders. As Hyams (1999) noted, this is often a diagnosis that is seen as pejorative, or as indicating that it is the child's problem, and that it is more psychological than physiological. However, Hyams indicated, this is a negative, and inaccurate, way to look at the problem. There clearly is a disease state existing for most of these children, but technology and testing are not able to pinpoint the exact source of the problem. Thus, we are left with diagnoses like irritable bowel syndrome, chronic nonspecific diarrhea, functional constipation, non-ulcer dyspepsia, and indeterminate colitis."
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Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury, 2002.
An examination of this phenomena -- how it is caused and how it can be prevented.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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An analysis of this childhood injury which is caused by either a piercing to the brain by a foreign object or internal injury caused by shaking or a fall or a knock. This paper looks at the causes of this condition and examines how it can be prevented. It then proceeds to examine different forms of TBI and looks at the symptoms. Medical management is presented as well as current treatments and breakthroughs.
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"Definition, Age of Onset and Prevalence. Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is an acquired injury to a child's brain, either open or closed. An open TBI results from a piercing of the brain, such as by a gunshot or another object, while a closed TBI, the more common, involves and results from the fast, sudden and strong movement of the head and shaking of the brain which stretches or cuts the nerve fibers in the different parts of the brain (Kraus JF). Pediatric TBI is the leading cause of death and disability among children between 1 and 14 years old. It was also reported that emergency rooms personnel treat 600,000 children for this injury every year, and that from that number, 25,000 die and 30,000 become permanently disabled every year in the USA (Christianson and Gale 2). TBI is most frequently transportation-related (39%), due to falls (28%), to sports and other recreational forms (17%) and assault (7%)."
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