Pediatric Nurse Research Paper

Monica Gomez
HCE 101
Life of a Pediatric Nurse
The job of a Pediatric Nurse is to take care of Infants, children, adolescent with any medical problems they might have and preparing future families for support and medical concerns. Training them in CPR or Children CPR. Recording any signs or symptoms, talking about different nutrition plans, any injuries they might have. “Job opportunities for all registered nurses, including pediatric nurses, are expected to increase by 16% between the years 2014 and 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).”
The requirements for a path to Pediatric nurses would getting a diploma,and then associates, and finally a Bachelor's.To obtain any of these it would take around two to four years

max.The classes required would be biology, anatomy,and any additional nursing classes required.You would also have to pass the “National Council of State Boards of Nursing's National Council Licensure Examination for registered nurses (NCLEX-RN).”
Work hours vary for where you work in clinics, hospitals, doctors office and even immunization centers. You could make around “September 2015 that pediatric nurses made a median salary of $53,444 with most of these professionals earning $34,768-$84,445.” This of course depends where you go and where you live. For example Arizona makes a total of annually of “$71,390 with a adjusted income of $72,818.” while the Annual income of Alaska is “$80,970 to an adjusted income of $55,788.” So it really depends on where you go and how much experience you have.

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