Pediatric nurses work in doctor's offices, clinics, hospitals, surgical centers and other health care settings. Their skills bring particular comfort to children being treated in acute care departments, such as the neonatal unit, pediatric critical care unit and pediatric oncology ward, and to their parents.
What is the work of a Paediatric nurse?
Paediatric nurses provide specialist nursing care for children. ... If you become a paediatric nurse you'll be assisting paediatricians and other medical specialists in the diagnosis, observation, testing and treatment of young patients across the full cycle of paediatric healthcare.
What jobs can a children's nurse do?
There are opportunities to specialise in a range of hospital and community areas, which can include:
- neonatal intensive care.
- paediatric oncology.
- burns and plastics.
- child protection.
- ambulatory care.
- asthma.
- orthopaedics.
- diabetes.
