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Your Future in Pediatric Nursing Pediatric nursing is a challenging and rewarding career! If you are exploring pediatric nursing as a future career or if you need information for a report, check out the information below to find out more: Pediatric Nurses Pediatric Nurses provide care to infants, children and adolescents. After graduating from nursing school (at a college, university, or hospital) with either an
associates or bachelor's degree in nursing, they take an exam called the NCLEX to become licensed as a registered nurse (RN). The nurse then specializes in pediatrics by finding employment in a healthcare setting
that serves pediatric patients. This setting could be a hospital clinic, school, doctor's office, emergency room, hospital floor or intensive care unit.
Pediatric nurses know a lot about the growth and development of children, and they need to be skilled at communication with both their patients and caregivers.
Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Pediatric nurse practitioners (PNPs) also play a special role in the lives of young people, both sick and healthy. To become one, you'll need to go to school for
at least two years after earning a bachelor's degree, and you'll need to apply to your state board of nursing to be recognized as an advanced practice nurse. There is a separate exam that must be passed in order for a pediatric nurse to practice as a PNP.
For more information, visit your school or neighborhood library for books on nursing and career guidance. |
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