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PEDIATRIC NURSING

Rahul Dhaker ,lecturer, Pal college of Nursing

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CONCEPT OF

CHILD HEALTH

The term pediatric is derived from the Greek words-

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Pedia iatrike ics

child treatment branch of science

Pediatric means the science of child care and scientific treatment of childhood disease. Pediatric is synonymous with child health

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DEFINITION“pediatric can be defined as the branch of

medical science that deals with the care of

childhood from conception to adolescent in

health and illness. It concern with prevention,

promotion, curative and rehabilitative care of

children.”

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TRENDS IN PEDIATRIC NURSING

The current trends in the practice are based on research that have taken place n the field of pediatric nursing. The common trends are as following:-Family centred careHigh technology careEvidence –based practice Atraumatic care Cost containment Prevention and health promotion

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ROLE OF THE PEDIATRIC NURSE

The role of pediatric nurse is both caring and curing. Caring

is a continuous process in both wellness and illness. It refers a

helping, guiding and counseling. Curing refers to the act of

diagnosis and management, usually during illness.

Pediatric nurse have the responsibilities of providing

nursing care in hospital, home, clinical, school and

community where children and their parents have health and

counseling needs.

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CONT… ROLE OF THE PEDIATRIC NURSE

Primary caregiver

Health educator

Nurse- counselor

Social worker

Team coordinator

and collaborator

•Manager

•Child care advocate

•Recreationist

•Nurse consultant

•Nurse researcher

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INTRODUCTION

OF VITAL

STATISTICS

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Statistics is a science of collection of numerical

facts and drawing conclusion from such data.

Vital Statistics are statistics relating to vital

events of life name births, death, marriage and

sickness that occurring in community.

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DEFINITIONvital statistics is the numerical

description birth, death, abortion,

marriage, divorce, adoption, and

judicial separation.

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IMPORTANT VITAL STATISTICAL RATES

Birth rate

Specific death rate

Perinatal mortality rate

Neonatal mortality rate

Postnatal mortality rate

Infant mortality rate

Under five mortality rate

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PERINATAL MORTALITY RATE

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NEONATAL MORTALITY RATE

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

Neonatal mortality rate = Number of neonatal deaths----------------------------------------------- X 1000Total number of live births  

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POSTNATAL MORTALITY RATE

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INFANT MORTALITY RATE

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UNDER FIVE MORTALITY RATE