PEDIATRIC

NURSING

Rahul Dhaker ,lecturer, Pal college of Nursing

CONCEPT
OF
CHILD
HEALTH
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The term pediatric is derived from
the Greek words-

Pedia iatrike ics

child treatment branch of

science

Pediatric means the science of child care and scientific

treatment of childhood disease. Pediatric is synonymous 3

with child health

 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 care
High technology care
Evidence based practice
Atraumatic care
Cost containment
Prevention and health promotion 5
 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
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counseling needs.
CONT ROLE OF THE PEDIATRIC NURSE

Primary caregiver Manager

Health educator Child care advocate

Nurse- counselor Recreationist
Social worker
Nurse consultant
Team coordinator
Nurse researcher
and collaborator

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 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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DEFINITION
vital 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 11
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 1000
Total 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

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