certified pediatric nurse

1. Discuss the major concepts associated with growth and development, and describe their impact on pediatric nursing. 2. Identify the physical, psychosocial, and cognitive development tasks for the child from birth through adolescence. 3. Plan developmentally based nursing care strategies that promote anticipatory guidance and injury prevention. 4. Determine the child's nutrition and safety needs. 5. Identify behavioral reactions to illness and hospitalization in the child from birth through

1. Identify assessments for the child with behavioral and mental health conditions. 2. Identify interventions for the child with behavioral and mental health conditions. 3. Discuss principles of safety for children with behavioral and mental health conditions.

1. Describe assessments for respiratory distress in children. 2. Describe the conditions or complications related to immature lung development in children. 3. Explain the treatments most commonly implemented for respiratory/ENT conditions in children. 4. Differentiate among various childhood respiratory/ENT conditions, and plan appropriate nursing interventions.

1. Describe acquired and congenital gastrointestinal problems that interfere with digestion, absorption and elimination. 2. Assess and plan care for a child with vomiting and diarrhea. Plan feeding interventions for a child with anomalies that interfere with ingesting nutrients.

1. Describe alterations in sensory, integrative, and motor functions of the central nervous system. 2. Discuss interventions to promote the growth, development, safety, and comfort of a child with alterations in any component of the sensory-motor arc. 3. Differentiate among the multiple disorders that can increase intracranial pressure.

1. Describe methods of obtaining immune protection against communicable diseases. 2. Discuss vaccine types and their major side effects. 3. Identify the rationale for the immunization schedule. 4. Identify the most common communicable childhood diseases that immunizations can prevent.

1. Discuss conditions associated with alterations in white blood cell function. 2. Plan appropriate nursing interventions for the child with immune suppression. 3. Discuss different types of allergies and interventions.

1. Assess and plan care for the child with type 1 diabetes. 2. Describe conditions resulting from hyposecretion of the pituitary gland. 3. Assess alterations in growth and development from the hyposecretion of thyroid hormones.

1. Determine the nursing interventions necessary for the child in a cast, traction, or brace. 2. Assess and plan care for the child with a musculoskeletal defect. 3. Describe how the musculoskeletal development from birth through adolescence predisposes the child to various orthopedic conditions.

1. Describe the impact of bone marrow failure. 2. Discuss conditions associated with alterations in red blood cell and platelet functioning. 3. Plan appropriate nursing care for pediatric patients with anemia and clotting disorders. 4. Discuss nursing interventions related to blood product administration and transfusion reactions.

1. Assess and plan care for children diagnosed with cancer. 2. Describe interventions for the child being treated for cancer. 3. Anticipate the psychosocial and palliative care needs of the child and family impacted by cancer. 4. Assess the child's perception of death at various stages of development, and plan appropriate interventions when death is imminent.

1. Differentiate between cyanotic, acyanotic, and obstructive heart defects. 2. Plan care for a child with cyanotic or acyanotic defect. 3. Plan care for a child with an acquired heart condition.

1. Describe how a child's fluid and electrolyte status differs from that of an adult. 2. Assess and plan care for a dehydrated child. 3. Assess and plan care for a child with an infected or inflamed renal or genitourinary system. 4. Discuss congenital anomalies of the genitourinary tract.

1. Assess and plan care for the child with a rash. 2. Differentiate between contact dermatitis and infectious dermatitis. 3. Discuss the nursing interventions for the child with burns.

1. Identify legal and ethical elements of pediatric nurses' professional responsibilities. 2. Identify pediatric nurses' roles in supporting evidence-based practice in the healthcare setting. 3. Identify the pediatric nurse's responsibility in supporting a health work environment.