Pediatric+Nursing




 * Category: ** (** Nursing) **


 * Career ** : ** (Pediatric Nurse) **


 * Job Description: ** A pediatric nurse is a type of nurse that works with children, teenagers, and infants. They work with doctors, and other pediatricians to make sure that proper health care is being administered to all everybody. Sometimes taking blood pressure, taking temperatures, swabs of throats and ears, and other different jobs of the source, is also in the job description.


 * Educational Requirements: ** A pediatric nurse is a registered nurse, (RN), and usually has a 4 year bachelors degree in science, and in nursing. After getting used to nursing, and being around the different children that come into the doctor, a Pediatric nurse can take an exam, to become a CPN.

__ [|John Hopkins University- Baltimore, Maryland] __ __ [|University of Pennsylvania- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] __ __ [|University of Washington- Seattle Washington] __ __ [|Kaplan University] __ __ [|Herzing University] __ __ [|Walden University] __ __ [|University of Phoenix] __
 * Colleges or Universities Programs of Study: **
 * (example; Pediatric Nurse) **

__ Society of Pediatric Nursing __ __ NAPNAP Organization __ __ Nurse Practitioner Health Association __
 * Professional Organizations: **
 * (Example; Neonatal Nursing) **



This is a good, rewarding job, with a pretty good pay. With the right amount of training, (from 1-4 years) a nurse will earn around $38,000 to $68,000 dollars annually. Again, with around 1-4 years of experience, a Pediatric Nurse will make around $19.00-$24.00 hourly.
 * Salary Range: ** ** (Pediatric Nurse) **
 * Future Job Outlook ** : ** (Pediatric Nursing) **
 * Employment is expected to increase much faster than average. Its actually exploding!
 * There are many reasons why the job is exploding:
 * 1) People are living a lot longer.
 * 2) More positions are needing to be filled.
 * 3) Technology is making jobs that used to be really hard, a lot easier!

I think that a Pediatric Nurse would be a very fun, and interesting job for many reasons. I’m really interested in helping people and making sure that I can do everything in my power to make sure my patients are as healthy as they can be. Seeing a sick child coming into the office and knowing that Im going to help them be well again just seems really rewarding.
 * Personal Thoughts of the Page Author: **