Chapter 26 Lesson: Perspectives on Pediatric Nursing
(Summary Notes)
Infancy - less than 1 yr
Early Childhood - 1 to 4 yr
Middle Childhood - 5 to 10 yr
Adolescence - 10 to 18 yr
★ Independent decision making develops in middle childhood
Lack of physical activity and increased consumption of unhealthy food by teens can lead to….
★ Obesity
★ T2DM
★ Hypertension
★ Hyperlipidemia
Pediatric Obesity….
★ Def: BMI is greater than or equal to the 95th percentile
★ Childhood obesity has almost quadrupled over past 40 years
★ Children who are obese tend to continue on with obesity in adulthood
★ Increased use of technology has led to a sedentary lifestyle and and increase in
pediatric obesity
Evidence-based Practice (EBP): allows nurses to question whether current practices are
effective, and if not, find a better approach through critical analysis of current research
PICOT Question Development: used in order to formulate a clinical question related to the
clinical problem
P = problem/population/patient
I = intervention
C = Comparison
O = outcome
T = time
GRADE Criteria: used during the literature review process to appraise articles
Atraumatic Care: helps minimize the stress on the child and family during treatment