In the last couple of days, I have seen so many reactions to a mother’s viral post about her child’s untimely demise. Long story short, she has exhibited symptoms typical of diabetes mellitus (DM). Unfortunately, it remained undiagnosed. This was despite seeing the doctor. Also, they went to the emergency room (ER) several times a few days before she died. Due to the fact that she was a minor, I will refrain from naming her in my post. Let’s just…
Pediatric patients have unique needs compared to adult patients. With a wide age range, from newborn to 18 years old, Pediatric nurses have to be creative in dealing with kids. Read on below for some tricks of the trade that I have learned during my 15 years of Neonatal and Pediatric nursing practice. Why Pediatrics? Working in a Pediatric and Pediatric Intensive Care unit was no small feat, especially coming from a geriatrics and Medical-Surgical/Oncology background. I had shifts wherein…