Paediatric Nurse

Paediatric Nurses are qualified nurses who specialise in the nursing support and care of children and adolescents. They hold post-graduate qualifications in paediatric nursing and may work for children’s hospitals, community health centres, family health clinics, indigenous communities, non-profits and government agencies.

As a Paediatric Nurse you could be administering immunisations to young children for mumps and measles, changing the dressings on a young burns victim, monitoring the condition of a child who has had a fall, sitting with a hospitalised child who is distressed, answering the questions of a young teen about contraception, checking patient records, or changing an IV drip.

Future demand High
Average yearly income $74,932
Skill level Unknown

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