As a pediatric nurse, you will be working with children with physical assessments, routine testing and therapeutic treatments. Other job duties are also required in a position as pediatric nursing. During this position, you will be on your field for most of the working day. Shifts in this field often change, so be prepared to work either mornings, afternoons or overnight.
Once you become a pediatric nurse, you will either work in a hospital, doctor's office, medical clinic or inpatient facility. Some in pediatric nursing work inside of schools.
As a pediatric nurse, you will be required to perform a variety of tasks. You will have to conduct physical assessments of children patients, provide medical procedures, such as vaccination shots, taking blood samples or giving therapeutic treatments.
A lot of nurses in this field spend most of their day walking and standing on their feet, while assessing their young patients. It is also required of them to be able stretch, lift and bend regularly.
Working in the pediatric nursing field, you will come into contact with sick children. It is possible that you could come into contact with bacteria, viruses, dangerous chemicals, drugs and medical instruments while working in a medical facility.
Inside hospitals and clinics that operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, you could end up working any shift. It will either be first, second or third shift. In some instances, pediatric nurses are required to work on an on-call basis, just in case another nurse is unable to make it to work.