Preventive activities and health of adults of the future:
“Today’s children, the adults of tomorrow. ” This is a phrase that is used in several areas, in this case is focused on health and the growing concern about the increase in diseases that require early preventive action, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, some cancers and so on. have begun in childhood with infant feeding protocols (to improve the eating habits of the family) to decrease the risk of childhood obesity, including the practice of physical exercise and avoiding sedentary sport.
The child immunization programs are in place to eliminate or reduce the risk of various diseases and as a result, morbidity and infant mortality. Compliance with programs of health care in the child population is as important as varied and requires that professionals engage in it and are professionally trained.
Discussions are at present on new nursing specialties. It seems that the current specialty of pediatric nursing as such disappears and appears in Advanced Clinical Nursing. It is clear that the assessment of training for the doctors is very clear, everyone has their specialty, but if we speak of the infirmary, except for certain specialties, are assigned the care of the general population (community nurse) without considering other factors.
Studies have been made to physicians and pediatricians, there are several articles on the need for nurses attending children must have adequate preparation to meet the peculiarities of this population segment.
A pediatric nurse who has the same quota that allows a pediatrician and a joint action, if there is a continuation in time, can form a cohesive team to provide comprehensive care to pediatric care. The pediatric nurse is an important part in the primary care team, is also a figure close and accessible for children and a reference for the different groups with whom they usually worked.