Pediatric nurses are registered nurses who specialize in caring for patients from birth through adolescence. They work with children in primary care facilities, acute care, or specialty services. Pediatric nurses work closely with pediatricians and healthcare providers, staying with them and their patients. They are trained to work directly with children to help them feel more comfortable during their exam or procedure, as well as work with doctors with the treatment for the child. Pediatric nurses monitor the patient, connect with parents, help perform procedures and treatments, and more. Some of the job duties of a nurse focused on pediatrics may include recording a child’s height and weight, documenting vital signs for a child, screenings and examinations, delivery of immunizations, and administering medications. Pediatric nurses also teach parents how to care for their child in person and over the phone, collect and record patients’ health information and vital signs, perform physical exams on patients, give medication and other treatments, and comfort children who may be scared or confused. Pediatric nurses also staff community health fairs and visit schools to perform physical exams, immunize children, and provide routine developmental health screenings. Pediatric nurses work in doctor’s offices, clinics, hospitals, surgical centers, and other healthcare settings. They also work in schools, in private practice, and for community groups and other organizations that provide outpatient and preventive healthcare services for children.