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Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing

 

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Nurses in this field provide care and support to children and their families relating to diseases of the endocrine system, the various glands that secrete directly into the blood or lymph. These men and women help patients and the families of patients dealing with problems of physical growth and sexual development in childhood, as well as diabetes, obesity, and other disorders of the endocrine glands.

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Descriptions:

What is Pediatric Endocrinology?

What is Pediatric Nursing?

Articles:

Sweet Success

Childhood Lost: Early Puberty in Girls Is a Developing Problem

Clinical Obesity

Organizations:

Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society

Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrinology Society

Endocrine Nurses Society

American Diabetes Society

American Academy of Pediatrics

Pituitary Network Association

International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD)

 

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