Pediatric clinicals are so different from adult Med-Surg clinicals that it’s helpful to know a few things in advance so you can get the most out of this valuable experience. In this episode you’ll learn:

• How to customize your plan of care based on the child’s developmental stage


• A quick way to estimate hypotension in children


• The importance of weight-based calculations


• Key differences between an adult and a pediatric airway


• What a child in distress looks like


• Tips for assessing a child in the clinical setting

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