pediatric paper

BPD is the first one that comes to my mind. Broncho-pulmonary Dysplasia. It's a common problem with preemies that follows them throughout their lives. Often the neonates will end up trached, and we see them all the time in our PICU when they get older. Usually they'll end up getting decannulated, but some are trached for life, I believe. Anyway, these kiddos are some of our most frequent fliers, so they definitely require lots of long term care!

Other than that, there are lots of metabolic disorders that'll have a kiddo in and out of hospital their whole life long.

Good luck with the paper!

Spina bifida is another good one. You could also describe the role of folate during pregnancy to help prevent it. Good Luck!

Down's syndrome is another one. Kids with this could have several chronic problems r/t the drown's.

thanks..i think im gunna go with spina bifida..

Great! Good luck!

I would hate to have to write a paper on Spina Bifida and limit it to 5 pages. It is soooooooo complex. Be careful not to leave out all the other processes that go with SB (hydrocephalus, neurogenic bladder, orthopedic issues, etc.).

do you have another idea you think would be better?? :-)

cystic fibrosis ?

What about Celiac's Disease? It's really interesting, not alot of kids have it and it requires management into adult hood?

How about sickle cell disease?

Another vote for cystic fibrosis here. It is a fascinating and frustrating illness and affects many basic parts of a patient's life, there is a lot to managing all aspects of that illness.

Kawasaki's Disease is about a five pager. It can go either way so attentive nursing care is important, especially during assessment, as it can be diagnosed as a virus easily.