Abstract

Pediatric nurses are those nurses which care for children belonging to all age groups in a variety of
healthcare settings. They possess ample knowledge about growth and development, as they are mainly
involved in all round development of the child. Also, they include family members in their efforts to care
for their child. Being a paediatric nurse is a highly satisfying, yet an extremely demanding career. Apart
from high empathy and sensitivity skills a person should possess excellent communication skills so as
form a close bond with the child. One of the main aspect of the job is understanding what the child is
trying to say. Interpreting a child's behaviour forms the crux of the job as they often won't be explain
clearly what or how they are feeling.
Not only this job requires patience, but dedication also. It gets ramified many times when we include the
concept of culturally sensitive care. Cultural attributes of children and families, including race, ethnicity,
language, religion, sexual orientation, gender, disability, and socioeconomic status etc will always be a
matter of great importance and the attending nurse has to be understanding to them so as to be able to
provide effective healthcare. This paper effectively highlights how being culturally sensitive, can quickly
form a deeper bond between the attending nurse and the patient and aid in quicker recovery. Thus, making
the nurses more tolerant towards different ethnicities and cultures by training programmes will benefit the
community in the long run.