PED-BC case studies

PED-BC · Put your knowledge to work in context.

The Pediatric Nursing Certification (PED-BC) is a specialty credential for registered nurses who care for infants, children, and adolescents, awarded through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the credentialing arm of the American Nurses Enterprise. It signals that a nurse has met a nationally recognized standard of pediatric knowledge and is typically pursued by nurses working in inpatient pediatric units, ambulatory and specialty clinics, emergency departments, schools, and other child-health settings who want to distinguish their practice and support career advancement. The PED-BC case studies are 5 cases and about 5,062 words.

Nine-Year-Old on a Stimulant: Blood Pressure and Weight That Don't Add Up

Tyler, age 9 years 2 months, comes for a 3-month ADHD medication follow-up. He has taken methylphenidate ER 36 mg every morning for 8 months and denies chest pain, palpitations, or syncope.

968 words, about 5 min 2

Fifteen-Month-Old Not Walking: Prematurity, Percentiles, and a Parent Who Wants an MRI

Amara is 15 months old (corrected age 13.5 months), born at 34 2/7 weeks. At today's visit she sits independently, pulls to stand, cruises holding furniture in both directions, and takes a few steps with one hand held, but does not stand or walk alone.

966 words, about 5 min 3

Twelve-Month-Old Behind on Vaccines, a Sibling's Febrile Seizure, and Travel to a Measles Outbreak

Nora is 12 months old and has received no vaccines since her 4-month visit. Her parents declined because her older brother had a febrile seizure 9 days after his 12-month MMR and varicella vaccines; he recovered fully and is now 5.

1,010 words, about 5 min 4

New-Onset Diabetes at 4:30 on a Friday: Ketones, but Is It DKA?

Owen is 7 years old, brought in at 4:30 pm on a Friday. Over 5 weeks he has had polyuria, polydipsia, nocturia after 4 years of dryness, and weight loss from 24.0 to 22.1 kg.

1,040 words, about 5 min 5

A Sixteen-Year-Old, a Shared Insurance Policy, and a Mother Who Opens the Mail

Marisol is 16 years and 4 months old and arrives alone for a sports physical she does not actually need. Once the door is closed she reports 2 weeks of vaginal discharge and dysuria and asks for STI testing and "birth control my mom can't find." She is insured through her mother's employer plan, lives at home, and says her mother opens all the mail.

1,078 words, about 5 min