Health promotion, restoration, and disease prevention in children require the care and attention of parents and family as well as health care
providers. Children are not simply small adults, but have their own unique physiologic, psychological, and cognitive processes at each stage of
development. Pediatric nurses work with parents and families in the community as well as acute care settings to protect and enhance the well-being
of infants and children so they may reach their full potential. Awareness and respect for cultural variation is essential to modern nursing as is sound