The name Arkansas came from the Quapaw Indians, by way of early French explorers. The explorers met a group of Indians, known as the Ugakhpah, which means "people who live downstream.". These Native Americans later were called the Quapaw, also called the Arkansaw. Arkansas is the only state with an official State Cooking Vessel: Dutch oven.Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock, AR is ranked nationally in 2 pediatric specialties. Arkansas Children's Hospital is a 342-bed children's general facility with 14,493 admissions in the most recent year reported. It performed 5,631 annual inpatient and 8,677 outpatient surgeries. Its emergency room had 52,279 visits. Arkansas Children's Hospital is a teaching hospital.Pediatric Nurses work with patients from infancy to young adulthood, giving developmental screenings, immunizations, and treating common illnesses like chicken pox and tonsillitis. They work closely with family doctors, pediatricians and other nurses, to provide preventative as well as critical care. As a Pediatric Nurse, you’ll also teach your patients’ parents and family members how to prevent childhood diseases, and about proper nutrition for growth and development.
Job Summary
The name Arkansas came from the Quapaw Indians, by way of early French explorers. The explorers met a group of Indians, known as the Ugakhpah, which means "people who live downstream.". These Native Americans later were called the Quapaw, also called the Arkansaw. Arkansas is the only state with an official State Cooking Vessel: Dutch oven.Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock, AR is ranked nationally in 2 pediatric specialties. Arkansas Children's Hospital is a 342-bed children's general facility with 14,493 admissions in the most recent year reported. It performed 5,631 annual inpatient and 8,677 outpatient surgeries. Its emergency room had 52,279 visits. Arkansas Children's Hospital is a teaching hospital.Pediatric Nurses work with patients from infancy to young adulthood, giving developmental screenings, immunizations, and treating common illnesses like chicken pox and tonsillitis. They work closely with family doctors, pediatricians and other nurses, to provide preventative as well as critical care. As a Pediatric Nurse, you’ll also teach your patients’ parents and family members how to prevent childhood diseases, and about proper nutrition for growth and development.
