Written for today's nurse, PRINCIPLES OF PEDIATRIC NURSING: CARING FOR CHILDREN, 5/e explores the conditions and nursing interventions for health conditions affecting children, adolescents and their families. Emphasizing research and evidence-based practice, it organizes material by body system instead of developmental stage, allowing faculty to teach pediatrics in integrated courses/short courses without redundancy. This edition includes a new chapter on genetic and genomic influences, more emphasis on culturally competent care, and new features that emphasize clinical reasoning and health promotion. Designed to help students bridge the gap between classroom and clinical situations, the book emphasizes health promotion and maintenance, growth and development, and family-centered care.
Written for today's nurse, PRINCIPLES OF PEDIATRIC NURSING: CARING FOR CHILDREN, 5/e explores the conditions and nursing interventions for health conditions affecting children, adolescents and their families. Emphasizing research and evidence-based practice, it organizes material by body system instead of developmental stage, allowing faculty to teach pediatrics in integrated courses/short courses without redundancy. This edition includes a new chapter on genetic and genomic influences, more emphasis on culturally competent care, and new features that emphasize clinical reasoning and health promotion. Designed to help students bridge the gap between classroom and clinical situations, the book emphasizes health promotion and maintenance, growth and development, and family-centered care.
1. Nurse’s Role in Care of the Child: Hospital and Community
2. Family-Centered Care and Cultural Considerations
3. Genetic and Genomic Influences
4. Growth and Development
5. Pediatric Assessment
6. Introduction to Health Promotion and Health Maintenance
7. Health Promotion and Health Maintenance for the Newborn and Infant
8. Health Promotion and Health Maintenance for the Toddler and Preschool-Age Child
9. Health Promotion and Health Maintenance for the School-Age Child and Adolescent
10. The Child in the Community
11. The Hospitalized Child
12. The Child with a Chronic Condition
13. The Child with a Life-Threatening Condition and End-of-Life Care
14. Nutrition Assessment and Management
15. Pain Assessment and Management
16. Infectious and Communicable Diseases
17. Assessment and Management of Social and Environmental Influences
18. Alterations in Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
19. Alterations in Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Function
20. Alterations in Respiratory Function
21. Alterations in Cardiovascular Function
22. Alterations in Immune Function
23. Alterations in Hematologic Function
24. Alterations in Gastrointestinal Function
25. The Child with Cancer
26. Alterations in Genitourinary Function
27. Alterations in Neurologic Function
28. Alterations in Mental Health and Cognition
29. Alterations in Musculoskeletal Function
30. Alterations in Endocrine and Metabolic Function
31. Alterations in Skin Integrity
Appendices
A. Physical Growth Charts
B. Blood Pressure Tables
C. Recommended Dietary Allowances
D. Normal Laboratory Values
E. Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
F. Temperature and Weight Conversion
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