Full Description
This concise, student-friendly text is ideal for shorter courses in pediatric nursing. A focus on common and important disorders keeps the material relevant to daily practice. In this Second Edition, current issues and trends are addressed through the use of community nursing care plans, expanded health promotion content, and enhanced communication tips.
Contents
James/Ashwill: NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition TABLE OF CONTENTS Unit I Introduction To Child Health Nursing 1 Foundations of Child Health Nursing Unit II Growth And Development: The Child And The Family 2 Family-Centered Nursing Care 3 Communicating with Children and Families 4 Health Promotion for the Developing Child 5 The Normal Newborn Adaptation and Care 6 Health Promotion for the Infant 7 Health Promotion During Early Childhood 8 Health Promotion for the School-Age Child 9 Health Promotion for the Adolescent Unit III Special Considerations In Caring For Children 10 Physical Assessment of Children 11 Emergency Care of the Child 12 The Ill Child in the Hospital and Other Care Settings 13 The Child with a Chronic Condition or Terminal Illness 14 Principles and Procedures for Nursing Care of Children 15 Medicating Infants and Children 16 Pain Management for Children Unit IV Caring For Children With Health Problems 17 The Child with an Infectious Disease 18 The Child with an Immunologic Alteration 19 The Child with a Fluid and Electrolyte Alteration 20 The Child with a Gastrointestinal Alteration 21 The Child with a Genitourinary Alteration 22 The Child with a Respiratory Alteration 23 The Child with a Cardiovascular Alteration 24 The Child with a Hematologic Alteration 25 The Child with Cancer 26 The Child with an Integumentary Alteration 27 The Child with a Musculoskeletal Alteration 28 The Child with an Endocrine or Metabolic Alteration 29 The Child with a Neurologic Alteration 30 The Child with a Psychosocial Disorder 31 The Child with a Cognitive Impairment 32 The Child with a Sensory Alteration Appendices A NANDA Approved 2001-2002 Nursing Diagnoses B Infection Control in Pediatric Health Care C Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care D Childhood Immunizations E Growth Charts F Denver Developmental Screening Test II G Normal Blood Pressure Readings for Children H Common Laboratory Tests and Normal Values I Resources for Health Care Providers and Families
