Full Description
**American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 2nd Place in Child Health, 2024**
Put pediatric nursing guidelines, procedures, and reference data at your fingertips! Wong's Clinical Manual of Pediatric Nursing, 9th Edition is your "go-to" guide for the care of children and their families, whether in the hospital, clinic, community setting, or home. Reflecting the latest in research and evidence-based practice, the book provides assessment tools and new information on?pediatric pain assessment and management. Also new to this edition are case studies with questions for the Next Generation NCLEX® Examination. Written by pediatric expert Marilyn J. Hockenberry, Wong's Clinical Manual includes an Evolve website with medication tables, photos, printable patient education sheets, and more.
Complete, concise assessment data is provided for general health, specific problems, nutrition, sleep, and growth and development
Assessment and Management unit presents pain management strategies for the neonate, child, and adolescent
Evidence-based interventions include guidelines for treating pediatric patients and providing information to their families and caregivers
Safety Alerts and Drug Alerts call attention to considerations - such as assessment data, risk factors, and danger signs - that could lead to a health emergency
Atraumatic Care boxes cover therapeutic care through interventions that eliminate or minimize pain, discomfort, and stress
Community focus includes guidelines to interventions, patient teaching, and home care, along with Community Focus boxes throughout the book
Vital reference data appear inside the front and back covers for easy lookup
Health promotion tables and charts summarize nutrition, immunizations, safety and injury prevention, and parental guidance
Full-color photos of dermatologic conditions depict the pediatric skin problems most commonly seen in practice
Patient teaching instructions on the Evolve website allow you to print and hand out sets of easy-to-understand instructions to caregivers
NEW! Case studies with clinical reasoning/clinical judgment questions for the Next Generation NCLEX® Examination are added to this edition
NEW! Updated vaccination schedules and pediatric guidelines are included for asthma, blood pressure, car seats, and more
NEW! Coverage of autism spectrum disorders and childhood obesity is expanded
NEW! Additional color illustrations are included in the insert for the most common childhood skin disorders
NEW! Updated content includes Evidence-Based Practice boxes, screening charts, opioid treatment, drug calculations and safe dosage ranges, and safety information for home, private office, and outpatient settings
Contents
UNIT 1: Assessment
UNIT 2: Health Promotion
UNIT 3: Pain Assessment and Management
UNIT 4: Evidence-Based Pediatric Nursing Interventions
UNIT 5: Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Unfolding Case Studies
UNIT 6: Reference Data
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