Full Description
Designed for recently graduated RNs and nurses transitioning to a new clinical area, this extensive clinical reference is the best resource to provide essential information on the pediatric and neonatal specialty areas. Concise and practical entries provide fundamental coverage of the most common clinical problems and issues encountered in nursing practice today.
Alphabetized for easy access, each entry includes a definition and description of the clinical problem; etiology; clinical aspects, such as assessment, nursing interventions, management, and implications; and outcomes.
Each entry focuses on the role of the nurse throughout the treatment process and discusses the role of other healthcare providers with a focus on multidisciplinary treatment. Handbook of Clinical Nursing: Pediatric and Neonatal Nursing will be of value to nursing faculty, undergraduate and graduate-level nurses, and nursing students at all levels.
Entries from this text have been selected from the larger resource, A Guide to Mastery in Clinical Nursing: The Comprehensive Reference.
Key Features:
Provides essential information on clinical topics pertinent to the pediatric and neonatal specialty areas
Offers key knowledge for nurses new to practice or working in an unfamiliar nursing area
Presented in a consistent format for ease of use
Includes an overview of each specialty area
Focuses on the role of the nurse throughout the treatment process
Written and edited by expert clinicians and educators
Contents
Contents
Contributors
Preface
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PEDIATRIC NURSING
Abdominal Pain
Christopher J. Contino and Celeste M. Alfes
Acute Renal Failure
Christine Horvat Davey
Appendicitis
Kerry D. Christy
Asthma
Laurine Gajkowski
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Sheila Blank and Celeste M. Alfes
Bronchiolitis Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Shannon Courtney Wong
Burns: Classification and Severity
Melanie Gibbons Hallman and Lamon Norton
Cancers of Childhood
Breanne M. Roche
Cerebral Palsy
Rachael Weigand
Child Abuse and Neglect
Patricia M. Speck, Pamela Harris Bryant, Tedra S. Smith, Sherita K. Etheridge, and Steadman McPeters
Cystic Fibrosis
Karen Vosper
Developmentally Appropriate Communication
Nanci M. Berman
Diabetes
Julia E. Blanchette
Failure to Thrive
Mary Alice Dombrowski
Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances
Michael D. Gooch and Celeste M. Alfes
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Sharon Perry
Obesity
Rosanna P. Watowicz
Oral Health
Marguerite DiMarco
Orthopedics
Michelle Calabretta, Emily Canitia, and Michelle A. Janas
Osteomyelitis
Mary Variath, Jane F. Marek, and Celeste M. Alfes
Pediatric Emergencies
Rachel Tkaczyk
Seizure Disorder
Kathleen Maxwell
Sickle Cell Disease
Valerie Cachat
Traumatic Brain Injury
Elizabeth Wirth-Tomaszewski
NEONATAL NURSING
ABO Incompatibility
Donna M. Schultz and Mary F. Terhaar
Acute Renal Failure
Christine Horvat Davey
Anemia of Prematurity
Barbara Greitzer Slone
Apnea of Prematurity
Amy Bieda
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Amy Bieda
Decreased Pulmonary Blood Flow
Jennifer Johntony and Jodi Zalewski
Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infant
Jenelle M. Zambrano
Gastroesophageal Reflux
Suzanne Rubin
Gastroschisis and Omphalocele
Beverly Capper
Hirschsprung's Disease
Anne M. Modic
Hydronephrosis
Charlene M. Deuber
Hyperbilirubinemia
Donna M. Schultz and Mary F. Terhaar
Hypertension
Mary F. Terhaar
Hypoglycemia
Tina Di Fiore
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
Ke-Ni Niko Tien
Increased Pulmonary Blood Flow
Jennifer Johntony and Jodi Zalewski
Infant of a Diabetic Mother
Mary F. Terhaar
Intraventricular Hemorrhage
Helene M. Lannon
Late Preterm Infant
Donna A. Dowling
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
Rae Jean Hemway
Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Charlene M. Deuber
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Mary Ann Blatz
Retinopathy of Prematurity
Mary Ann Blatz
Sepsis
Karla Phipps
Substance Abuse/Opioid Withdrawal
Helene M. Lannon
Thermoregulation
Paula Forsythe
Index
