Description
- Safety Alert boxes highlight patient safety as part of the QSEN initiative for better outcomes of nursing care.- Updated Evidence-Based Practice boxes (formerly Using Research to Improve Practice) assist you in determining best practices in your future care of children.- Patient-Centered Care boxes guide you in teaching the parents and child about self-care in the home and follow-up care in community-based health care settings.- Streamlined Nursing Care Plans have been reformatted to make them easier to read and use.- Updated photos throughout the book keep the text up-to-date and visually appealing.- Key concepts are highlighted in the book and their definitions are provided in a glossary.
Table of Contents
UNIT I: INTRODUCTION TO CHILD HEALTH NURSING1: Introduction to Nursing Care of ChildrenUNIT II: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT: THE CHILD AND THE FAMILY2: Family-Centered Nursing Care3: Communicating with Children and Families4: Health Promotion for the Developing Child5: Health Promotion for the Infant6: Health Promotion During Early Childhood7: Health Promotion for the School Age Child8: Health Promotion for the AdolescentUNIT III: SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS IN CARING FOR CHILDREN9: Physical Assessment of Children10: Emergency Care of the Child11: The Ill Child in the Hospital and Other Care Settings12: The Child With a Chronic Condition or Terminal Illness13: Principles and Procedures for Nursing Care of Children14: Medication Administration and Safety for Infants and Children15: Pain Management for ChildrenUNIT IV: CARING FOR CHILDREN WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS16: The Child with a Fluid and Electrolyte Alteration17: The Child with an Infectious Disease18: The Child with an Immunologic Alteration19: The Child With a Gastrointestinal Alteration20: The Child With a Genitourinary Alteration21: This Child with a Respiratory Alteration22: The Child With a Cardiovascular Alteration23: The Child With a Hematologic Alteration24: The Child with Cancer25: The Child with Major Alterations in Tissue Integrity26: The Child With a Musculoskeletal Alteration27: The Child With an Endocrine or Metabolic Alteration28: The Child with an Neurologic Alteration29: Problems in Children and Families30: The Child With a Developmental Disability31: The Child with a Sensory AlterationGlossary
