Description
**American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 1st Place in Child Health**Provide quality nursing care through each stage of child development! Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children, 12th Edition uses an easy-to-follow, family-centered approach to describe the care of children at each age and stage of development. The book begins with a discussion of the influences on and assessment of child health, then provides chapters on child health promotion and health problems — all organized by age groups and body systems. Up-to-date, evidence-based information helps you develop critical thinking skills along with the sensitivity needed to become a compassionate, caring pediatric nurse. Written by a team of experts led by Marilyn J. Hockenberry, Wong's continues to be the leading text in pediatric nursing.- Focus on family-centered care emphasizes the role and influence of the family in child health and illness with a separate chapter and Family-Centered Care boxes.- Full-color drawings and photographs reflect the latest in nursing care.- Nursing Care Guidelines boxes offer clear, step-by-step instructions for interventions in a variety of situations and conditions, and Nursing Care Plan boxes included expected patient outcomes and rationales for nursing interventions.- Nursing Tips include helpful hints and practical, clinical information.- Translating Evidence into Practice and Applying Evidence to Practice boxes help you apply research to improve the outcomes of nursing care.- Atraumatic Care boxes contain techniques for care that manage pain, discomfort, or stress, along with approaches to promote self-esteem and prevent embarrassment.- Emergency Treatment boxes serve as a quick reference for interventions in critical situations.- Cultural Considerations and Cultural Competence content provides tips from clinical experts.- Community and Home Health Considerations boxes address issues such as increasing immunization rates, decreasing smoking among teens, and preventing lead poisoning.- Drug Alerts highlight important drug-related information for safe, appropriate care.- Nursing Alerts call out critical considerations such as key assessment data, risk factors, and danger signs that must be considered in providing care.- Research Focus boxes emphasize research with concise reviews of important evidence.
Table of Contents
SECTION I Children, Their Families, and the Nurse1 Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing2 Family, Social, Cultural, and Religious Influences on Child Health Promotion3 Hereditary Influences on Health of the Child and FamilySECTION II Childhood and Family Assessment4 Communication and Physical Assessment of the Child and Family5 Pain Assessment in Children6 Childhood Communicable and Infectious DiseasesSECTION III Family-Centered Care of the Newborn7 Health Promotion of the Newborn and Family8 Health Problems of Newborns9 The High-Risk Newborn and FamilySECTION IV Family-Centered Care of the Infant10 Health Promotion of the Infant and Family11 Health Problems of the InfantSECTION V Family-Centered Care of the Toddler and Preschooler12 Health Promotion of the Toddler and Family13 Health Promotion of the Preschooler and Family14 Health Problems of Early Childhood, 442SECTION VI Family-Centered Care of the School-Age Child15 Health Promotion of the School-Age Child and Family16 Health Problems of the School-Age ChildSECTION VII Family-Centered Care of the Adolescent17 Health Promotion of the Adolescent and Family18 Health Problems of the AdolescentSECTION VIII Family-Centered Care of the Child with Special Needs19 Impact of Complex Chronic Illness, Disability, or End-of-Life Care on the Child and Family20 Impact of Cognitive or Sensory Impairment on the Child and FamilySECTION IX The Child Who Is Hospitalized21 Family-Centered Care of the Child During Illness and Hospitalization22 Pediatric Nursing Interventions and SkillsSECTION X Childhood Nutrition and Elimination Problems23 The Child With Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance24 The Child With Genitourinary Dysfunction25 The Child With Gastrointestinal DysfunctionSECTION XI Childhood Oxygenation Problems26 The Child With Respiratory DysfunctionSECTION XII Childhood Blood Production and Circulation Problems27 The Child With Cardiovascular Dysfunction28 The Child With Hematologic or Immunologic DysfunctionSECTION XIII Childhood Regulatory Problems29 The Child With Cancer30 The Child With Cerebral Dysfunction31 The Child With Endocrine DysfunctionSECTION XIV Childhood Physical Mobility Problems32 The Child With Integumentary Dysfunction33 The Child With Musculoskeletal or Articular Dysfunction34 The Child With Neuromuscular or Muscular DysfunctionIndex
