Description
As a leading title in pediatric nursing for more than 40 years, Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, 12th Edition, continues its trademark developmental approach to equip you with the very latest research and guidelines for treating children today. The text features a highly-readable writing style and encourages a whole-body approach — beginning with child development and health promotion to facilitate understanding of the later chapters on specific health problems. This new edition offers updated clinical judgment case studies and questions, along with expanded evidence-based content to ensure you understand the latest standards and trends impacting pediatric nursing care.
Table of Contents
Unit 1. Children, Their Families, and the Nurse1. Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing2. Family, Social, Cultural, and Religious Influences on Child Health Promotion3. Developmental and Genetic Influences on Child Health PromotionUnit 2. Communication and Physical Assessment of the Child and Family4. Communication, Physical, and Developmental Assessment of the Child and Family5. Pain Assessment and Management in Children6. Childhood Communicable and Infectious DiseasesUnit 3. Family-Centered Care of the Newborn7. Health Promotion of the Newborn and Family8. Health Problems of NewbornsUnit 4. Family-Centered Care of the Infant9. Health Promotion of the Infant and Family10. Health Problem of InfantsUnit 5. Family-Centered Care of the Young Child11. Health Promotion of the Toddler and Family12. Health Promotion of the Preschooler and Family13. Health Problems of Toddlers and PreschoolersUnit 6. Family-Centered Care of the School-Age Child and Adolescent14. Health Promotion of the School-Age Child and Family15. Health Promotion of the Adolescent and Family16. Health Problems of School-Age Children and AdolescentsUnit 7. Family-Centered Care of the Child with Special Needs17. Impact of Chronic Illness, Disability, or End-of-Life Care for the Child and Family18. Impact of Cognitive or Sensory Impairment on the Child and FamilyUnit 8. The Child Who Is Hospitalized19. Family-Centered Care of the Child During Illness and Hospitalization20. Pediatric Nursing Interventions and SkillsUnit 9. The Child with Problems Related to the Transfer of Oxygen and Nutrients21. The Child with Respiratory Dysfunction22. The Child with Gastrointestinal DysfunctionUnit 10. The Child with Problems Related to the Production and Circulation of Blood23. The Child with Cardiovascular Dysfunction24. The Child with Hematologic or Immunologic Dysfunction25. The Child with CancerUnit 11. The Child with a Disturbance of Regulatory Mechanisms26. The Child with Genitourinary Dysfunction27. The Child with Cerebral Dysfunction28. The Child with Endocrine DysfunctionUnit 12. The Child with a Problem that Interferes with Physical Mobility29. The Child with Musculoskeletal or Articular Dysfunction30. The Child with Neuromuscular or Muscular Dysfunction31. The Child with Integumentary DysfunctionClinical Judgment Questions Answer KeyClinical Judgment Unfolding Cases Answer Key
