Principles of pediatric nursing : caring for children / Jane W. Ball, R N, CPNP, DrPh, Consultant, Trauma System Development, Gaithersburg, Maryland, Ruth C. Bindler, RNC, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Washington State University College of Nursing, Spokane, Washington, and Kay J. Cowen, RN-BC, MSN, Clinical Professor, University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Nursing, Greensboro, North Carolina.
Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Nurse's role in care of the child: hospital, community, and home -- Family-centered care and cultural considerations -- Genetic and benomic influences -- Growth and development -- Pediatric assessment -- Introduction to health promotion and maintenance -- Health promotion and maintenance for the newborn and infant -- Health promotion and maintenance for the toddler and preschooler -- Health promotion and maintenance for the school-age child and adolescent -- Nursing consideratins for the child in the community -- The hospitalized child -- The child with a chronic condition -- The child with a life-threatening condition and end-of-life care -- Infant, child, and adolescent nutrition -- Pain assessment and management in children -- Immunizations and communicable diseases -- Social and environmental influences on the child -- Alterations in fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance -- Alterations in eye, ear, nose, and throat function -- Alterations in respiratory function -- Alterations in cardiovascular function -- Alterations in immune function -- Alterations in hemathologic function -- The child with cancer -- Alterations in gastrointestinal function -- Alterations in genitourinary function -- Alterations in neurologic function -- Alterations in mental health and cognitive function -- Alterations in musculoskeletal function -- Alterations in endocrine and metabolic function -- Alterations in skin integrity.
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