Synopses & Reviews
This full-color revision of LPN/LVN level pediatrics text condenses prenatal and newborn coverage and features expanded asthma coverage and care of the well child. The text is organized as follows: chapters on developmental stages (age groups) are followed by chapters covering related and common diseases within each stage/age group. The final unit of the text includes the child with chronic health problems and the dying child. New recurring features include Web activities, pediatric triage checklists, and case studies.
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Synopsis
The Seventh Edition of this colorful, student-friendly LPN/LVN textbook has been thoroughly revised to provide even more of the knowledge and skills today's students need to provide safe and effective pediatric care. The text covers foundations and special concerns of pediatric nursing, age-specific developmental information, and clinically-focused coverage of common pediatric illnesses and disorders, organized by growth and development. An updated art program includes hundreds of photographs and illustrations. Workbook pages at the end of each chapter include NCLEX-PN style review questions, study activities, critical thinking questions, and dosage calculations. A bound-in CD-ROM includes Watch and Learn video clips and pediatric dosage calculation problems.
Table of Contents
Unit 1: OVERVIEW OF PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE
1: The Nurse's Role in a Changing Child Health Care Environment
2: Family-Centered and Community-Based Pediatric Nursing
Unit 2: FOUNDATIONS OF PEDIATRIC NURSING
3: Assessment of the Child (Data Collection)
4: Care of the Hospitalized Child
5: Procedures and Treatments
6: Medication Administration and Intravenous Therapy
Unit 3: SPECIAL CONCERNS OF PEDIATRIC NURSING
7: The Child with a Chronic Health Problem
8: Abuse in the Family
9: The Dying Child
Unit 4: CARE OF THE NEWBORN
10: Nursing Assessment of Newborn Transition
11: Newborn Nutrition
12: The Normal Newborn
13: The Newborn with a Gestational or Acquired Disorder
14: The Newborn with a Congenital Disorder
Unit 5: CARE OF THE CHILD
15: Principles of Growth and Development
16: Growth and Development of the Infant: 28 Days to 1 Year
17: The Infant with a Major Illness
18: Growth and Development of the Toddler: 1 to 3 Years
19: The Toddler with a Major Illness
20: Growth and Development of the Preschool Child: 3 to 6 Years
21: The Preschool Child with a Major Illness
22: Growth and Development of the School-Age Child: 6 to 10 Years
23: The School-Age Child with a Major Illness
24: Growth and Development of the Adolescent: 11 to 18 Years
25: The Adolescent with a Major Illness
Glossary
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Appendix A: Standard and Transmission-Based Precautions
Appendix B: NANDA-Approved Nursing Diagnoses
Appendix C: The Joint Commission's "Do Not Use" List of Abbreviations, Acronyms and Symbols
Appendix D: Good Sources of Essential Nutrients
Appendix E: Breast-Feeding and Medication Use
Appendix F: Growth Charts
Appendix G: Pulse, Respiration, and Blood Pressure Values in Children
Appendix H: Temperature and Weight Conversion Charts
Appendix I: Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules