Table of Contents
Nursing of children: the development of the specialty / Gladys M. Scipien -- Growth and development in childhood and adolescence / Jeanne Howe -- Parenting and functions of the family / Jeanne Howe -- Promoting the health of children / Marilyn A. Chard -- The nursing process: a systematic approach to pediatric health care / Jacqueline S. Dowling -- Physical assessment / Martha Underwood Barnard -- Nutritional influences on child health / Robin Wheeler -- Legal and ethical issues / Marie E. Snyder -- The hospitalization of a child / Jeanne Howe -- Common pediatric nursing procedures / Marilyn A. Chard -- Fluid and electrolyte problems in childhood / Gladys M. Scipien -- Emergencies in childhood / Marilyn A. Chard -- The abused or neglected child / Joyce M. Olsen -- Emotional disorders of childhood and adolescence / Jeanne Howe.