Essentials of pediatric nursing / Terri Kyle.

Author/creator Kyle, Terri
Format Book
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2008.
Descriptionxxvi, 1198 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Subjects

Contents UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO PEDIATRIC NURSING: Perspectives of pediatric nursing -- Factors influencing child health -- Working with children and families -- UNIT 2: HEALTH PROMOTION FOR THE GROWING CHILD AND FAMILY: Growth and development of the newborn and infant -- Growth and development of the toddler -- Growth and development of the preschooler -- Growth and development of the school-age child -- Growth and development of the adolescent -- UNIT 3: FOUNDATIONS OF PEDIATRIC NURSING: Health supervision -- Health assessment of children -- Nursing care of children during illenss and hospitalization -- Nursing care of the child in the community -- Nursing care of the child with special needs -- Medication administration, intravenous therapy, and nutritional support -- Pain management in children --UNIT 4: NURSING CARE OF THE CHILD WITH A HEALTH DISORDER: Nursing care of the child with infectious or communicable disorder -- Nursing care of the child with a neurologic disorder -- Nursing care of the child with a disorder of the eyes or ears -- Nursing care of the child with a respiratory disorder -- Nursing care of the child with a cardiovascular disorder --Nursing care of the child with a gastrointestinal disorder -- Nursing care of the child with a genitourinary disorder --Nursing care of the child with a neuromuscular disorder -- Nursing care of the child with a musculoskeletal disorder -- Nursing care of the child with an integumentary disorder -- Nursing care of the child with a hematologic disorder -- Nursing care of the child with an immunologic disorder -- Nursing care of the child with an endocrine disorder -- Nursing care of the child with neoplastic disorder -- Nursing care of the child with a genetic disorder -- Nursing care of the child with a cognitive or mental health disorder -- Nursing care during a pediatric emergency -- Appendix A: Growth charts -- Appendix B: Denver II Development Assessment -- Appendix C: The food guide pyramid -- Appendix D: Blood pressure charts for children and adolescents -- Appendix E: Down Syndrome health care guidelines.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007025968
ISBN9780781751155 (hardcover : alk. paper) :
ISBN0781751152 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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