Nursing care of children :

James, Susan Rowen

Nursing care of children : principles & practice / [edited by] Susan Rowen James, Jean Weiler Ashwill, Susan Colvert Droske. - 2nd ed. - Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders, c2002. - xxxiv, 1120 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foundations of child health nursing. Growth and development : the child and the family. Family-centered nursing care -- Communicating with children and families -- Health promotion for the developing child -- The normal newborn : adaptation and care -- Health promotion for the infant -- Health promotion during early childhood -- Health promotion for the school-age child -- health promotion for the adolescent. Special considerations in caring for children. Physical assessment of children -- Emergency care of the child -- The ill child in the hospital and other care settings -- The child with a chronic condition or terminal illness -- Principles and procedures for nursing care of children -- Medicating infants and children -- Pain management for children. Caring for children with health problems. The child with an infectious disease -- The child with an immunologic alteration -- The child with a fluid and electrolyte alteration -- The child with a gastrointestinal alteration -- The child with a genitourinary alteration -- The child with a respiratory alteration -- The child with a cardiovascular alteration -- The child with a hematologic alteration -- The child with cancer -- The child with an integumentary alteration -- The child with a musculoskeletal alteration -- The child with an endocrine or metabolic alteration -- The child with a neurologic alteration -- The child with a psychosocial disorder -- The child with a cognitive impairment -- The child with a sensory alteration -- Appendix A : NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses 2001-2002 classification by taxonomy II domains -- Appendix B : Standard precautions -- Appendix C : Recommendations for preventative pediatric health care -- Appendix D : Recommended childhood immunizations -- Appendix E : Growth charts -- Appendix F : Denver developmental screening test II -- Appendix G : Normal blood pressure readings for children -- Appendix H : Common pediatric laboratory tests and normal values -- Appendix I : Resources for health care providers and families.

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Pediatric nursing.
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