Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 280 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 898 g
Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 280 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 898 g
ISBN: 978-0-323-75476-7
Verlag: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Put pediatric nursing guidelines, procedures, and reference data at your fingertips! Wong's Clinical Manual of Pediatric Nursing, 9th Edition is your "go-to" guide for the care of children and their families, whether in the hospital, clinic, community setting, or home. Reflecting the latest in research and evidence-based practice, the book provides assessment tools and new information on?pediatric pain assessment and management. Also new to this edition are case studies with questions for the Next Generation NCLEX® Examination. Written by pediatric expert Marilyn J. Hockenberry, Wong's Clinical Manual includes an Evolve website with medication tables, photos, printable patient education sheets, and more.
- Complete, concise assessment data is provided for general health, specific problems, nutrition, sleep, and growth and development.
- Assessment and Management unit presents pain management strategies for the neonate, child, and adolescent.
- Evidence-based interventions include guidelines for treating pediatric patients and providing information to their families and caregivers.
- Safety Alerts and Drug Alerts call attention to considerations - such as assessment data, risk factors, and danger signs - that could lead to a health emergency.
- Atraumatic Care boxes cover therapeutic care through interventions that eliminate or minimize pain, discomfort, and stress.
- Community focus includes guidelines to interventions, patient teaching, and home care, along with Community Focus boxes throughout the book.
- Vital reference data appear inside the front and back covers for easy lookup.
- Health promotion tables and charts summarize nutrition, immunizations, safety and injury prevention, and parental guidance.
- Full-color photos of dermatologic conditions depict the pediatric skin problems most commonly seen in practice.
- Patient teaching instructions on the Evolve website allow you to print and hand out sets of easy-to-understand instructions to caregivers.
- NEW! Case studies with clinical reasoning/clinical judgment questions for the Next Generation NCLEX® Examination are added to this edition.
- NEW! Updated vaccination schedules and pediatric guidelines are included for asthma, blood pressure, car seats, and more.
- NEW! Coverage of autism spectrum disorders and childhood obesity is expanded.
- NEW! Additional color illustrations are included in the insert for the most common childhood skin disorders.
- NEW! Updated content includes Evidence-Based Practice boxes, screening charts, opioid treatment, drug calculations and safe dosage ranges, and safety information for home, private office, and outpatient settings.
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Weitere Infos & Material
UNIT 1: Assessment
UNIT 2: Health Promotion
UNIT 3: Pain Assessment and Management
UNIT 4: Evidence-Based Pediatric Nursing Interventions
UNIT 5: Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Unfolding Case Studies
UNIT 6: Reference Data
Color Insert
