Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing: A South Asian Edition

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-81-312-3992-6
Verlag: Elsevier India

Buch, Englisch, 1092 Seiten

Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, First South Asia Edition, provides a well-refined, in-depth, and advanced body of knowledge in pediatric nursing to ameliorate, excel, and outshine the professional skills of nurses both in theory as well as in practice. It enhances a nurse's abilities in handling a child in a comprehensive manner. The book covers a cocktail of all the essential topics, has pictorial representations, notes enclosing the important information, and nursing diagnosis that helps the nurses to prioritize and carry out the nursing care and procedures in an orderly fashion. This text strives to help nurses utilize their maximum potential for the holistic care of a child.

. Abides completely by the curriculum prescribed by the INC
. Elaborate and detailed explanation with illustrations
. Explicit definitions and meanings
. Crystal clear diagnoses and limpid rationales
. Pellucid charts and tabulations for better understanding
. Intelligible language apt for all
. Pictures for easy identification

. Content adapted for the current South Asian nursing setup. Current data and statistics pertaining to the South Asian region assimilated. State-of-the-art concepts and literature added to reflect the regional perspective. Regional pictures added to provide regional look and feel. Age-wise pictures included for better understanding of concepts

Autoren/Hrsg.

Judie, A.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pflege Kinderkrankenpflege

Inhaltsverzeichnis

UNIT 1 MODERN CONCEPTS OF CHILD CARE1 Modern Concepts of Child Care2 Community-Based Nursing Care of the Child and Family3 Family Influences on Child Health Promotion4 Social, Cultural, and Religious Influences on Child Health Promotion5 Developmental and Genetic Influences on Child Health Promotion

UNIT 2 ASSESSMENT OF THE CHILD AND FAMILY6 Communication and Physical Assessment of the Child7 Pain Assessment and Management in Children

UNIT 3 FAMILY-CENTERED CARE OF THE NEWBORN8 Health Promotion of the Newborn and Family9 Health Problems of Newborns

UNIT 4 FAMILY-CENTERED CARE OF HEALTH PROBLEMS OF INFANTS10 Health Promotion of the Infant and Family11 Health Problems of Infants

UNIT 5 FAMILY-CENTERED CARE OF THE YOUNG CHILD12 Health Promotion of the Toddler and Family13 Health Promotion of the Preschooler and Family14 Health Problems of Toddlers and Preschoolers

UNIT 6 FAMILY-CENTERED CARE OF THE SCHOOL-AGE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT15 Health Promotion of the School-Age Child and Family16 Health Promotion of the Adolescent and Family17 Health Problems of School-Age Children and Adolescents

UNIT 7 FAMILY-CENTERED CARE OF THE CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS18 Quality of Life for Children Living with Chronic or Complex Diseases19 Impact of Cognitive or Sensory Impairment on the Child and Family20 Family-Centered Home Care

UNIT 8 THE CHILD WHO IS HOSPITALIZED21 Family-Centered Care of the Child During Illness and Hospitalization22 Pediatric Variations of Nursing Interventions

UNIT 9 THE CHILD WITH PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE TRANSFER OF OXYGEN AND NUTRIENTS23 The Child with Respiratory Dysfunction24 The Child with Gastrointestinal Dysfunction

UNIT 10 THE CHILD WITH PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE PRODUCTION AND CIRCULATION OF BLOOD25 The Child with Cardiovascular Dysfunction26 The Child with Hematologic or Immunologic Dysfunction

UNIT 11 THE CHILD WITH A DISTURBANCE OF REGULATORY MECHANISMS27 The Child with Genitourinary Dysfunction28 The Child with Cerebral Dysfunction29 The Child with Endocrine Dysfunction30 The Child with Integumentary Dysfunction

UNIT 12 THE CHILD WITH A PROBLEM THAT INTERFERES WITH PHYSICAL MOBILITY31 The Child with Musculoskeletal or Articular Dysfunction32 The Child with Neuromuscular or Muscular Dysfunction

APPENDIXESA Growth MeasurementsB Common Laboratory TestsC Translations of Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating ScaleD Blood Pressure Levels

INDEX