Buch, Englisch, 1082 Seiten
Buch, Englisch, 1082 Seiten
ISBN: 978-81-312-3316-0
Verlag: Elsevier India
- Best coverage and presentation of child's growth and development from birth through adolescence
- Multidisciplinary perspective comprising anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and nursing interventions specific to children
- Interpretation of the holistic knowledge base using the nursing process
- Systemic classification of the content facilitating easy location of topics
- Multiple aspects of diseases/problems together with nursing management
- Up-to-date information on treatment techniques and nursing management methods
New to This Edition
- Simpler, less voluminous than the previous edition
- Fully compliant to the INC curriculum
- Topics such as Indian child care programs, the child in Indian scenario, process/rules for adoption in India, immunization schedule for children in India, etc., included
- Concepts like joint family system, working mothers, changing roles of sexes, etc., have been adapted with modern Indian perspective
- Data like nutritional requirements of children have been updated with regional specifications
- Pictures of Indian children/families included to provide regional feel to the content
- Easy-to-read, interesting and involving disposition, which leads the reader through the various facets of pediatric nursing
- Improved layout, design and presentation
- Chapter Outline added in the beginning of every chapter
- Chapter in a Nutshell added at the end of every chapter, to help the learners quickly recapitulate what they have learnt
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section I Introduction to the Family and Child Care
1. Perspectives on the Nurse's Role in Child Care 3
2. The Nurse's Role in the Care of Children 12
3. The Family 22
4. The Nursing Process in the Care of Children 41
Section II Assessment of Children
5. Physical Assessment 63
6. Growth and Development of Children 98
7. Nutrition, Fluids, and Electrolytes 127
Section III The Child and The Illness
8. Developmental Differences and Illness 151
9. The Ill Child and the Health Care System 167
10. Nursing Management of the Ill Child 180
11. Concepts of Illness: Acute, Chronic, and Life Threatening 242
Section IV The Neonate
12. The Neonate, the Family, and the Nurse 261
13. The High-Risk Neonate 285
14. The Neonate Requiring Immediate or Short-Term Care 321
15. The Neonate Requiring Long-Term Care 351
Section V The Infant
16. The Normal Infant: Growth, Development, and Care 425
17. The Infant Requiring Immediate or Short-Term Care 479
18. The Infant Requiring Long-Term Care 520
Section VI The Toddler
19. The Normal Toddler: Growth, Development, and Care 581
20. The Toddler Requiring Immediate or Short-Term Care 616
21. The Toddler Requiring Long-Term Care 678
Section VII The Preschool Child
22. The Normal Preschool Child: Growth, Development, and Care 723
23. The Preschool Child Requiring Immediate or Short-Term Care 746
24. The Preschool Child Requiring Long-Term Care 775
Section VIII The School Child
25. The Normal School Child: Growth, Development, and Care 831
26. The School Child Requiring Immediate or Short-Term Care 853
27. The School Child Requiring Long-Term Care 869
Section IX The Pubescent and The Adolescent
28. The Normal Pubescent and Adolescent: Growth, Development, and Care 925
29. Health Concerns of The Pubescent and The Adolescent 944
30. The Adolescent Requiring Long-Term Care 960
Sources of Borrowed Items 999
Appendices
Appendix A: Paediatric Nursing History and Family Assessment 1005
Appendix B: Conversion Table for Newborn Weights (Gram Equivalents for Pounds and Ounces) 1010
Appendix C: Growth Charts 1011
Appendix D: Median Head Circumferences of Infants and Children 1013
Appendix E: Pulse Rates at Rest 1014
Appendix F: Normal Respiratory Ranges for Children 1015
Appendix G: Blood Pressure 1016
Appendix H: Reference Ranges 1017
Appendix I: Food Values 1035
Appendix J: Adolescent Addiction Assessment Form 1040
Appendix K: Conversions Between Measurement Units 1042
Index 1045
