This text utilizes a highly-readable writing style and encourages a whole-body approach — beginning with child development and health promotion to better understand the later chapters on specific health problems
Full-Color Design visually enhances the organization of each chapter
Includes the latest recommendations from authoritative nursing organizations including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, and more
Concepts lists in each chapter focus student attention on essential concepts as well as aid students using a concept-based curriculum, system-focused curriculum, or hybrid approach
Developmental Approach -- Developmental tasks and influences at each stage of child’s growth are clearly identified
Emphasis on Wellness -- Health promotion chapters are included for each developmental stage of childhood
Clinical Judgment Case Studies (formerly NGN) throughout the text with answers provided at the back of the book
Critical Thinking Case Study Boxes promote independent thinking
Quality Patient Indicators help students understand how their care directly impacts patient safety and quality patient outcomes
Genetics content includes information on genetics and its impact on health
Drug Alerts highlight important drug information in the text to alert students to potential safety issues
Family Focus includes a separate family chapter (Ch. 2), family content integrated throughout the text, and Family-Centered Care boxes throughout
Community Focus boxes provide resources and guidance on caring for children outside the clinical setting
Evidence to Practice Boxes focus students’ attention on the application of research and critical thought processes to support and guide the outcomes of nursing care
Nursing Care Plans are presented as “Unfolding Cases” and provide students real-life scenarios with questions
Research Focus boxes throughout text help students remain abreast of current studies that impact pediatric nursing today
Cultural content is integrated throughout the text, and Cultural Considerations boxes throughout expose students to customs and beliefs of different cultures that influence child care to enhance their ability to provide quality nursing care to ALL children and their families
Atraumatic Care boxes throughout the text contain techniques for care that minimize pain, discomfort, or stress
Nursing Tips provide helpful hints and practical, clinical information of a non-emergency nature
Nursing Alerts provide critical information that MUST BE considered in providing care
Emergency Treatment content provides a quick reference in critical situations
Nursing Care Guidelines provide students with clear, step-by-step, detailed instructions for performing specific skills or procedures
Author Information
By Marilyn J. Hockenberry, PhD, RN, PPCNP-BC, FAAN, Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine; Director, Global HOPE Nursing, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas; Bessie Baker Professor Emerita of Nursing Chair, Duke Institutional Review Board, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA; Karen DiValerio Gibbs, PhD, MSN/MPH, RN, PHNA-BC, CPN, Instructor, Baylor College of Medicine, Evidence-Based Practice and Dissemination Science Specialist, USA and Elizabeth A. Duffy, DNP, RN, CPNP, Clinical Assistant Professor, Chair, Children's Oncology Group Evidence-Based Practice Subcommittee, University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Section 1. Children, Their Families, and the Nurse 1. Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing 2. Family, Social, Cultural, and Religious Influences on Child Health Promotion 3. Developmental and Genetic Influences on Child Health Promotion
Section 2. Communication and Physical Assessment of the Child and Family 4. Communication, Physical, and Developmental Assessment of the Child and Family Katherine L. Scott 5. Pain Assessment and Management in Children Lindsay Jibb 6. Childhood Communicable and Infectious Diseases
Section 3. Family-Centered Care of the Newborn 7. Health Promotion of the Newborn and Family Karen Walker Schwab 8. Health Problems of Newborns Tracey Robertson Bell
Section 4. Family-Centered Care of the Infant 9. Health Promotion of the Infant and Family Cary M. Cain 10. Health Problem of Infants
Section 5. Family-Centered Care of the Young Child 11. Health Promotion of the Toddler and Family 12. Health Promotion of the Preschooler and Family Rebecca A. Monroe 13. Health Problems of Toddlers and Preschoolers
Section 6. Family-Centered Care of the School-Age Child and Adolescent 14. Health Promotion of the School Age Child and Family Alice M. Burch 15. Health Promotion of the Adolescent and Family 16. Health Problems of School Age Children and Adolescents
Section 7. Family-Centered Care of the Child with Special Needs 17. Impact of Chronic Illness, Disability, or End of Life Care for the Child and Family 18. Impact of Cognitive or Sensory Impairment on the Child and Family
Section 8. The Child Who Is Hospitalized 19. Family-Centered Care of the Child During Illness and Hospitalization Jaime L. Fox 20. Pediatric Nursing Interventions and Skills Caroline Elizabeth Anderson, Blair Sweeney and Stephanie Pitts
Section 9. The Child with Problems Related to the Transfer of Oxygen and Nutrients 21. The Child with Respiratory Dysfunction Patricia Conlon 22. The Child with Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Jessica Cichocki
Section 10. The Child with Problems Related to the Production and Circulation of Blood 23. The Child with Cardiovascular Dysfunction Margaret L. Schroeder, Annette L. Baker, Heather Bastardi and Patricia O'Brien 24. The Child with Hematologic or Immunologic Dysfunction Rosalind Bryant 25. The Child with Cancer
Section 11. The Child with a Disturbance of Regulatory Mechanisms 26. The Child with Genitourinary Dysfunction Maryellen S. Kelly 27. The Child with Cerebral Dysfunction Erin Day Fecske 28. The Child with Endocrine Dysfunction Megan Pruett and Brooke Elizabeth Patteson
Section 12. The Child with a Problem that Interferes with Physical Mobility 29. The Child with Musculoskeletal or Articular Dysfunction Laura Tillman and Shelby Jones 30. The Child with Neuromuscular or Muscular Dysfunction Asma Ali Taha, Sharon Norman and Meganne E. Leach 31. The Child with Integumentary Dysfunction Rose Ann Urdiales Baker and Mary Mondozzi
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