Whaley and Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children

by Wong, Donna L.; Whaley, Lucille F.

• ISBN13: 9780323001502
• ISBN10: 0323001505
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

As always, practitioners can rely on WHALEY & WONG'S NURSING CARE OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN to provide accurate, thoroughly updated, comprehensive and remarkably readable information. Many popular features from the fifth edition are back along with new, timely features on topics such as community care, cultural awareness, and family-centered care. Each full color text includes a free CD-ROM with exercises to enhance critical thinking, case studies, assessment tools and more. * Includes full-color illustrations with clearly organized text * Emphasizes the role and influence of the family in health and illness * Focuses on "wellness" and preventative measures with complete information on health promotion and injury prevention among specific age groups * Illustrates proper nursing care for major diseases and disorders using the nursing process * Integrates age appropriate patient wellness benchmarks into each chapter * Provides step-by-step instructions on performing key skills in Guidelines boxes * Provides quick references for critical situations in Emergency Treatment boxes, each highlighted with color-tabbed pages * Explains ways in which a family's beliefs may affect child care in Cultural Awareness boxes * Offers guidance on administering sensitive care with minimal pain and stress to child, family and nurse in Atraumatic Care boxes * Highlights important information to prepare families coping with special situations in Family Home Care boxes (Includes FREE CD-ROM and MERLIN websitewww.harcourthealth.com/Mosby/Wong/ncic/)

Table of Contents

Part I Child Health Promotion and Maintenance	1	(1130)
UNIT I Children, Their Families, and the Nurse	1	(199)
1 Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing	1	(33)
2 Social, Cultural, and Religious Influences on Child Health Promotion	34	(39)
3 Family Influences on Child Health Promotion	73	(44)
4 Growth and Development of Children	117	(51)
5 Hereditary Influences on Health Promotion of the Child and Family	168	(32)
UNIT II Assessment of the Child and Family	200	(103)
6 Communication and Health Assessment of the Child and Family	200	(34)
7 Physical and Development Assessment of the Child	234	(69)
UNIT III Family-Centered Care of the Newborn	303	(256)
8 Health Promotion of the Newborn and Family	303	(55)
9 Health Problems of the Newborn	358	(33)
10 The High-Risk Newborn and Family	391	(84)
11 Conditions Caused by Defects in Physical Development	475	(84)
UNIT IV Family-Centered Care of the Infant	559	(104)
12 Health Promotion of the Infant and Family	559	(62)
13 Health Problems During Infancy	621	(42)
UNIT V Family-Centered Care of the Young Child	663	(114)
14 Health Promotion of the Toddler and Family	663	(36)
15 Health Promotion of the Preschooler and Family	699	(21)
16 Health Problems of Early Childhood	720	(57)
UNIT VI Family-Centered Care of the School-Age Child	777	(111)
17 Health Promotion of the School-Age Child and Family	777	(43)
18 Health Problems of Middle Childhood	820	(68)
UNIT VII Family-Centered Care of the Adolescent	888	(112)
19 Health Promotion of the Adolescent and Family	888	(38)
20 Physical Health Problems of Adolescence	926	(33)
21 Behavioral Health Problems of Adolescence	959	(41)
UNIT VIII Family-Centered Care of the Child with Special Needs	1000	(131)
22 Family-Centered Care of the Child with Chronic Illness or Disability	1000	(42)
23 Family-Centered Care of the Child with Life-Threatening Illness/Unexpected Death	1042	(31)
24 The Child with Cognitive, Sensory, or Communication Impairment	1073	(41)
25 Family-Centered Home Care	1114	(17)
Part II Nursing Care of the Ill or Hospitalized Child	1131	(873)
UNIT IX The Child Who Is Hospitalized	1131	(152)
26 Family-Centered Care of the Child During Illness and Hospitalization	1131	(79)
27 Pediatric Variations of Nursing Interventions	1210	(73)
UNIT X The Child with Disturbance of Fluid and Electrolytes	1283	(132)
28 Balance and Imbalance of Body Fluids 28 Balance and Imbalance of Body Fluids	1283	(33)
29 Conditions That Produce Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance	1316	(50)
30 The Child with Renal Dysfunction	1366	(49)
UNIT XI The Child with Problems Related to Transfer of Oxygen and Nutrients	1415	(168)
31 The Child with Disturbance of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Exchange	1415	(41)
32 The Child with Respiratory Dysfunction	1456	(77)
33 The Child with Gastrointestinal Dysfunction	1533	(50)
UNIT XII The Child with Problems Related to Production and Circulation of Blood	1583	(122)
34 The Child with Cardiovascular Dysfunction	1583	(67)
35 The Child with Hematologic or Immunologic Dysfunction	1650	(55)
UNIT XIII The Child with Disturbance of Regulatory Mechanisms	1705	(182)
36 The Child with Cancer	1705	(57)
37 The Child with Cerebral Dysfunction	1762	(69)
38 The Child with Endocrine Dysfunction	1831	(56)
UNIT XIV The Child with a Problem That Interferes with Physical Mobility	1887	(117)
39 The Child with Musculoskeletal or Articular Dysfunction	1887	(77)
40 The Child with Neuromuscular or Muscular Dysfunction	1964	(40)
APPENDIXES	2004
A Family Assessment	2004	(4)
B Developmental/Sensory Assessment	2008	(7)
C Growth Measurements	2015	(14)
D Common Laboratory Tests	2029	(10)
E NANDA-Approved Nursing Diagnoses--1997-1998	2039	(1)
F Translations of FACES Pain Rating Scale	2040