Advanced Pediatric Clinical Assessment Skills and Procedures

by Muscari, Mary E.

• ISBN13: 9780781718790
• ISBN10: 0781718791
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2000-09-08
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

This basic text for nurses, nurse practitioners, and nursing students covers assessment, screening, diagnostic reasoning, skills, and procedures related to all stages of child health. This book provides information needed to assess children and adolescents in primary health care settings. Seven main sections include: Growth and Development; Assessment Techniques; Wellness Exams; Focused Assessments for Common Issues; Abuse and Sexual Assault Assessment; Diagnostic Reasoning; and Diagnostic Tests. Forty tables support textual data.

Table of Contents

SECTION I --- GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT	1	(48)
Developmental Assessment	3	(5)
Infant	8	(9)
Toddler	17	(6)
Preschooler	23	(5)
Schoolager	28	(6)
Adolescent	34	(8)
Developmental Milestones Chart	42	(7)
SECTION II --- ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES	49	(98)
Interviewing	51	(7)
History Taking	58	(12)
Physical Examination	70	(77)
SECTION III --- WELLNESS EXAMINATIONS	147	(96)
Screening Tests	149	(8)
Newborn	157	(33)
Infant	190	(9)
Toddler	199	(9)
Preschooler	208	(8)
Schoolager	216	(9)
Adolescent	225	(9)
Children with Special Needs	234	(9)
SECTION IV --- FOCUSED ASSESSMENTS FOR COMMON ISSUES	243	(196)
Genetics	245	(12)
Vision	257	(9)
Hearing	266	(11)
Speech and Language	277	(8)
Development	285	(10)
Nutrition	295	(27)
Dental	322	(9)
Elimination	331	(19)
Sleep	350	(9)
Safety	359	(20)
Psychosocial	379	(30)
Family	409	(12)
Sports	421	(9)
Gynecologic	430	(9)
SECTION V --- ABUSE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT ASSESSMENT	439	(22)
Child Abuse	441	(11)
Sexual Abuse	452	(5)
Adolescent Sexual Assault	457	(4)
SECTION VI --- DIAGNOSTIC REASONING	461	(62)
Presenting Signs and Symptoms	463	(60)
SECTION VII --- DIAGNOSTIC TESTS	523	(42)
Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests	525	(19)
Laboratory Values	544	(21)
Appendix A Blood Pressure Tables	565	(5)
Appendix B Growth Charts	570	(6)
Appendix C Denver II Evaluation	576	(3)
References	579	(6)
Index	585