Children and Their Families : The Continuum of Care

by Bowden, Vicky R.

• ISBN13: 9780721651798
• ISBN10: 0721651798
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-03-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

Exploring children's health needs from infancy through adolescence across the continuum of care settings, this comprehensive text highlights the ways in which the nurse's role interacts with the functioning of the overall health care team.

Table of Contents

UNIT 1 Family-Centered Care Throughout the Family Life Cycle	1	(166)
CHAPTER 1 Interdisciplinary Care of the Child and Family	3	(60)
CHAPTER 2 Current Issues in Child and Family Nursing	63	(36)
CHAPTER 3 The Child Developing Within the Family	99	(68)
UNIT 2 Health Promotion and Illness Prevention	167	(248)
CHAPTER 4 Growth and Development	169	(72)
CHAPTER 5 Promoting Healthy Living	241	(94)
CHAPTER 6 Health Assessment and Well-Child Care	335	(54)
CHAPTER 7 Health Promotion Through Community Care	389	(26)
UNIT 3 Maintaining Health Across the Continuum of Care	415	(304)
CHAPTER 8 Unexpected Outcomes of Childbearing	417	(40)
CHAPTER 9 Acute Illness as a Challenge to Health Maintenance	457	(70)
CHAPTER 10 Chronic Conditions as a Challenge to Health Maintenance	527	(52)
CHAPTER 11 Rehabilitation, Habilitation, and Home Care: Supporting Health Maintenance	579	(38)
CHAPTER 12 The Grieving Family	617	(42)
CHAPTER 13 Pain Management in Children	659	(60)
UNIT 4 Managing Health Challenges	719	(1391)
CHAPTER 14 HEALTH CHALLENGE: The Neonate	721	(60)
CHAPTER 15 HEALTH CHALLENGE: Alterations in Cardiovascular Status	781	(82)
CHAPTER 16 HEALTH CHALLENGE: Alterations in Respiratory Status	863	(116)
CHAPTER 17 HEALTH CHALLENGE: Alterations in Fluid and Electrolyte Status	979	(48)
CHAPTER 18 HEALTH CHALLENGE: Alterations in Gastrointestinal Status	1027	(84)
CHAPTER 19 HEALTH CHALLENGE: Alterations in Genitourinary Status	1111	(106)
CHAPTER 20 HEALTH CHALLENGE: Alterations in Musculoskeletal Status	1217	(100)
CHAPTER 21 HEALTH CHALLENGE: Alterations in Neurologic Status	1317	(106)
CHAPTER 22 HEALTH CHALLENGE: Pediatric Malignancies	1423	(92)
CHAPTER 23 HEALTH CHALLENGE: Alterations in Hematologic Status	1515	(96)
CHAPTER 24 HEALTH CHALLENGE: Pediatric Infections	1611	(74)
CHAPTER 25 HEALTH CHALLENGE: Alterations in Skin Integrity	1685	(118)
CHAPTER 26 HEALTH CHALLENGE: Alterations in Endocrine Status	1803	(58)
CHAPTER 27 HEALTH CHALLENGE: Inborn Errors of Metabolism	1861	(38)
CHAPTER 28 HEALTH CHALLENGE: Alterations in Vision, Hearing, and Communication	1899	(78)
CHAPTER 29 HEALTH CHALLENGE: Alterations in Children's Mental Health	1977	(70)
CHAPTER 30 HEALTH CHALLENGE: The Pediatric Emergency	2047	(63)
APPENDIX 1 Growth Charts	2110	(9)
APPENDIX 2 Denver II	2119	(3)
APPENDIX 3 Revised Prescreening Developmental Questionnaire (R-PDQ)	2122	(4)
APPENDIX 4 Conversion Charts	2126	(2)
APPENDIX 5 Reference Ranges for Vital Sign Measurements	2128	(3)
APPENDIX 6 Nutritive Value of Breast Milk and Infant Formulas	2131	(3)
APPENDIX 7 Nutritive Value of Baby Foods	2134	(2)
APPENDIX 8 International Immunization Schedules	2136	(2)
APPENDIX 9 Canadian Organizations and Associations Involved in Health Promotion	2138	(2)
APPENDIX 10 NANDA-Approved Nursing Diagnoses	2140	(2)
APPENDIX 11 Reference Ranges for Laboratory Tests	2142	(15)
Glossary	2157
Index	1-1