Schaum's Outline of Pediatric Nursing

by Cantrell, Mary Ann

• ISBN13: 9780071623865
• ISBN10: 0071623868
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-14
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

Study faster, learn better, and get top gradesModified to conform to the current curriculum,Schaum's Outline of Pediatric Nursingcomplements these courses in scope and sequence to help you understand its basic concepts. The book offers extra practice on topics such as health promotion and health problems of children in infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence. You'll also get coverage on chronic illnesses and disabilities in children and dysfunctions of the various systems of the body in children.Features: Professional case studies and 122 review questions Comprehensive review of specialized topics such as impact of cognitive or sensory impairment on the child and family, family-centered home care, and pediatric variations of nursing interventions Support for all the major textbooks for pediatric nursing coursesTopics include: Health Promotion and Growth Development, The Hospitalized Child and Family, Common Alterations in Pediatric Respiratory Functioning, Common Alterations in Pediatric Hematological and Immune Functioning, Common Cancers in Children and Adolescents, Alteration in Musculoskeletonal and Joint Functioning, Common Alterations in Pediatric Neurological Functioning, Common Alterations in Pediatric Neuromuscular Functioning, Common Alterations in Pediatric Fluid and Electrolyte Balance & Urinary and Renal Functioning, Common Alterations in Pediatric Endocrine Functioning, Common Alterations in Pediatric Cardiac Functioning, Common Alterations in Pediatric Gastrointesetinal Functioning, Common Alterations in Sensory Functioning, The Child with Special Needs

Author Biography

Author Profile
Mary Ann Cantrell received her Ph.D. in nursing from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 1997. She had fellowships at The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Training: Developing Nurse Scientists Program, The State of the Science of Nursing Research in Pediatric Oncology at the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) of the National Institute of Health (NIH), and the University of Pennsylvania's Summer Nursing Research Institute. She worked as a nurse in the oncology unit of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for 17 years. She is currently an Associate Professor of Nursing at Villanova University.

Table of Contents

1. Health Promotion and Growth Development2. The Hospitalized Child and Family 3. Common Alterations in Pediatric Respiratory Functioning 4. Common Alterations in Pediatric Hematological and Immune Functioning5. Common Cancers in Children and Adolescents6. Alteration in Musculoskeletonal and Joint Functioning7. Common Alterations in Pediatric Neurological Functioning8. Common Alterations in Pediatric Neuromuscular Functioning9. Common Alterations in Pediatric Fluid and Electrolyte Balance & Urinary and Renal Functioning10. Common Alterations in Pediatric Endocrine Functioning11. Common Alterations in Pediatric Cardiac Functioning12. Common Alterations in Pediatric Gastrointesetinal Functioning13. Common Alterations in Sensory Functioning14. The Child with Special Needs