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9781401897161

Pediatric Nurse's Survival Guide

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  • ISBN13:

    9781401897161

  • ISBN10:

    1401897169

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-07-14
  • Publisher: CENGAGE Delmar Learning

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Practical and convenient, the thoroughly updated third edition of The Pediatric Nurse's Survival Guide is the perfect clinical reference! This handy resource offers quick answers to your pediatric nursing questions concerning assessment, clinical values and standards, and the most common conditions and diseases seen in the pediatric population.

Table of Contents

PREFACE XI
REVIEWERS XII
CHAPTER 1 COMMUNICATION 1(7)
The Nursing Process and Family-Centered Care
1(1)
Communicating with Children and Families
2(1)
Culturally Sensitive Approaches
3(2)
The Use of Play in Children
5(1)
Toy Safety Tips
5(3)
CHAPTER 2 ASSESSMENT 8(51)
Physical Assessment
8(9)
Neonatal Variances in Assessment
17(8)
Nutritional Assessment
25(11)
Developmental Assessment
36(3)
Pain Assessment
39(8)
Assessment and Care of the Postoperative Client
47(1)
Assessing Level of Consciousness in Children
48(1)
Assessment and Care of the Orthopedic Client
49(1)
Assessment of Sexual Maturation
49(4)
Assessment for Child Abuse
53(3)
Signs and Symptoms of Illicit Drug Exposure or Use
56(3)
CHAPTER 3 CLINICAL VALUES AND STANDARDS 59(24)
Calculating Daily Maintenance Fluid Requirements in Children
59(1)
Normal Laboratory Values and Interpretation
59(12)
Conversion Tables for Commonly Used Approximate Equivalents
71(1)
Abbreviations Commonly Used in Pediatric Nursing
72(11)
CHAPTER 4 DRUG ADMINISTRATION 83(90)
Common Pediatric Drugs
83(81)
Drug Administration
164(9)
CHAPTER 5 ESSENTIAL CLINICAL SKILLS 173(15)
Performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
173(1)
Infection Control
174(2)
Clinical Skills and Tips
176(1)
Specimen Collection Tips
177(1)
Administration of Oxygen
177(2)
Use of Restraints
179(1)
Nasotracheal Suctioning
180(1)
Tracheostomy Care
181(2)
Measuring Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR)
183(1)
Care of Central or Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters
183(1)
Administering Nebulized Medications
184(1)
Urinary Catheterization
185(3)
CHAPTER 6 COMMON HEALTH PROBLEMS 188(77)
Acute Glomerulonephritis (AGN)
188(1)
Aggressiveness
189(1)
Anxiety
190(1)
Appendicitis
191(1)
Asthma (Reactive Airway Disease)
192(3)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
195(1)
Autism
196(1)
Bronchiolitis
197(2)
Cancer
199(5)
Care of the Child and Family with Chronic Illness
204(2)
Caring for the Dying Child and the Family
206(3)
Celiac Disease
209(1)
Central Nervous System Infections
209(2)
Communicable Diseases
211(8)
Congenital Cardiac Defects and Repairs
219(3)
Conjunctivitis
222(1)
Crohn's Disease
223(2)
Croup
225(1)
Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
226(2)
Depression
228(1)
Dermatitis
229(1)
Diabetes Mellitus (Type 1 and Type 2)
230(3)
Eating Disorders Anorexia Nervosa
233(1)
Eating Disorders Bulimia
234(2)
Epiglottitis
236(2)
Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER)
238(1)
Hirschsprung's Disease
239(1)
Impetigo
240(1)
Iron Deficiency Anemia
241(1)
Lead Poisoning
242(2)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
244(1)
Orbital Cellulitis
244(1)
Osteomyelitis
245(1)
Otitis Media (OM)
246(1)
Pediculosis Capitis (Head Lice)
247(1)
Pneumonia
248(1)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
249(2)
Scoliosis
251(1)
Seizures
252(1)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
253(2)
Sickle Cell Anemia
255(2)
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
257(1)
Substance Abuse
258(2)
Ulcerative Colitis (UC)
260(2)
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
262(1)
Urticaria
263(2)
CHAPTER 7 CLINICAL REFERENCES AND RESOURCES 265(11)
Pediatric Nursing Journals
265(1)
Resources for Child-Health Nursing
266(9)
Evaluating the Credibility of Health Information Found on the Internet
275(1)
REFERENCES 276(2)
INDEX 278

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