Thompson's Pediatric Nursing
An Introductory Text
- 9 Edición - 17 de febrero de 2005
- Autores: Debra L. Price, Julie F. Gwin
- Idioma: Inglés
Now part of the popular LPN Threads series, the new full-color edition of this market-leading textbook presents a clear, well-organized exploration of pediatric nursing for LPN/LVN… Leer más
Now part of the popular LPN Threads series, the new full-color edition of this market-leading textbook presents a clear, well-organized exploration of pediatric nursing for LPN/LVN students. It integrates cutting edge information with updated content, offering useful learning tools to reinforce fundamental concepts. Organized according to developmental stages, the book covers pediatric nursing from infancy to adolescence, with a separate chapter on end-of-life care for children and their families. With its easy-to-read, clear writing style, it provides exactly the right depth and breadth of content for LPN/LVNs.
- Skills teach basic techniques performed by the LPN/LVN in pediatric nursing settings.
- Healthy People 2010 objectives are incorporated throughout the text to familiarize readers with these key federal guidelines and objectives.
- Nursing Care Plans follow the nursing process format, with critical thinking question at the end.
- Nursing Briefs stress important content-related points to remember.
- A unique, built-in Self-Assessment workbook section, perforated at the back of the book includes study questions, case studies with critical thinking questions, matching, Internet activities, and multiple-choice questions.
- Online Resources at the end of each chapter offer a list of websites designed to stimulate interest and encourage further exploration of chapter topics.
- Communication Alert boxes identify key tips for establishing successful nurse-patient-family communication.
- Community Cues boxes address home care and community-based care issues.
- Data Cues list assessment data in convenient tables to "cue" the nurse to recognize possible pediatric disorders.
1. Child Health Evolution
2. Growing Children and Their Families
3. Care of the Hospitalized Child
4. The Newborn Infant
5. The High-Risk Neonate
6. Disorders of the Newborn
7. The Infant
8. Disorders of the Infant
9. The Toddler
10. Disorders of the Toddler
11. The Preschool Child
12. Disorders of the Preschool Child
13. The School-Age Child
14. Disorders of the School-Age Child
15. The Adolescent
16. Disorders of the Adolescent
17. Pediatric Procedures
18. End-of-Life Care for Children and Their Families
Appendices
A. Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule, US (January-December 2004)
B. NANDA Nursing Diagnoses
C. Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care
D. Normal Laboratory Values for Children---Reference Ranges
E. Standard Precautions
F. Growth Charts
G. Denver Developmental Screening Test, II
H. Conversion Charts
Glossary
Index
Self-Assessment
2. Growing Children and Their Families
3. Care of the Hospitalized Child
4. The Newborn Infant
5. The High-Risk Neonate
6. Disorders of the Newborn
7. The Infant
8. Disorders of the Infant
9. The Toddler
10. Disorders of the Toddler
11. The Preschool Child
12. Disorders of the Preschool Child
13. The School-Age Child
14. Disorders of the School-Age Child
15. The Adolescent
16. Disorders of the Adolescent
17. Pediatric Procedures
18. End-of-Life Care for Children and Their Families
Appendices
A. Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule, US (January-December 2004)
B. NANDA Nursing Diagnoses
C. Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care
D. Normal Laboratory Values for Children---Reference Ranges
E. Standard Precautions
F. Growth Charts
G. Denver Developmental Screening Test, II
H. Conversion Charts
Glossary
Index
Self-Assessment
- Edición: 9
- Publicado: 17 de febrero de 2005
- Idioma: Inglés
DP
Debra L. Price
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Assistant Professor of Nursing, Tarrant County College, Fort Worth, TXJG
Julie F. Gwin
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Associate Professor of Nursing, Tarrant County College, Clinical Staff Nurse, Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX