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Pediatric Nursing : Caring for Children and Their Families
ISBN: 9781401897116 | 1401897118
Edition: 2ndFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 7/14/2006
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Pediatric Nursing embraces a holistic and family-centered approach to the care and nurturing of children in all states along the health-illness continuum, from healthy growth and development milestones to illness states and chronic conditions. All nursing care is framed within a family context, underscoring the need to view the child not just as a patient but as a member of a larger family unit. General nursing skills such as assessment, communication, and health promotion are presented within the pediatric framework, so nurses can approach chi... MORE
| Contributors | p. xv |
| Reviewers | p. xviii |
| Preface | p. xix |
| Acknowledgments | p. xxiv |
| About the Authors | p. xxv |
| How to Use This Text | p. xxvi |
| How to Use Studyware | p. xxxi |
| Pediatric Nursing in a Changing Society | p. 1 |
| Overview of Pediatric Nursing | p. 3 |
| Societal Trends Impacting Children | p. 4 |
| Curre... MORE | p. 9 |
| Perspectives on Pediatric Nursing | p. 12 |
| Standards of Care and Standards of Professional Performance | p. 19 |
| Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century | p. 19 |
| Legal and Ethical Issues | p. 25 |
| Legal Considerations | p. 26 |
| Informed Consent and Assent for Health Care | p. 26 |
| Obtaining Informed Consent Under Special Circumstances | p. 28 |
| Confidentiality | p. 29 |
| Malpractice in the Pediatric Setting | p. 31 |
| Legal Resources for Pediatric Nurses | p. 33 |
| Concepts of Ethics | p. 34 |
| Ethical Theories | p. 34 |
| Ethical Principles | p. 35 |
| Professional Codes of Ethics | p. 35 |
| The Ethical Decision-Making Process | p. 36 |
| Ethical Dilemmas | p. 36 |
| Ethics Committees | p. 42 |
| Future Implications for Pediatric Nursing | p. 43 |
| The Child in Context of the Family | p. 49 |
| Definition of the Family | p. 50 |
| Theoretical Foundations of Family Nursing | p. 50 |
| Family Assessment | p. 57 |
| Family Structure | p. 61 |
| Cultural Influences on the Family | p. 65 |
| Parenting | p. 66 |
| Special Parenting Situations | p. 70 |
| Implications for Nursing | p. 77 |
| Community and Home Health Nursing | p. 85 |
| Community Health Nursing | p. 86 |
| Home Health Nursing | p. 93 |
| School Nursing | p. 109 |
| History of School Nursing | p. 110 |
| School Health Services | p. 112 |
| Health Education and Promotion | p. 119 |
| Psychological Services | p. 127 |
| School Health Services Model | p. 128 |
| School Nursing Today | p. 128 |
| Growth and Development of Children | p. 139 |
| Theoretical Approaches to the Growth and Development of Children | p. 141 |
| Growth, Maturation, and Development | p. 142 |
| Principles of Growth and Development | p. 142 |
| Issues of Human Development | p. 144 |
| Theories of Human Development | p. 146 |
| Growth and Development of the Newborn | p. 171 |
| Extrauterine Transition | p. 172 |
| Physiological Development | p. 173 |
| Psychosexual Development | p. 184 |
| Cognitive Development | p. 185 |
| Psychosocial Development | p. 185 |
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | p. 186 |
| Anticipatory Guidance | p. 186 |
| Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention | p. 190 |
| Nurse's Role in Fostering Healthy Newborns | p. 190 |
| The High-Risk Newborn | p. 192 |
| Care of the High-Risk Newborn | p. 197 |
| Growth and Development of the Infant | p. 201 |
| Physiological Development | p. 202 |
| Psychosexual Development | p. 205 |
| Psychosocial Development | p. 205 |
| Cognitive Development | p. 208 |
| Health Promotion | p. 208 |
| Growth and Development of the Toddler | p. 239 |
| Physiological Development | p. 240 |
| Psychosexual Development | p. 242 |
| Psychosocial Development | p. 243 |
| Cognitive Development | p. 244 |
| Moral Development | p. 245 |
| Health Promotion | p. 247 |
| Nursing Management | p. 262 |
| Growth and Development of the Preschooler | p. 267 |
| Physiological Development | p. 268 |
| Psychosexual Development | p. 269 |
| Psychosocial Development | p. 271 |
| Cognitive Development | p. 273 |
| Moral and Spiritual Development | p. 275 |
| Health Promotion | p. 275 |
| Dental Health | p. 280 |
| Safety and Injury Prevention | p. 280 |
| Health Screenings | p. 281 |
| Preparation for School | p. 282 |
| Discipline and Limit Setting | p. 283 |
| Growth and Development of the School-Age Child | p. 287 |
| Physiological Development | p. 288 |
| Psychosexual Development | p. 290 |
| Psychosocial Development | p. 290 |
| Cognitive Development | p. 291 |
| Moral Development | p. 292 |
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | p. 293 |
| Nurse's Role in Fostering Healthy School-Age Children | p. 304 |
| Growth and Development of the Adolescent | p. 309 |
| Physiological Development | p. 310 |
| Psychosexual Development | p. 315 |
| Psychosocial Development | p. 317 |
| Cognitive Development | p. 320 |
| Moral Development | p. 323 |
| Adolescents in Context | p. 324 |
| Health Promotion | p. 337 |
| Unique Considerations in Children | p. 357 |
| Child and Family Communication | p. 359 |
| The Communication Process | p. 360 |
| Nonverbal Communication | p. 360 |
| Nurse, Child, and Family Communication | p. 362 |
| Developmental Factors Affecting Communication | p. 368 |
| Cultural Impact on Communication | p. 372 |
| Communicating with Children with Special Needs | p. 375 |
| Pediatric Assessment | p. 381 |
| Physical Growth | p. 381 |
| Health History | p. 381 |
| Nutritional Assessment | p. 383 |
| Developmental Assessment | p. 387 |
| Infectious Diseases | p. 415 |
| Anatomy and Physiology | p. 416 |
| Developmental Stages and the Risk of Infection | p. 417 |
| Infectious Diseases in Day Care and School Settings | p. 420 |
| Immunizations | p. 421 |
| Nursing Management | p. 425 |
| Future Directions | p. 441 |
| Care of Children Who are Hospitalized | p. 451 |
| History and Trends in Pediatrics and Pediatric Nursing | p. 452 |
| Experiences of Children in Hospitals and Their Responses | p. 454 |
| Alleviating the Anxieties of Children | p. 456 |
| Major Factors in Support of Coping During Illness and Hospitalization | p. 456 |
| Preparation of Children and Families for Hospitalization | p. 464 |
| Care of Children During Admission to a Hospital | p. 464 |
| Preparation of Children for Surgery | p. 465 |
| Facilitating Coping with Experiences of Diagnostic or Therapeutic Procedures | p. 467 |
| Considerations for Communicating with Children and Families | p. 469 |
| Nursing Care and Guidance of Infants | p. 470 |
| Nursing Care and Guidance of Toddlers | p. 471 |
| Nursing Care and Guidance of Preschool Children | p. 473 |
| Nursing Care and Guidance of School-Age Children | p. 475 |
| Nursing Care and Guidance of Adolescents | p. 478 |
| Expectations and Needs of Caregivers During Hospitalization of Children | p. 480 |
| Children with Chronic Illness | p. 480 |
| Emergency Care | p. 481 |
| Pediatric Intensive Care Units | p. 481 |
| Home Care | p. 481 |
| Discharge and the After Effects of Hospitalization | p. 483 |
| Preparation for Clinical Nursing in the Care of Children and Their Families | p. 483 |
| Challenges in the Care of Children Who Are Hospitalized | p. 484 |
| Chronic Conditions | p. 497 |
| Dimensions of Childhood Chronic Conditions | p. 498 |
| Living with Chronic Conditions | p. 499 |
| Cultural Issues | p. 512 |
| Societal Issues | p. 512 |
| Nursing Management of Children with Chronic Conditions | p. 514 |
| Pain Management | p. 521 |
| Pain Physiology | p. 522 |
| Gate Control Theory | p. 523 |
| Pediatric Pain Research | p. 523 |
| Child Development and Pain | p. 524 |
| Pain Assessment | p. 526 |
| Management of Acute Pain | p. 531 |
| Chronic Pain | p. 539 |
| Home Care of the Child in Pain | p. 541 |
| Medication Administration | p. 547 |
| Physiological Considerations | p. 548 |
| Developmental Considerations | p. 550 |
| Medication Administration | p. 551 |
| Loss and Bereavement | p. 565 |
| Situations Leading to Loss | p. 566 |
| Children's Awareness of Death | p. 567 |
| Grief and Bereavement | p. 568 |
| Understanding How Children React to Loss | p. 570 |
| Children's Responses to Death | p. 571 |
| Disasters or Traumatic Events | p. 573 |
| Reactions of Family to a Child with a Life-Threatening or Terminal Illness | p. 576 |
| Decisions About Hospice | p. 578 |
| Organ and Tissue Donation | p. 579 |
| Autopsy | p. 579 |
| Care for Nurses Working with Terminally Ill Children | p. 579 |
| The Nurse and Terminally Ill Child | p. 580 |
| Alterations in Nutrition and Elimination | p. 585 |
| Fluid and Electrolyte Alterations | p. 587 |
| Anatomy and Physiology | p. 588 |
| Electrolyte Imbalances | p. 589 |
| Acid-Base Balance and Imbalance | p. 591 |
| Dehydration | p. 595 |
| Acute Gastroenteritis | p. 599 |
| Edema | p. 604 |
| Burns | p. 605 |
| Genitourinary Alterations | p. 623 |
| Anatomy and Physiology | p. 624 |
| Urinary Tract Infection | p. 625 |
| Enuresis | p. 630 |
| Structural Defects | p. 634 |
| Acute Glomerulonephritis | p. 640 |
| Nephrotic Syndrome | p. 641 |
| Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome | p. 647 |
| Renal Failure | p. 649 |
| Bladder Exstrophy-Epispadias Complex | p. 654 |
| Gastrointestinal Alterations | p. 661 |
| Anatomy and Physiology | p. 662 |
| Upper Gastrointestinal Alterations | p. 663 |
| Lower Gastrointestinal Alterations | p. 673 |
| Alterations in Motility | p. 677 |
| Inflammatory Disorders | p. 681 |
| Malabsorption Alterations | p. 691 |
| Poisoning | p. 693 |
| Lead Poisoning | p. 695 |
| Hepatic Alterations | p. 695 |
| Additional Gastrointestinal Disorders | p. 698 |
| Alterations in Oxygen Transport | p. 705 |
| Respiratory Alterations | p. 707 |
| Anatomy and Physiology | p. 708 |
| The Child with Respiratory Difficulty | p. 709 |
| Common Acute Respiratory Alterations | p. 710 |
| Common Chronic Respiratory Alterations | p. 723 |
| Less Common Respiratory Alterations | p. 737 |
| Additional Respiratory Alterations | p. 746 |
| Prevention of Respiratory Alterations | p. 748 |
| Cardiovascular Alterations | p. 753 |
| Anatomy and Physiology | p. 754 |
| Assessment of the Child with a Cardiovascular Alteration | p. 757 |
| Congestive Heart Failure | p. 764 |
| Congenital Heart Defects | p. 771 |
| Acquired Heart Disease | p. 792 |
| Hypertension | p. 798 |
| Heart Transplantation | p. 800 |
| Cardiac Arrhythmias | p. 802 |
| Shock | p. 805 |
| Psychosocial Issues for Children with Heart Disease | p. 809 |
| Hematological Alterations | p. 817 |
| Anatomy and Physiology | p. 818 |
| Anemia | p. 819 |
| Disorders of Coagulation | p. 836 |
| Alterations in Protective Mechanisms | p. 853 |
| Immunologic Alterations | p. 855 |
| Anatomy and Physiology | p. 856 |
| Rheumatological Autoimmune Inflammatory Diseases | p. 857 |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) | p. 866 |
| Allergic Reactions to Drugs | p. 876 |
| Endocrine Alterations | p. 883 |
| Anatomy and Physiology | p. 884 |
| Disorders of the Anterior Pituitary | p. 886 |
| Disorders of the Posterior Pituitary | p. 892 |
| Disorders of the Thyroid Gland | p. 893 |
| Disorders of the Adrenal Gland | p. 898 |
| Disorders of the Pancreas | p. 900 |
| Additional Endocrine Disorders | p. 914 |
| Cellular Alterations | p. 919 |
| Anatomy and Physiology | p. 919 |
| Treatment Modalities | p. 921 |
| Leukemia | p. 936 |
| Brain Tumors | p. 942 |
| Lymphomas | p. 946 |
| Neuroblastoma | p. 948 |
| Wilms' Tumor | p. 950 |
| Bone Tumors | p. 952 |
| Soft-Tissue Sarcoma | p. 954 |
| Retinoblastoma | p. 955 |
| Late Effects of Cancer Therapy | p. 955 |
| Integumentary Alterations | p. 963 |
| Anatomy and Physiology | p. 963 |
| Bacterial Infections | p. 967 |
| Fungal Infections | p. 969 |
| Viral Infections | p. 974 |
| Infestations | p. 978 |
| Inflammatory Disorders | p. 982 |
| Bites and Stings | p. 997 |
| Sunburn | p. 1003 |
| Additional Integumentary Disorders | p. 1007 |
| Alterations in Sensorimotor Function | p. 1015 |
| Sensory Alterations | p. 1017 |
| Anatomy and Physiology | p. 1018 |
| Speech and Language | p. 1018 |
| Hearing Impairment | p. 1022 |
| Vision Impairment | p. 1032 |
| Neurological Alterations | p. 1053 |
| Anatomy and Physiology | p. 1053 |
| Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Altered Neurological Status | p. 1056 |
| Diagnostics | p. 1056 |
| General Nursing Issues | p. 1057 |
| Seizures | p. 1058 |
| Structural Abnormalities | p. 1067 |
| Infections | p. 1079 |
| Neurological Injuries | p. 1086 |
| Cerebral Palsy | p. 1102 |
| Headaches | p. 1106 |
| Cognitive Alterations | p. 1113 |
| Mental Retardation | p. 1113 |
| Down Syndrome | p. 1121 |
| Autism | p. 1125 |
| Fragile X Syndrome | p. 1132 |
| Additional Cognitive Alterations | p. 1133 |
| Musculoskeletal Alterations | p. 1139 |
| Anatomy and Physiology | p. 1140 |
| Musculoskeletal Injuries | p. 1140 |
| Infectious Disorders | p. 1156 |
| Congenital Disorders | p. 1158 |
| Growth-Related Disorders | p. 1164 |
| Additional Musculoskeletal Disorders | p. 1174 |
| Other Alterations to Children's Health | p. 1179 |
| Psychosocial Alterations | p. 1181 |
| Treatment Modalities | p. 1182 |
| Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | p. 1183 |
| Mood Disorders | p. 1186 |
| Suicide | p. 1189 |
| Anxiety Disorders | p. 1192 |
| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | p. 1194 |
| Substance Abuse | p. 1195 |
| Eating Disorders | p. 1198 |
| Failure to Thrive | p. 1202 |
| Child Abuse and Neglect | p. 1207 |
| Theoretical Approaches to Child Abuse and Neglect | p. 1208 |
| Types of Child Abuse | p. 1211 |
| Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect | p. 1228 |
| Legal Issues Related to Child Abuse and Neglect | p. 1229 |
| Reporting Child Abuse | p. 1229 |
| Calgary Family Assessment Model: Questions to Ask | p. 1235 |
| The Friedman Family Assessment Model (Short Form) | p. 1237 |
| Family Systems Stressor-Strength Inventory (FS[superscript 3]I) | p. 1239 |
| Physical Growth Charts | p. 1252 |
| Immunization Schedules | p. 1257 |
| Recommended Daily Allowances | p. 1260 |
| Denver II | p. 1265 |
| Sexual Maturity Ratings (SMR) | p. 1268 |
| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Guidelines | p. 1271 |
| Common Laboratory Tests and Normal Values | p. 1276 |
| Temperature Equivalents and Pediatric Weight Conversion | p. 1279 |
| Common Nanda Nursing Diagnoses for Children and Their Families | p. 1281 |
| Abbreviations | p. 1284 |
| Glossary | p. 1289 |
| Index | p. 1311 |
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