This colorful skills atlas serves as a portable, quick-reference to step-by-step maternal-newborn and pediatric nursing procedures. The manual guides you through more than 85 skills using full-color photographs and rationales. It also includes chapters on physical assessment, special pain management techniques, cardio-respiratory care, administration of medications, including intravenous access, and other information useful to nurses in the clinical setting. Descriptions of each skill are followed by the preparation needed by the nurse, equipment and supplies required, and the procedure. Margin boxes and tables detail important safety issues, growth and development considerations, teaching for families, and clinical tips. Appendices provide information on growth grids and calculation of body surface area for medication administration.