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The Seventh Edition of this colorful, student-friendly LPN/LVN textbook has been thoroughly revised to provide even more of the skill-building features today's students need. The text has an updated art program of over 400 full-color photographs and drawings. Boxed features include Clinical Secrets, Cultural Snapshots, Nursing Procedures, Test Yourself reading comprehension questions, Family Teaching Tips, Communications pointers, Nursing Care Plans, and A Personal Glimpse narratives with Learning Opportunity questions. Workbook pages at the end of each chapter present NCLEX(R)-style review questions, study activities, critical thinking questions, and dosage calculations. A bound-in CD-ROM includes videos and a pediatric dosage calculator.

The Nurse's Role in a Changing Child Health Care Environment	p. 3
Family-Centered and Community-Based Pediatric Nursing	p. 22
Assessment of the Child (Data Collection)	p. 41
Care of the Hospitalized Child	p. 62
Procedures and Treatments	p. 82
Medication Administration and Intravenous Therapy	p. 100
The Child With a Chronic Health Problem	p. 119
Abuse in the Family	p. 132
The Dying Child	p. 144
Nursing Assessment of Newborn Transition	p. 165
Newborn Nutrition	p. 185
The Normal Newborn	p. 205
The Newborn With a Gestational or Acquired Disorder	p. 230
The Newborn With a Congenital Disorder	p. 260
Principles of Growth and Development	p. 301
Growth and Development of the Infant: 28 Days to 1 Year	p. 330
The Infant With a Major Illness	p. 351
Growth and Development of the Toddler: 1 to 3 Years	p. 402
The Toddler With a Major Illness	p. 421
Growth and Development of the Preschool Child: 3 to 6 Years	p. 459
The Preschool Child With a Major Illness	p. 474
Growth and Development of the School-Age Child: 6 to 10 Years	p. 512
The School-Age Child With a Major Illness	p. 529
Growth and Development of the Adolescent: 11 to 18 Years	p. 586
The Adolescent With a Major Illness	p. 605
Standard and Transmission- Based Precautions	p. 653
NANDA-Approved Nursing Diagnoses	p. 655
The Joint Commission's "Do Not Use" Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols	p. 658
Good Sources of Essential Nutrients	p. 659
Breast-feeding and Medication Use	p. 660
Growth Charts	p. 662
Pulse, Respiration, and Blood Pressure Values in Children	p. 668
Temperature and Weight Conversion Charts	p. 669
Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules	p. 672
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Broadribb's Introductory Pediatric Nursing

Broadribb's Introductory Pediatric Nursing

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