Nursing care of children : principles and practice

Unit I: Introduction to Pediatric Nursing. Unit II: Growth and Development: The Child and the Family. Overview of Growth and Development. The Newborn. The Infant. The Toddler. The Preschool Child. The School-Age Child. The Adolescent. Unit III: Special Considerations in Caring for Children. The Child and Play. Communicating with Children. Physical Assessment. Nutrition. Safety. Emergency Care of the Child. The Child in the Hospital and Other Care Settings. Family-Centered Nursing Care of the Child. The Child with a Chronic Condition or Terminal Illness. Adapting Nursing Procedures to Children. Medicating Infants and Children. The Child in Pain. Unit IV: Caring for Children with Health Problems. The High Risk Neonate. The Child with an Infectious Disease. The Child with Immunological Alterations. The Child with Fluid and Electrolyte Alterations. The Child with Upper Gastrointestinal Alterations. The Child with Lower Gastrointestinal Alterations. The Child with Genitourinary Alterations. The Child with Acute Respiratory Alterations. The Child with Chronic Respiratory Alterations. The Child with Congenital Cardiac Defects. The Child with Cardiovascular Alterations. The Child with Hematologic Alterations. The Child with Cancer. The Child with Integumentary Alterations. The Child with Burns. The Child with Musculoskeletal Alterations. The Child with Structural Disorders of the Bones and Joints. The Child with Endocrine Alterations. The Child with Diabetes Mellitus. The Child with Neurological/Developmental Alterations. The Child with a Psychosocial Disorder. The Child with a Cognitive Deficit. The Child with Sensory Alterations. Appendix A:Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule:U.S., Jan. June 1996. Appendix B:Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care: Committe on Practice & Ambulatory Medicine. Appendix C:Growth Charts. Appendix D: Denver Developmental Screening Test II. Appendix E:Normal Blood Pressure Readings for Children. Appendix F:Skinfold Thickness By Age and Sex. Appendix G:Guideline