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Fast facts for the pediatric nurse : an orientation guide in a nutshell /
This new addition to the Fast Facts series delivers the core information for orienting novice nurses or nursing students to the challenging field of pediatric nursing. Pocket-sized and formatted for quick access to the knowledge a pediatric nurse needs daily, it is packed with concise information on...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Springer Publishing Company,
2014.
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| Colección: | Fast facts (Springer Publishing Company)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part I: Pediatric principles
- Chapter 1: Tips for working with children; Approach and communication; General overview for initial contact with a pediatric client
- Chapter 2: Growth and development; Patterns of growth and development; Influences on growth and development; Infant (birth to 1 year of age); Toddler (ages 1 to 3 years); Preschooler (ages 3 to 5 years); School age (ages 6 to 12 years); Adolescent (ages 12 to 20 years)
- Chapter 3: Well child care: immunizations; Immunizations; Pneumococcal vaccines; Additional immunization information.
- Chapter 4: Well child care: preventive care and anticipatory guidance; Preventive well child care; Anticipatory guidance
- Chapter 5: Physical exam: newborn through adolescence; Developmentally appropriate approaches to physical assessment; Physical assessment sequence; Pain assessment
- Chapter 6: Child abuse: how and when to report; Definition of abuse; When to report; How to report; Anticipatory guidance: Abuse risk factors; Cultural issues related to child abuse.
- Part II: Role of the pediatric nurse
- Chapter 7: Health care delivery in pediatrics; Role of the pediatric nurse; Acute care setting; Community care setting
- Chapter 8: Hospitalization; Preparing the child for hospitalization; Issues related to hospitalization parent/family; Pediatric client considerations of hospitalization related to age; Nursing considerations related to hospitalization
- Chapter 9: Medication administration and special procedures; Adjusting to pediatric-sized clients; Pediatric safe-dose calculations; Dosage calculation; Medication administration; Nursing procedures for the pediatric population.
- Part III: System review of common pediatric disorders
- Chapter 10: Emotional or behavioral disorders; Emotional or behavioral disorders
- Chapter 11: Neurologic and chromosomal disorders ; Variations in pediatric anatomy and physiology; Nervous system disorders
- Chapter 12: Skin disorders; Congenital lesions/birth marks; Other skin lesions; Dermatophytoses or fungal infections of the skin
- Chapter 13: Respiratory disorders; Variations in pediatric anatomy and physiology; Upper respiratory tract disorders; Etiology; Diagnoses; Lower respiratory tract disorders; Etiology; Diagnoses
- Chapter 14: Cardiovascular disorders; Congenital heart disease (CHD); Acquired heart disease.