Study Guide for Nursing Care of Children. Principles and Practice

DESCRIPTION

Study Guide provides supplemental learning activities and NCLEX review questions to reinforce comprehension of information covered in the text and prepare students for the exam.

KEY FEATURES

• Consistent organization corresponds with the chapter layout in the text.
• Enhanced learning features help you master concepts and content from the text.
• Helpful hints
• Student learning exercises
• Suggested learning activities
• Student learning applications
• Review questions
• Answers for the student learning exercises and the review questions are located at the end of the study guide.

NEW TO THIS EDITION

• Updated content reflects the changes in the Nursing Care of Children, 4th Edition textbook to keep you up to date.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• UNIT I: INTRODUCTION TO CHILD HEALTH NURSING
• 1. Introduction to Nursing Care of Children

• UNIT II: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT: THE CHILD AND THE FAMILY
• 2. Family-Centered Nursing Care
• 3. Communicating with Children and Families
• 4. Health Promotion for the Developing Child
• 5. Health Promotion for the Infant
• 6. Health Promotion During Early Childhood
• 7. Health Promotion for the School Age Child
• 8. Health Promotion for the Adolescent

• UNIT III: SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS IN CARING FOR CHILDREN
• 9. Physical Assessment of Children
• 10. Emergency Care of the Child
• 11. The Ill Child in the Hospital and Other Care Settings
• 12: The Child With a Chronic Condition or Terminal Illness
• 13. Principles and Procedures for Nursing Care of Children
• 14. Medication Administration and Safety for Infants and Children
• 15. Pain Management for Children

• UNIT IV: CARING FOR CHILDREN WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS
• 16. The Child with a Fluid and Electrolyte Alteration
• 17. The Child with an Infectious Disease
• 18. The Child with an Immunologic Alteration
• 19. The Child With a Gastrointestinal Alteration
• 20. The Child With a Genitourinary Alteration
• 21. This Child with a Respiratory Alteration
• 22. The Child With a Cardiovascular Alteration
• 23. The Child With a Hematologic Alteration
• 24. The Child with Cancer
• 25. The Child with Major Alterations in Tissue Integrity
• 26. The Child With a Musculoskeletal Alteration
• 27. The Child With an Endocrine or Metabolic Alteration
• 28. The Child with an Neurologic Alteration
• 29. Psychosocial Problems in Children and Families
• 30. The Child With a Developmental Disability
• 31. The Child with a Sensory Alteration

AUTHOR INFORMATION

By Susan R. James, PhD, MSN, RN, Associate Professor of Nursing, Coordinator, Nursing of Infants and Children, Curry College, Milton, MA and Julie White, RN, MSN, Clinical InstructorGraduate Entry ProgramUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoCollege of Nursing~ Maternal/Child Department