Edited by
Margaret Slota, RN, MN, Adjunct Faculty, University of Pittsburgh; Director, Critical Care Services, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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Description
From the experts at the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), comes the definitive resource on administering quality nursing
care to critically ill pediatric patients. The 2nd edition has been updated to reflect the current state of pediatric critical care nursing
practice and explores the anatomic, physiologic, and cognitive/psychosocial changes that occur across the lifespan of a child and identifies
the ways in which these changes are affected by specific health problems. Using a systems-based approach for quick and easy reference,
this authoritative resource covers developmental anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology and defining characteristics of common pediatric
disorders, clinical assessment, relevant pharmacology, monitoring and diagnostic testing, and therapeutic procedures. Disease coverage
includes essential pathophysiology, etiology and risk factors, signs and symptoms, nursing and collaborative management, and complications.
Also serves as an effective study guide for the pediatric CCRN certification examination.
