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PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER CERTIFICATION REVIEW
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certification Review
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By
Jane Fox, EdD, APRN, BC, PNP, Southampton, NY
Linda Gilman, EdD, RN, CPNP, Associate Professor of Nursing, Director, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Major, Indiana University School of Nursing. Indianapolis, IN

Description
PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER CERTIFICATION REVIEW includes every area covered on the PNP certification examinations. The largest portion of the book addresses common presenting symptoms and problems. It also addresses health promotion and well child care, pediatric emergencies, research concepts, quality assurance, and issues and trends. Each topical area includes a content review followed by a number of questions and answers. A free CD-ROM includes a full-length practice examination with 200 questions and an answer key with rationales.

Contents
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION · Test taking strategies · PART TWO: HEALTH PROMOTION AND WELL CHILD CARE · Basic concepts in Health Promotion · Genetics · Newborn Assessment · Parenting · Common Parenting Concerns · Developmental Assessment · Screening Tests · Immunizations · Injury Prevention · Nutritional Assessment · Dental Health · Sexuality/Birth Control · PART THREE: COMMON PRESENTING SYMPTOMS AND PROBLEMS · Nonspecific Complaints/Problems · Ears · Eyes · Respiratory System · Cardiovascular System · Hematologic System and Neoplastic Diseases · Gastrointestinal System · Genitourinary System · Integumentary System · Musculoskeletal System · Neuropsychiatric System · Reproduction System · Endocrine System o Infectious Diseases · Developmental Disabilities · Social Disorders · Pediatric Emergencies · PART FOUR: CURRENT ISSUES · Issues and Trends · Telephone Triage · Research Concepts · Quality Assurance

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 704 pages, publication date: DEC-2000
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-00644-6
ISBN-10: 0-323-00644-2
Imprint: MOSBY


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