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WONG'S NURSING CARE OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN
Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children
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Eighth Edition

By
Marilyn Hockenberry, PhD, RN-CS, PNP, FAAN, Director, Center for Research and Evidence-Based Practice; Nurse Scientist, Texas Children's Hospital; Director of Nurse Practitioners, Texas Children's Cancer Center; Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
David Wilson, MS, RNC, Faculty, Langston University School of Nursing; Staff, Pediatric Emergency Center, Saint Francis Hospital, Tulsa, OK, USA

Description
Long relied on as the industry's most comprehensive, authoritative source for information on the care of pediatric patients, this respected text presents a wealth of nursing knowledge in vividly illustrated, easy-to-read chapters. Current, evidence-based practice is reflected throughout, from its emphasis on wellness to its use of the nursing process and nursing care plans. Now even more user-friendly and inviting, the updated, full-color layout and improved readability guide readers every step of the way. No other book on the subject offers more expert, practical, relevant coverage than Wong's Nursing Care of Infants & Children, 8th Edition.

Contents


PART 1 - Child Health Promotion and Maintenance




Unit I - Children, Their Families, and the Nurse


1. Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing

2. Social, Cultural, and Religious Influences on Child Health Promotion

3. Family Influences on Child Health Promotion

4. Community-Based Nursing Care of the Child and Family

5. Hereditary Influences on Health Promotion of the Child and Family



Unit II - Assessment of the Child and Family


6. Communication and Physical and Developmental Assessment of the Child

7. Pain Assessment and Management in Children



Unit III - Family-Centered Care of the Newborn


8. Health Promotion of the Newborn and Family

9. Health Problems of the Newborn

10. The High-Risk Newborn and Family

11. Conditions Caused by Defects in Physical Development



Unit IV - Family-Centered Care of the Infant


12. Health Promotion of the Infant and Family

13. Health Problems During Infancy



Unit V - Family-Centered Care of the Young Child


14. Health Promotion of the Toddler and Family

15. Health Promotion of the Preschooler and Family

16. Health Problems of Early Childhood



Unit VI - Family-Centered Care of the School-Age Child


17. Health Promotion of the School-Age Child and Family

18. Health Problems of Middle Childhood



Unit VII - Family-Centered Care of the Adolescent


19. Health Promotion of the Adolescent and Family

20. Physical Health Problems of Adolescence

21. Behavioral Health Problems of Adolescence



Unit VIII - Family-Centered Care of the Child with Special Needs


22. Family-Centered Care of the Child with Chronic Illness or Disability

23. Family-Centered End-Of-Life Care

24. The Child with Cognitive, Sensory, or Communication Impairment

25. Family-Centered Home Care



PART 2 - Nursing Care of the Ill or Hospitalized Child




Unit IX - The Child who is Hospitalized


26. Family-Centered Care of the Child During Illness and Hospitalization

27. Pediatric Variations of Nursing Interventions



Unit X - The Child with Disturbance of Fluid and Electrolytes


28. Balance and Imbalance of Body Fluids

29. Conditions that Produce Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance

30. The Child with Renal Dysfunction



Unit XI - The Child with Problems Related to Transfer of Oxygen and Nutrients


31. The Child with Disturbance of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Exchange

32. The Child with Respiratory Dysfunction

33. The Child with Gastrointestinal Dysfunction



Unit XII - The Child with Problems Related to Production and Circulation of Blood


34. The Child with Cardiovascular Dysfunction

35. The Child with Hematologic or Immunologic Dysfunction



Unit XIII - The Child with Disturbance of Regulatory Mechanisms


36. The Child with Cancer

37. The Child with Cerebral Dysfunction

38. The Child with Endocrine Dysfunction



Unit XIV - The Child with a Problem that Interferes with Physical Mobility


39. The Child with Musculoskeletal or Articular Dysfunction

40. The Child with Neuromuscular or Muscular Dysfunction



Appendixes


A. Family Assessment

B. Developmental/Sensory Assessment

C. Growth Measurements

D. Common Laboratory Tests

E. NANDA-Approved Nursing Diagnoses

F. Translations of FACES Pain Rating Scale

G. Spanish-English Translations

H. Dietary Reference Intakes

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 2000 pages, publication date: OCT-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-03963-5
ISBN-10: 0-323-03963-4
Imprint: MOSBY


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Last update: 30 Nov 2009
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