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PEDIATRIC NURSING
Pediatric Nursing
An Introductory Text
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Tenth Edition

By
Debra Price, MSN, RN, CPNP, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Tarrant County College, Forth Worth, TX
Julie Gwin, MN, RN, Associate Professor of Nursing, Tarrant County College, Clinical Staff Nurse, Cook Children's Medical Center, Forth Worth, TX

Description
Part of the popular LPN Threads series, the new edition of this market-leading textbook presents a clear, well-organized exploration of pediatric nursing for LPN/LVN students. It integrates cutting edge information with updated content, offering useful learning tools to reinforce fundamental concepts. Organized according to developmental stages, the book covers pediatric nursing from infancy to adolescence, with a separate chapter on end-of-life care for children and their families. With its easy-to-read, clear writing style, it provides exactly the right depth and breadth of content for LPN/LVNs.

Contents
1. Child Health Evolution

2. Growing Children and Their Families

3. Care of the Hospitalized Child

4. The Newborn Infant

5. The High-Risk Neonate

6. Disorders of the Newborn

7. The Infant

8. Disorders of the Infant

9. The Toddler

10. Disorders of the Toddler

11. The Preschool Child

12. Disorders of the Preschool Child

13. The School-Age Child

14. Disorders of the School-Age Child

15. The Adolescent

16. Disorders of the Adolescent

17. Pediatric Procedures

18. End-of-Life Care for Children and Their Families

Appendix

A: Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule, US (January-December 2006)

B: NANDA Nursing Diagnoses

C: Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 560 pages, publication date: OCT-2007
ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-4049-1
ISBN-10: 1-4160-4049-8
Imprint: SAUNDERS


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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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