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Fourth Edition
By
Catherine Blosser, MPA:HA, RN, APRN, BC (PNP), Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Multnomah County Health Department, Portland, Oregon
Ardys Dunn, PhD, RN, PNP, Associate Professor Emeritus, University of Portland School of Nursing, Portland, OR; Professor, Samuel Merritt College School of Nursing, Oakland, CA
Margaret Brady, PhD, RN, CPNP, Professor, Department of Nursing, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, Calinfornia; Co-Director, PNP Program,
School of Nursing, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California
Catherine Blosser, MPA:HA, RN, APRN, BC (PNP), Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Multnomah County Health Department, Portland, Oregon
Description
This fourth edition of Pediatric Primary Care is prepared to assist the pediatric healthcare provider to understand the wide spectrum
of conditions seen in primary care of children. Written by experienced authors familiar with the scope of practice and knowledge base
of pediatric nurse practitioners, it emphasizes prevention as well as management, and presents guidelines on assessing children from
infancy through adolescence. The text is appropriate for nurse practitioner, medical, and physician assistant students as well as experienced
clinicians who want a current pediatric primary care resource with easy access to information.
Contents
Unit One Pediatric Primary Care Foundations
1. Child Health Status in America
2. Child and Family Health
Assessment
3. Cultural Perspectives for Pediatric Primary Care
Unit Two Management of Development
4.
Developmental Management in Pediatric Primary Care
5. Developmental Management of Infants
6. Developmental Management of
Toddlers and Preschoolers
7. Developmental Management of School-Age Children
8. Developmental Management of Adolescents
Unit
Three Approaches to Health Management in Pediatric Primary Care
9. Introduction to Health Promotion
10. Health
Perception and Health Management Patterns
11. Nutrition
12. Breastfeeding
13. Elimination Patterns
14. Activities
and Sports for Children and Adolescents
15. Sleep and Rest
16. Cognitive-Perceptual Patterns: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder, Blindness, Deafness, and Autism
17. Self-Perception Issues
18. Role Relationships
19. Sexuality
20.
Coping and Stress Tolerance: Mental Health Problems
21. Values and Beliefs
Unit Four Approaches to Disease
Management
22. Introduction to Diseases and Pain Management
23. Infections Diseases and Immunizations
24.
Atopic and Rheumatic Disorders
25. Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases
26. Hematologic Diseases
27. Neurologic Disorders
28.
Eye Disorders
29. Ear Disorders
30. Cardiovascular Disorders
31. Respiratory Disorders
32. Gastrointestinal
Disorders
33. Dental and Oral Disorders
34. Genitourinary Disorders
35. Gynecologic Conditions
36. Dermatologic
Diseases
37. Musculoskeletal Disorders
38. Perinatal Conditions
39. Common Injuries
40. Genetic Disorders
41.
Environmental Health Issues
42. Complementary Medicine
43. Practice Management Strategies for a Health Care Practice
APPENDIX
A.
Medications in Pediatric Practice
B. Growth Charts
C. Normal Laboratory Values
D. Supplemental Asthma Information
| Bibliographic details |
Hardbound, 1392 pages, publication date: APR-2008
ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-4087-3
ISBN-10: 1-4160-4087-0
Imprint: SAUNDERS
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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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