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Maternity • Pediatrics
Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, Third Edition
Terri Kyle, MSN, CPNP
978-1-45119-238-4 • February 2016 • Hardbound • 8.375” x 10.875” • 1264pp. • 470 Illus. • 50Tables
Essentials of Pediatric Nursing,Third Edition
is intended for
Pediatric Nursing courses with an integrated pediatric curriculum. It
provides a unique concept-based approach and nursing process focus
that helps students go from concept to application by building on
previously mastered knowledge from other courses.
The new edition of the text focuses on allowing students to apply
concepts from the book to cases throughout the book. It also
emphasizes developmental considerations and atraumatic care,
illustrating the unique nature of a pediatric patient. Also new to
this edition are highlighted sections, showing student’s key areas in
the text that students commonly struggle with and real life critical
thinking exercises. This edition will have a comprehensive supplements
program to support faculty and student needs, in addition to a
pediatric nursing videos series available on thePoint.
Table of Contents
Unit 1:
Foundations of Pediatric
Nursing
Ch. 1: Introduction to Child Health and
Pediatric Nursing
Ch. 2: Factors Influencing Child Health
Unit 2:
Health Promotion of the
Growing Child and Family
Ch. 3: Growth and Development of the
Newborn and Infant
Ch. 4: Growth and Development of the
Toddler
Ch. 5: Growth and Development of the
Preschooler
Ch. 6: Growth and Development of the
School-Age Child
Ch. 7: Growth and Development of the
Adolescent
Unit 3:
Working With Children and
Families
Ch. 8: Atraumatic Care of Children and
Families
Ch. 9: Health Supervision
Ch. 10: Health Assessment of Children
Ch. 11: Caring for Children in Diverse
Settings
Ch. 12: Caring for the Special Needs Child
Ch. 13: Key Pediatric Nursing Interventions
Ch. 14: Pain Management in Children
Unit 4:
Nursing Care of the Child With
a Health Disorder
Ch. 15: Nursing Care of the Child With
an Infection
Ch. 16: Nursing Care of the Child With
an Alteration in Intracranial Regulation/
Neurologic Disorder
Ch. 17: Nursing Care of the Child With an
Alteraion in Sensory Perception/Disorder of
the Eyes or Ears
Ch. 18: Nursing Care of the Child With
an Alteration in Gas Exchange/Respiratory
Disorder
. . . Abridged to fit
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