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Maternity • Pediatrics
Pediatric Nursing Procedures, Third Edition
Vicky R. Bowden, DNSc, RN
978-1-60547-209-6 • April 2011 • Spiralbound • 8.375” x 10.875” • 822 pp. • 130 Illus. • 75Tables
This pediatric procedures book provides the student and professional
nurse with a quick reference to essential nursing procedures and
standards for practice. Its format is easily adaptable to organizational
policy and procedure manuals. Tables and charts summarize key
diagnostic information or parameters.
Features
• Simple, step-by-step instructions walk the reader through each
procedure.
• Procedures have been extensively reviewed by content experts.
• Abundant illustrations provide graphic demonstration of positioning
and technique.
•
Community Care
Section provides instructions regarding how the
child and caregiver would implement or modify a procedure to be
completed in the home or other community setting.
•
Kid Care
Sections point out specific information that should be
taken into consideration when caring for the pediatric client.
•
Key Points
highlight the main points of the procedure.
•
Alerts
emphasize occasions requiring special care or attention, such
as signs of a problem during a procedure.
Table of Contents
Ch. 1:
Principles of Family Centered
Care
Ch. 2:
Growth & Development
Milestones
Ch. 3:
Principles of Fluid and
Nutritional Management
Ch. 4:
Principles of Pharmacologic
Management
Ch. 5:
Principles of Pain Management
Ch. 6:
Abdominal Girth
Ch. 7:
Admission of the Child
Ch. 8:
Advance Directives
Ch. 9:
Aerosol Treatments
Ch. 10:
Apnea Monitors
Ch. 11:
Bathing the Infant
Ch. 12:
Bed and Crib Choices
Ch. 13:
Blood Drawing from
Peripheral Sites: Heel Stick and Finger
Stick
Ch. 14:
Blood Drawing from
Peripheral Sites: Venipuncture
Ch. 15:
Blood Gases
Ch. 16:
Blood Glucose Monitoring
Ch. 17:
Blood Product Administration
Ch. 18:
Bone Marrow Aspiration
Ch. 19:
Breast Milk: Handling and
Storage of Expressed Human Milk
Ch. 20:
Cardiopulmonary Monitoring
Ch. 21:
Cardiopulmonary
Rescucitation
Ch. 22:
Cast Care
. . . Abridged to fit