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Maternity • Pediatrics
ChildrenandTheirFamilies:
TheContinuumofNursingCare,ThirdEdition
VickyR. Bowden,DNSc, RN
978-1-4511-8786-1 • September2013 •Hardbound •8.375” x10.875” • 1760pp.
Succeed in your pediatric nursing course with
Children and Their
Families, Third Edition
! This bestselling text has already helped
thousands of students master the concepts and skills necessary for
effective practice in a variety of settings, from home to school to
medical center.
Thebook’s easy-to-understandpresentation, strikingvisuals, andbuilt-
in learning tools help youdevelop an understandingof the unique role
you’ll have in working with all members of the pediatric healthcare
system and equip you to make critical judgments and decisions in a
varietyof settings across the continuumof care.
Features
• Broadenyour understandingof the interrelateddynamicsof
pediatricnursing careandmake the leap from theory topractice,
throughProgressiveCaseStudies that followa communityof
pediatric clients througheach chapter.
• Learn to createand implement careplans throughNursingPlanof
Care features.
• Developanunderstandingof important psychosocial, teaching,
physiologic, or pathophysiologicdifferences among childrenof
various agegroupswithhandyDevelopmentalConsideration charts.
• Prepare for effectivepracticewithCarePaths that summarize the
interdisciplinaryplanof care for a childwitha specific conditionand
includenursingdiagnoses toalert thehealth care team to currentor
potential issues that require intervention.
• Learn the skillsyouneed for effective client/familyeducationwith
Teaching InterventionPlans (TIPs) that present interdisciplinary
plans focusedonaspectsof care involving childand/or family
education.
• Evaluateand improveyour critical thinking skillswithClinical
Judgments features.
• Develop the skillsyouneed toworkwith families in community
settings throughCommunityCareCharts that present special
teachings and clinical information.
• Master important information throughNursing InterventionCharts
that provideamore in-depthdescriptionof particular nursing care
activities.
• Prepare for clinical practicewithNursingDiagnoses andOutcome
charts that summarize thenursingdiagnoses andoutcomes that
are consistentlyapplicable todefinedpopulationsof childrenwith
specifichealth challenges.
• Developanunderstandingof how research informs pediatric
practice throughEvidence-BasedPracticeboxes.
Table of Contents
Unit I:
Family-CenteredCare
Throughout theFamily LifeCycle
Ch. 1:TheChildDevelopingWithin the
Family
Ch. 2: Advocating forChildren andFamilies
Ch. 3: Principles andPhysiologicBasis of
Growth andDevelopment
Ch. 4: Infancy (Newborn–11Months)
Ch. 5: EarlyChildhood (1–4Years)
Ch. 6:MiddleChildhood (5–10Years)
Ch. 7: Adolescence (11–21Years)
Unit II:
MaintainingHealthAcross the
ContinuumofCare
Ch. 8:HealthAssessment andWell-Child
Care
Ch. 9: PharmacologicManagement
Ch. 10: PainManagement
Ch. 11: Acute Illness as aChallenge to
HealthMaintenance
Ch. 12: ChronicConditions as aChallenge
toHealthMaintenance
Ch. 13: PalliativeCare
Unit III:
ManagingHealthChallenges
Ch. 14:TheNeonateWithAlteredHealth
Status
Ch. 15:TheChildwithAltered
Cardiovascular Status
Ch. 16:TheChildwithAlteredRespiratory
Status
Ch. 17:TheChildWithAlteredFluid and
Electrolyte Status
Ch. 18:TheChildWithAltered
Gastrointestinal Status
Ch. 19:TheChildWithAltered
Genitourinary Status
Ch. 20:TheChildwithAltered
Musculoskeletal Status
Ch. 21:TheChildWithAlteredNeurologic
Status
Ch. 22:TheChildWith aMalignancy
Ch. 23:TheChildWithAlteredHematologic
Status
Ch. 24:TheChildWith an Infectious
Disease
…Abridged tofit