INDICE: TABLE OF CONTENTS Section I Introduction to the Family and Child Care 1. Perspectives on the Nurse's Role in Child Care 3 2. The Nurse's Role in the Care of Children 12 3. The Family 22 4. The Nursing Process in the Care of Children 41 Section II Assessment of Children 5. Physical Assessment 63 6. Growth and Development of Children 98 7. Nutrition, Fluids, and Electrolytes 127 Section III The Child and The Illness 8. Developmental Differences and Illness 151 9. The Ill Child and the Health Care System 167 10. Nursing Management of the Ill Child 180 11. Concepts of Illness: Acute, Chronic, and Life Threatening 242 Section IV The Neonate 12. The Neonate, the Family, and the Nurse 261 13. The High-Risk Neonate 285 14. The Neonate Requiring Immediate or Short-Term Care 321 15. The Neonate Requiring Long-Term Care 351 Section V The Infant 16. The Normal Infant: Growth, Development, and Care 425 17. The Infant Requiring Immediate or Short-Term Care 479 18. The Infant Requiring Long-Term Care 520 Section VI The Toddler 19. The Normal Toddler: Growth, Development, and Care 581 20. The Toddler Requiring Immediate or Short-Term Care 616 21. The Toddler Requiring Long-Term Care 678 Section VII The Preschool Child 22. The Normal Preschool Child: Growth, Development, and Care 723 23. The Preschool Child Requiring Immediate or Short-Term Care 746 24. The Preschool Child Requiring Long-Term Care 775 Section VIII The School Child 25. The Normal School Child: Growth, Development, and Care 831 26. The School Child Requiring Immediate or Short-Term Care 853 27. The School Child Requiring Long-Term Care 869 Section IX The Pubescent and The Adolescent 28. The Normal Pubescent and Adolescent: Growth, Development, and Care 925 29. Health Concerns of The Pubescent and The Adolescent 944 30. The Adolescent Requiring Long-Term Care 960 Sources of Borrowed Items 999 Appendices Appendix A: Paediatric Nursing History and Family Assessment 1005 Appendix B: Conversion Table for Newborn Weights (Gram Equivalents for Pounds and Ounces) 1010 Appendix C: Growth Charts 1011 Appendix D: Median Head Circumferences of Infants and Children 1013 Appendix E: Pulse Rates at Rest 1014 Appendix F: Normal Respiratory Ranges for Children 1015 Appendix G: Blood Pressure 1016 Appendix H: Reference Ranges 1017 Appendix I: Food Values 1035 Appendix J: Adolescent Addiction Assessment Form 1040 Appendix K: Conversions Between Measurement Units 1042 Index 1045
- ISBN: 978-8-1312-3316-0
- Editorial: Elsevier India
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 1084
- Fecha Publicación: 12/04/2013
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés