Nursing care of children : principles & practice.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit I. Introduction to child health nursing. 1. Introduction to nursing care of children : Principles of caring for children ; Historical perspectives ; Current trends in child health care ; Home care ; Community care ; Statistics on infant and child health ; Ethical perspectives in child health nursing ; Legal issues ; Social issues ; The professional nurse ; Advanced roles for pediatric nurses ; The nursing process in pediatric care ; Complementary and alternative medicine ; Nursing research and evidence-based practice.

Unit II. Growth and development: the child and the family. 2. Family-centered nursing care : Family-centered care ; Healthy versus dysfunctional families ; Cultural influences on pediatric nursing ; Parenting ; Discipline -- 3. Communicating with children and families : Components of effective communication ; Family-centered communication ; Transcultural communication: bridging the gap ; Communicating with children with special needs -- 4. Health promotion for the developing child : Overview of growth and development ; Principles of growth and development ; Theories of growth and development ; Theories of language development ; Genetic and genomic influences on growth and development ; Assessment of growth ; Assessment of development ; Nurse's role in promoting optimal growth and development ; Health promotion -- 5. Health promotion for the infant : Growth and development of the infant ; Health promotion for the infant and family ; Concerns during infancy -- 6. Health promotion during early childhood : Growth and development during early childhood ; Health promotion for the toddler or preschooler and family -- 7. Health promotion for the school-age child : Growth and development of the school-age child ; Health promotion for the school-age child and family -- 8. Health promotion for the adolescent : Adolescent growth and development ; Health promotion for the adolescent and family.

Unit III. Special considerations in caring for children. 9. Physical assessment of children : General approaches to physical assessment; Techniques for physical examination ; Sequence of physical examination ; Conclusion and documentation -- 10. Emergency care of the child : General guidelines for emergency nursing care ; Growth and development issues in emergency care ; The family of a child in emergency care ; Emergency assessment of infants and children ; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation of the child ; The child in shock ; Pediatric trauma ; Ingestions and poisonings ; Environmental emergencies ; Dental emergencies -- 11. The ill child in the hospital and other care settings : Settings of care ; Stressors associated with illness and hospitalization ; Factors affecting a child's response to illness and hospitalization ; Play for the ill child ; Admitting the child to a hospital setting ; Nursing care plan: the child and family in a hospital setting ; The ill child's family -- 12. The child with a chronic condition or terminal illness : Chronic illness defined ; The family of the child with special health care needs ; The child with special health care needs ; The child with a chronic illness ; Nursing care plan: the child with a chronic condition in the community setting ; The terminally ill or dying child ; Nursing care plan: the terminally ill or dying child -- 13. Principles and procedures for nursing care of children : Preparing children for procedures ; Holding and transporting infants and children ; Safety issues in the hospital setting ; Infection control ; Bathing infants and children ; Oral hygiene ; Feeding ; Vital signs ; Fever-reducing measures ; Specimen collection ; Gastrointestinal tubes and enteral feedings ; Enemas ; Ostomies ; Oxygen therapy ; Assessing oxygenation ; Chest physiotherapy ; Tracheostomy care ; Surgical procedures -- 14. Medication administration and safety for infants and children : Pharmacokinetics in children ; Psychological and developmental factors ; Calculating dosages ; Medication administration procedures ; Intravenous therapy ; Administration of blood products ; Child and family education -- 15. Pain management for children : Definitions and theories of pain ; Research on pain in children ; Obstacles to pain management in children ; Assessment of pain in children ; Nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic pain interventions.

Unit IV. Caring for children with health problems. 16. The child with a fluid and electrolyte alteration : Review of fluid and electrolyte imbalances in children ; Alterations in acid-base balance in children ; Dehydration ; Diarrhea ; Vomiting -- 17. The child with an infectious disease : Review of disease transmission ; Infection and host defenses ; Immunity ; Viral exanthems ; Nursing care plan: the child with an infection in the community setting ; Other viral infections ; Bacterial infections ; Fungal infections ; Rickettsial infections ; Borrelia infections ; Helminths ; Sexually transmissible infections -- 18. The child with an immunologic alteration : Review of the immune system ; Common laboratory and diagnostic tests of immune function ; Human immunodeficiency virus ; Nursing care plan: the child with HIV infection in the community ; Nursing care plan: the adolescent with HIV infection ; Corticosteroid therapy ; Immune complex and autoimmune disorders ; Systemic lupus erythematosus ; Allergic reactions ; Anaphylaxis -- 19. The child with a gastrointestinal alteration : Review of the gastrointestinal system ; Disorders of prenatal development ; Nursing care plan: the child with a cleft lip or palate ; Motility disorders ; Inflammatory and infectious disorders ; Obstructive disorders ; Malabsorption disorders ; Hepatic disorders -- 20. The child with a genitourinary alteration : Review of the genitourinary system ; Enuresis ; Urinary tract infections ; Cryptorchidism ; Hypospadias and epispadias ; Miscellaneous disorders and anomalies of the genitourinary tract ; Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis ; Nephrotic syndrome ; Nursing care plan: the child with nephrotic syndrome ; Acute renal failure ; Chronic renal failure and end-stage renal disease -- 21. The child with a respiratory alteration : Review of the respiratory system ; Diagnostic tests ; Respiratory illness in children ; Allergic rhinitis ; Sinusitis ; Otitis media ; Pharyngitis and tonsillitis ; Laryngomalacia ; Croup ; Epiglottitis (supraglottitis) ; Bronchitis ; Bronchiolitis ; Pneumonia ; Foreign body aspiration ; Pulmonary noninfectious irritation ; Respiratory distress syndrome ; Apnea ; Sudden infant death syndrome ; Asthma ; Nursing care plan: the child hospitalized with asthma ; Bronchopulmonary dysplasia ; Cystic fibrosis ; Tuberculosis -- 22. The child with a cardiovascular alteration : Review of the heart and circulation ; Congenital heart disease ; Physiologic consequences of congenital heart disease in children ; Nursing care plan: the child with heart failure ; Assessment of the child with a cardiovascular alteration ; Cardiovascular diagnosis ; The child undergoing cardiac surgery ; Acquired heart disease ; Arrhythmias ; Rheumatic fever ; Kawasaki disease ; Hypertension ; Cardiomyopathies ; High cholesterol levels in children and adolescents -- 23. The child with a hematologic alteration : Review of the hematologic system ; Iron deficiency anemia ; Sickle cell disease ; Nursing care plan: the child with iron deficiency anemia ; Nursing care plan: the child with sickle cell disease; Thalassemia ; Hemophilia ; Nursing care plan: the child with hemophilia ; von Willebrand's disease ; Immune thrombocytopenic purpura ; Disseminated intravascuar coagulation ; Aplastic anemia ; ABO incompatibility and hemolytic disease of the newborn ; Hyperbilirubinemia -- 24. The child with cancer : Review of cancer ; The child with cancer ; Leukemia ; Nursing care plan: the child with leukemia ; Brain tumors ; Malignant lymphomas ; Neuroblastoma ; Osteosarcoma ; Ewing sarcoma ; Rhabdomyosarcoma ; Wilms tumor ; Retinoblastoma ; Rare tumors of childhood -- 25. The child with major alterations in tissue integrity : Review of the integumentary system ; Common variations in the skin of newborn infants ; Common birthmarks ; Skin inflammation ; Seborrheic dermatitis ; Contact dermatitis ; Atopic dermatitis ; Skin infections ; Impetigo ; Cellulitis ; Candidiasis ; Tinea infection ; Herpes simplex virus infection ; Skin infestations ; Lice infestation ; Mite infestation (scabies) ; Acne vulgaris ; Miscellaneous skin disorders ; Insect bites or stings ; Burn injuries ; Conditions associated with major burn injuries ; Nursing care plan: the child with a minor partial-thickness burn ; Conditions associated with electrical injury -- 26. The child with a musculoskeletal alteration : Review of the musculoskeletal system ; Casts, traction, and other immobilizing devices ; Fractures ; Soft tissue injuries: sprains, strains, and contusions ; Osteomyelitis ; Scoliosis ; Kyphosis ; Nursing care plan: the adolescent undergoing a spinal fusion ; Limb differences ; Developmental dysplasia of the hip ; Legg-Calvâe-Perthes disease ; Slipped capital femoral epiphysis ; Clubfoot ; Syndromes and conditions with associated orthopedic anomalies ; Muscular dystrophies ; Juvenile idiopathic arthritis -- 27. The child with an endocrine or metabolic alteration : Review of the endocrine system ; Diagnostic tests and procedures ; Neonatal hypoglycemia ; Neonatal hypocalcemia ; Phenylketonuria ; Inborn errors of metabolism ; Congenital adrenal hyperplasia ; Congenital hypothyroidism ; Acquired hypothyroidism ; Hyperthyroidism (Graves disease) ; Diabetes insipidus ; Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic ; Precocious puberty ; Growth hormone deficiency ; Diabetes mellitus ; Nursing care plan: the child with type 1 diabetes mellitus in the community setting ; Diabetic ketoacidosis ; Nursing care plan: the child in diabetic ketoacidosis ; Long-term health care needs for the child with type 1 diabetes mellitus ; Type 2 diabetes mellitus -- 28. The child with a neurologic alteration : Review of the central nervous system ; Increased intracranial pressure ; Nursing care plan: the child with a neurologic system disorder ; Spina bifida ; Hydrocephalus ; Cerebral palsy ; Head injury ; Nursing care plan: the child with cerebral palsy in the community setting ; Spinal cord injury ; Seizure disorders ; Status epilepticus ; Nursing care plan: the child with a seizure disorder in a community setting ; Meningitis ; Guillain-Barrâe syndrome ; Neurologic conditions requiring critical care ; Headaches -- 29. Psychosocial problems in children and families : Overview of psychosocial disorders of childhood ; Emotional disorders ; Suicide ; Behavioral disorders ; Eating disorders: anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa ; Substance abuse ; Infant with neonatal abstinence syndrome ; Childhood physical and emotional abuse and child neglect ; Nursing care plan: the abused child -- 30. The child with a developmental disability : Genetics and genomics ; Intellectual and developmental disorders ; Nursing care plan: the child with a developmental disorder or disability in the community setting ; Disorders resulting in intellectual or developmental disability ; Down syndrome ; Fragile X syndrome ; Rett syndrome ; Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder ; Nonorganic failure to thrive ; Autism spectrum disorders -- 31. The child with a sensory alteration : Review of the eye ; Review of the ear ; Speech development ; Disorders of the eye ; Nursing care plan: the child having eye surgery ; Eye surgery ; Eye infections ; Eye trauma ; Hearing loss in children ; Language disorders.