Wong's nursing care of infants and children / Marilyn J. Hockenberry, PhD, RN, PPCNP-BC, FAAN, Bessie Baker Professor of Nursing and Professor of Pediatrics, Chair, Duke Institutional Review Board, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, David Wilson, MS, RNC-NIC, Staff, Children's Hospital at Saint Francis, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Includes bibliographical references and index

Unit one : Children, their families, and the nurse. Perspectives of pediatric nursing -- Social, cultural, religious, and family influences on child health promotion -- Hereditary influences on health promotion of the child and family -- Unit two : Childhood and family assessment. Communication, physical, and developmental assessment -- Pain assessment and management in children -- Childhood communicable and infectious diseases -- Unit three : Family-centered care of the newborn. Health promotion of the newborn and family -- Health problems of the newborn -- The high-risk newborn and family -- Unit four : Family-centered care of the infant. Health promotion of the infant and family -- Health problems of the infant -- Unit five : Family-centered care of the toddler and preschooler. Health promotion of the toddler and family -- Health promotion of the preschooler and family -- Health problems of early childhood -- Unit six : Family-centered care of the school-age child. Health promotion of the school-age child and family -- Health problems of the school-age child -- Unit seven : Family-centered care of the adolescent. Health promotion of the adolescent and family -- Health problems of the adolescent -- Unit eight : Family-centered care of the child with special needs. Family-centered care of the child with chronic illness or disability -- Family-centered palliative care -- The child with cognitive, sensory, or communication impairment -- Unit nine : The child who is hospitalized. Family-centered care of the child during illness and hospitalization -- Pediatric nurisng interventions and skills -- Unit ten : Childhood nutrition and elimination problems. The child with fluid and electrolyte imbalance -- The child with renal dysfunction -- The child with gastrointestinal dysfunction -- Unit eleven : Childhood oxygenation problems. Overview of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange -- The child with respiratory dysfunction -- Unit twelve : Childhood blood production and circulation problems. The child with cardiovascular dysfunction -- The child with hematologic or immunologic dysfunction -- Unit thirteen : Childhood regulatory problems. The child with cancer -- The child with cerebral dysfunction -- The child with endocrine dysfunction -- Unit fourteen : Childhood physical mobility problems. The child with musculoskeletal or articular dysfunction -- The child with neuromuscular or muscular dysfunction -- Appendixes. Growth measurements -- Translations of Wong-Baker FACES pain rating scale -- Spanish-English translations

The leading text in pediatric nursing, Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children takes a unique, easy-to-understand developmental approach to describe the care of children at each age and stage of development. Childhood diseases and disorders are organized by age groups and body systems, and described through the nursing process framework. This edition includes updates on topics such as the new CPR guidelines, immunizations, and pain assessment and management. Written by pediatric experts, Dr. Marilyn Hockenberry and David Wilson, each with nearly 30 years of hands-on experience, this bestseller provides an evidence-based, clinical perspective that shows how the quality of nursing care can impact quality patient outcomes. -- Provided by publisher

School of Nursing Department of Child Health