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Wong's Clinical Manual of Pediatric Nursing - E-Book

Wong's Clinical Manual of Pediatric Nursing - E-Book

David Wilson | Marilyn J. Hockenberry

(2014)

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Abstract

Portable and convenient, Wong's Clinical Manual of Pediatric Nursing, 8th Edition is your "go-to" clinical guide for the care of children and their families, whether in the hospital, clinic, community setting, or home. It includes assessment tools that may be used in practice, nursing care plans for specific disorders, and new information on pediatric pain assessment and management. Evidence-based guidelines are updated and also include patient teaching instructions, so you'll find all information on a specific procedure in one location. Written by leading pediatric experts David Wilson and Marilyn Hockenberry, this reference includes a companion Evolve website with nursing care plans that may be customized and printed for use with individual patients.

  • Complete, concise assessment data on general health, specific problems, nutrition, sleep, and growth and development is easy to access in the clinical setting.
  • UNIQUE! Evidence-based interventions include guidelines for treating pediatric patients and providing information to their families and caregivers, with new interventions added on phototherapy and asthma inhalers.
  • UNIQUE! Safety Alerts highlight safety information throughout the book.
  • UNIQUE! Atraumatic Care boxes contain techniques for care that minimize pain, discomfort, and stress.
  • Nursing Care Plans include guidelines and examples for developing care plans for patients, and a companion Evolve website allows you to modify, customize, and print these care plans.
  • UNIQUE! A community focus includes guidelines to interventions, patient teaching, and home care, along with Community Focus boxes throughout book.
  • Tables and charts for health promotion summarize nutrition, immunizations, safety and injury prevention, and parental guidance.
  • Common laboratory test data is provided at your fingertips.
  • UNIQUE! Modifiable Nursing Care Plans for 24 pediatric conditions are included in the care plan constructor on the companion Evolve website.
  • UNIQUE! Patient teaching instructions on Evolve allow you to print and disseminate sets of easy-to-understand instructions to caregivers, with 15 translated into Spanish.
  • NEW Pain Assessment and Management unit presents pain management strategies for the neonate, child, and adolescent.
  • NEW! Full-color photos of dermatologic conditions help you diagnose the pediatric dermatologic problems most commonly seen in practice.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front cover Cover
Wong's Clinical Manual of Pediatric Nursing v
Copyright page vi
Dedication vii
Contributors and Reviewers ix
Preface xi
Table of contents xiii
Assessment 1
evolve website 2
Health History 2
Cultural Assessment 13
Physical Assessment 18
Nursing Assessment of Specific Health Problems 74
Family Assessment 110
Nutritional Assessment 112
Sleep Assessment 112
Growth Measurements 114
Sexual Development 118
Assessment of Development 120
Assessment of Language and Speech 125
Assessment of Vision 127
Assessment of Hearing 130
Summary of Growth and Development 133
Health Promotion 148
evolve website 148
Nutrition 149
Immunizations 157
Safety and Injury Prevention 163
Parental Guidance 176
Play 180
Play During Hospitalization 184
References 186
Pain Assessment and Management 187
evolve website 187
Procedural Sedation and Analgesia 187
Nonpharmacologic Strategies for Pain Management 191
Analgesic Drug Administration 192
Side Effects of Opioids 202
Sedation for Painful Procedures 203
Evidence-Based Pediatric Nursing Interventions 207
evolve website 209
Preparing Children for Procedures Based on Developmental Characteristics 209
Preparing the Family 212
Skin Care and General Hygiene 212
Procedures Related to Maintaining Safety 220
Positioning for Procedures 224
Collection of Specimens 227
Procedures Related to Administration of Medications 232
End-of-Life Care Interventions 291
Procedures Related to Fluid Balance, Blood Administration, or Nutrition Support 249
Ostomy Care Procedures 266
Procedures Related to Maintaining Cardiorespiratory Function 269
Procedures Related to Maintaining Neurologic Function 288
References 296
Nursing Care Plans 298
evolve website 298
The Process of Nursing Infants and Children 298
Nursing Care of Common Problems of Ill and Hospitalized Children 302
Nursing Care of the Newborn 306
Nursing Care of the Child with Respiratory Dysfunction 309
Nursing Care of the Child with Cardiovascular Dysfunction 313
Nursing Care of the Child with Hematologic/Immunologic Dysfunction 314
Nursing Care of the Child with Neurologic Dysfunction 321
Nursing Care of the Child with Cancer 325
Reference Data 327
Common Laboratory Tests 327
Index 337