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Nursing Key Topics Review: Pediatrics - E-Book
(2016)
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Abstract
Study efficiently with Nursing Key Topics Review: Pediatrics! This quick review and accompanying mobile web app focus on the most critical, practical, and relevant maternal nursing information to prepare you for success on course exams. Concise coverage includes topics from physical assessment and family-centered care to laboratory tests, nursing interventions, and care of the child with issues such as respiratory or cardiac problems. Summary tables and quick, bulleted lists make it easier to glance through and remember concepts.  Mobile web app audio summaries reinforce content when you are on the go. Best of all, it’s easy to assess your understanding as you go along — because key pediatric topics are always immediately followed by review questions with correct answers and rationales.
- Emphasis on critical, practical, and relevant information helps you study and learn pediatric nursing in the most time-efficient way possible.
- Quick-access format reflects what busy students want — quality content sprinkled with review questions.
- Audio summaries on a mobile web app make it easy to review anytime, anywhere.
- NCLEX® exam-style review questions include answers and rationales, allowing you to assess your understanding and retention of the material.
- Bulleted lists let you see key content at a glance, allowing for quick comprehension.
- Summary tables and illustrations make learning and review easier.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front cover | Cover | ||
| Inside front cover | IFC | ||
| You’ve just purchased more than a book! | IFC | ||
| Front matter | iii | ||
| Nursing key topics review pediatrics | iii | ||
| Copyright | iv | ||
| Reviewers | v | ||
| Preface | vi | ||
| Table of Contents | vii | ||
| 1 Perspectives of pediatric nursing | 1 | ||
| Family-centered care | 1 | ||
| Family theories | 1 | ||
| Family roles and relationships | 1 | ||
| Parenting approaches | 2 | ||
| The nurse’s role | 2 | ||
| Application and review | 3 | ||
| Special parenting situations | 4 | ||
| Influence of religion and culture | 6 | ||
| Culture | 6 | ||
| Socioeconomic influences | 6 | ||
| Food customs and health beliefs | 7 | ||
| Religion | 7 | ||
| Application and review | 7 | ||
| Communication | 8 | ||
| Interviewing | 8 | ||
| Talking to families | 8 | ||
| Talking to children | 8 | ||
| Taking a health history | 9 | ||
| Nursing process | 9 | ||
| Outcome measures | 10 | ||
| Congress on the national strategy for quality improvement in health care | 10 | ||
| Application and review | 11 | ||
| Answer key: Application and review questions | 11 | ||
| 2 Growth, development, and physical assessment | 15 | ||
| Foundations of growth and development | 15 | ||
| Stages and patterns of development | 15 | ||
| Physiologic changes | 15 | ||
| Nutrition assessment | 16 | ||
| Developmental assessment | 17 | ||
| Critical periods | 17 | ||
| General nursing care of children with chromosomal aberrations | 17 | ||
| Application and review | 18 | ||
| Physical assessment | 19 | ||
| Anthropomorphic measurements | 19 | ||
| Vital signs | 19 | ||
| Physical examination | 24 | ||
| Application and review | 30 | ||
| Answer key: Review questions | 30 | ||
| 3 Family-centered care of the newborn | 33 | ||
| Assessment | 33 | ||
| Family and prenatal history | 33 | ||
| Initial assessment of the newborn | 33 | ||
| Physical assessment of the newborn | 35 | ||
| General measurements | 37 | ||
| 4 Play | 54 | ||
| Overview | 54 | ||
| Play and expressive activities | 54 | ||
| Types of play | 54 | ||
| Functions of play | 54 | ||
| Application and review | 55 | ||
| Play across the lifespan | 55 | ||
| Infants: Solitary play | 55 | ||
| Play of infants | 55 | ||
| Toddlers: Parallel play | 55 | ||
| Play of toddlers | 55 | ||
| Preschoolers: Associative/cooperative play | 56 | ||
| Play of preschoolers | 56 | ||
| School-age children | 56 | ||
| Play of school-age children | 56 | ||
| Play of adolescents | 57 | ||
| Play of cognitively impaired children | 57 | ||
| Application and review | 57 | ||
| Types of toys | 58 | ||
| Types of play materials | 58 | ||
| Criteria for judging suitability | 58 | ||
| Application and review | 59 | ||
| Nursing interventions in play activities | 59 | ||
| Use of play in procedures | 59 | ||
| Therapeutic play | 59 | ||
| Application and review | 61 | ||
| Answer key: Review questions | 62 | ||
| 5 Common laboratory tests | 65 | ||
| Routine blood tests | 65 | ||
| Calcium (ca), ionized | 65 | ||
| Calcium (ca), total | 65 | ||
| Chloride (cl) | 65 | ||
| Cholesterol, total | 65 | ||
| Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) | 65 | ||
| Glucose | 66 | ||
| Growth hormone (gh, somatotropin) | 66 | ||
| Hematocrit (hct, hct) | 66 | ||
| Hemoglobin (hgb) | 67 | ||
| Immunoglobulin a (iga) | 67 | ||
| Immunoglobulin d (igd) | 67 | ||
| Immunoglobulin e (ige) | 67 | ||
| Immunoglobulin g (igg) | 67 | ||
| Immunoglobulin m (igm) | 68 | ||
| Iron (fe) | 68 | ||
| Lead (pb) | 68 | ||
| Magnesium (mg) | 68 | ||
| Oxygen saturation (sao2) | 68 | ||
| Phenylalanine | 69 | ||
| Platelet (thrombocyte) count | 69 | ||
| Potassium (k) | 69 | ||
| Red blood (erythrocyte) count (rbc) | 69 | ||
| Sodium (na) | 69 | ||
| Theophylline | 70 | ||
| Triglycerides (tgs) | 70 | ||
| White blood (leukocyte) count (WBC) | 70 | ||
| White blood (leukocyte) differential count | 71 | ||
| Application and review | 71 | ||
| Hemostasis tests | 72 | ||
| Clotting time | 72 | ||
| Fibrinogen level | 72 | ||
| Partial thromboplastin time (ptt) | 72 | ||
| Prothrombin time (PT) | 73 | ||
| Thrombin time | 73 | ||
| Acid-base tests | 73 | ||
| Anion gap (ag) | 73 | ||
| Base excess (whole blood) (be) | 73 | ||
| Bicarbonate (hco3) | 73 | ||
| Carbon dioxide, partial pressure (pco2) | 73 | ||
| Carbon dioxide, total (tco2) | 73 | ||
| Oxygen, partial pressure (po2) | 74 | ||
| Ph | 74 | ||
| Application and review | 74 | ||
| Routine urine tests | 74 | ||
| Chemical tests | 74 | ||
| Physical tests | 75 | ||
| Microscopic tests | 75 | ||
| Application and review | 75 | ||
| Renal function tests | 76 | ||
| Application and review | 77 | ||
| Cerebrospinal fluid (csf) tests | 77 | ||
| Application and review | 78 | ||
| Answer key: Review questions | 78 | ||
| 6 Pediatric nursing interventions | 80 | ||
| Safety in the hospital environment | 80 | ||
| General nursing care of children at risk for infection | 80 | ||
| Fall prevention | 81 | ||
| Restraints | 82 | ||
| Application and review | 82 | ||
| Patient care | 83 | ||
| Child with a fever | 83 | ||
| Bathing | 83 | ||
| Oral care | 83 | ||
| Medication administration | 84 | ||
| Drug effects | 84 | ||
| Factors influencing dosage and response | 84 | ||
| General nursing responsibilities related to medication administration | 85 | ||
| Key differences in medication administration in children | 86 | ||
| Nursing care related to administration of medication to children | 86 | ||
| Application and review | 87 | ||
| Specimen collection | 87 | ||
| Urine specimens | 87 | ||
| Stool specimens | 88 | ||
| Blood specimens | 88 | ||
| Respiratory secretion specimens | 88 | ||
| Cerebrospinal fluid specimens | 89 | ||
| Procedures | 89 | ||
| Informed consent | 89 | ||
| Surgical procedures | 89 | ||
| Gavage (tube feeding) | 90 | ||
| Parenteral replacement therapy | 92 | ||
| Measurement of intake and output | 93 | ||
| Application and review | 94 | ||
| Answer key: Review questions | 94 | ||
| 7 Care of the hospitalized child and family | 96 | ||
| Infants and toddlers | 96 | ||
| Overview of infant’s response to hospitalization | 96 | ||
| Care of infants | 96 | ||
| Overview of toddler’s response to hospitalization | 96 | ||
| Care of toddlers | 96 | ||
| Separation anxiety | 97 | ||
| Stages of separation anxiety | 97 | ||
| Regression | 97 | ||
| Loss of control | 98 | ||
| Response to pain | 98 | ||
| Application and review | 98 | ||
| Preschoolers | 99 | ||
| Overview of preschooler’s response to hospitalization | 99 | ||
| Care of preschoolers | 99 | ||
| Fears | 99 | ||
| Loss of control | 100 | ||
| Body image | 100 | ||
| Response to pain | 100 | ||
| Application and review | 100 | ||
| School-age children | 101 | ||
| Overview of school-age child’s response to hospitalization | 101 | ||
| Care of school-age children | 101 | ||
| Fears | 101 | ||
| Loss of control | 102 | ||
| Body image | 102 | ||
| Response to pain | 102 | ||
| Application and review | 102 | ||
| Adolescents | 102 | ||
| Overview of adolescent’s response to hospitalization | 102 | ||
| Care of adolescents | 103 | ||
| Fears | 103 | ||
| Loss of control | 103 | ||
| Physical appearance | 103 | ||
| Peers | 103 | ||
| Response to pain | 104 | ||
| Application and review | 104 | ||
| Nursing care of the hospitalized child | 104 | ||
| Beneficial effects of hospitalization | 104 | ||
| Preparation for hospitalization | 104 | ||
| Preadmission | 105 | ||
| Admission | 105 | ||
| Age-related interventions | 106 | ||
| Nursing interventions | 107 | ||
| Children with special health care needs | 109 | ||
| Application and review | 109 | ||
| Answer key: Review questions | 110 | ||
| 8 Pain | 113 | ||
| Recognizing and assessing pain in children | 113 | ||
| Definitions | 113 | ||
| Neonates | 113 | ||
| Infants and toddlers | 113 | ||
| Preschoolers | 113 | ||
| School-age child | 114 | ||
| Adolescents | 114 | ||
| Children with communication and cognitive impairment | 114 | ||
| Pain assessment | 114 | ||
| Application and review | 118 | ||
| Chronic and acute pain | 119 | ||
| Pain in primary care | 119 | ||
| Painful and invasive procedures | 119 | ||
| Postoperative pain | 120 | ||
| Burn pain | 120 | ||
| Recurrent abdominal pain | 120 | ||
| Pain with sickle cell disease | 121 | ||
| Cancer pain | 121 | ||
| Application and review | 122 | ||
| Pain management | 122 | ||
| Pharmacologic | 122 | ||
| Nonpharmacologic | 127 | ||
| Patient-controlled analgesia | 128 | ||
| Epidural analgesia | 128 | ||
| Transmucosal and transdermal analgesia | 128 | ||
| Application and review | 129 | ||
| Evaluation of pain management | 130 | ||
| Effectiveness of pain management | 130 | ||
| Consequences of untreated pain | 130 | ||
| Answer key: Review questions | 130 | ||
| 9 Death and dying | 133 | ||
| Principles of palliative care | 133 | ||
| Definitions | 133 | ||
| Decision making at the end of life | 133 | ||
| Stages of grief | 134 | ||
| Child’s reaction to dying | 134 | ||
| Ethical considerations | 135 | ||
| Application and review | 136 | ||
| Treating the terminally ill child | 137 | ||
| Hospital | 137 | ||
| Home care | 137 | ||
| Hospice care | 137 | ||
| Nursing care of the child and family at the end of life | 137 | ||
| Fear of pain and suffering | 137 | ||
| Pain and symptom management | 138 | ||
| Parent’s reactions to a child’s dying | 139 | ||
| Sibling’s reactions to a child’s dying | 139 | ||
| Signs death is imminent | 139 | ||
| After death | 140 | ||
| Autopsy | 140 | ||
| Organ or tissue donation | 140 | ||
| Care for grieving families | 140 | ||
| Nurses’ reactions to caring for dying children | 141 | ||
| Application and review | 141 | ||
| Answer key: Review questions | 141 | ||
| 10 Family-centered care of the infant and young child | 143 | ||
| Expected growth and development | 143 | ||
| Biologic/physical development | 143 | ||
| Gross and fine motor development | 144 | ||
| Sensory development | 145 | ||
| Vocalization and language development | 146 | ||
| Development theories in infants and toddlers | 146 | ||
| Psychosocial development theory | 146 | ||
| Cognitive development theory | 147 | ||
| Toilet training | 148 | ||
| Social development | 148 | ||
| Application and review | 149 | ||
| Nutrition | 150 | ||
| Infancy: Growth charts | 150 | ||
| Development | 150 | ||
| Toddler/early childhood nutrition | 152 | ||
| Immunizations | 152 | ||
| Active immunity immunizations | 152 | ||
| Factors influencing administration of immunizations | 153 | ||
| Safety promotion in infants and toddlers | 154 | ||
| Common injuries | 154 | ||
| Injury prevention | 154 | ||
| Application and review | 154 | ||
| Answer key: Review questions | 154 | ||
| 11 Family-centered care of the school-age and adolescent child | 160 | ||
| Biologic development | 160 | ||
| Overview | 160 | ||
| Proportional changes of school-age children | 160 | ||
| Maturation of systems | 160 | ||
| Expected growth and development | 167 | ||
| Application and review | 168 | ||
| Developmental theories of the school-age and adolescent child | 169 | ||
| Psychosocial development | 169 | ||
| Cognitive development | 170 | ||
| Moral development (kohlberg) | 171 | ||
| Application and review | 171 | ||
| Social development | 172 | ||
| School-age children | 172 | ||
| Adolescents | 173 | ||
| Health promotion | 173 | ||
| Sleep and rest | 173 | ||
| Nutrition | 174 | ||
| Oral health | 175 | ||
| Developing a self-concept | 175 | ||
| Stress management and reduction | 176 | ||
| School health | 176 | ||
| Limit-setting and discipline | 176 | ||
| Sexual activity | 177 | ||
| Drugs, alcohol, tobacco | 178 | ||
| Injury prevention | 178 | ||
| Disease prevention | 179 | ||
| Application and review | 182 | ||
| Answer key: Review questions | 182 | ||
| 12 Care of the child with respiratory problems | 187 | ||
| Overview of the respiratory system | 187 | ||
| Structures of the respiratory tract | 187 | ||
| Function: Respiration | 188 | ||
| Acid-base | 188 | ||
| Assessment/general physical examination | 189 | ||
| Respiration-ventilation | 189 | ||
| Diagnostic tests | 190 | ||
| Application and review | 190 | ||
| Common respiratory disorders in pediatric patients | 191 | ||
| Acute and infectious respiratory illnesses | 191 | ||
| Asthma | 194 | ||
| Cystic fibrosis | 195 | ||
| Application and review | 196 | ||
| Common treatment modalities for cardiovascular disorders | 197 | ||
| Oxygen and inhalation therapy | 197 | ||
| Endotracheal airways | 199 | ||
| Respiratory emergency | 200 | ||
| Cardiopulmonary resuscitation | 200 | ||
| Application and review | 201 | ||
| Answer key: Review questions | 202 | ||
| 13 Care of the child with cardiac problems | 204 | ||
| Basic cardiac physiology | 204 | ||
| Anatomy and physiology of the heart | 204 | ||
| Classifying cardiac malformations | 206 | ||
| Application and review | 207 | ||
| Cardiac function | 209 | ||
| Health history and physical examination | 209 | ||
| Cardiac function tests | 210 | ||
| Application and review | 210 | ||
| Cardiac malformations | 214 | ||
| Defects with increased pulmonary blood flow | 214 | ||
| Defects with decreased pulmonary blood flow | 215 | ||
| Obstructive defects | 216 | ||
| Clinical findings | 217 | ||
| Therapeutic interventions | 217 | ||
| Nursing care of children with cardiac malformations | 218 | ||
| Application and review | 220 | ||
| Heart failure | 221 | ||
| Clinical findings | 221 | ||
| Therapeutic interventions | 222 | ||
| Nursing care of children with heart failure | 222 | ||
| Application and review | 223 | ||
| Acquired cardiac health problems | 224 | ||
| Inflammatory diseases of the heart: Pericarditis, myocarditis, infective endocarditis | 224 | ||
| Rheumatic fever | 225 | ||
| Kawasaki disease (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome) | 226 | ||
| Hypoxemia | 227 | ||
| Application and review | 228 | ||
| Answer key: Review questions | 228 | ||
| 14 Care of the child with hematologic or immunologic problems | 236 | ||
| Hematologic function | 236 | ||
| Blood | 236 | ||
| Assessment | 239 | ||
| Blood transfusion therapy | 239 | ||
| Application and review | 241 | ||
| Epistaxis | 242 | ||
| Nursing care of the child with epistaxis | 242 | ||
| Anemias | 243 | ||
| Iron deficiency anemia | 244 | ||
| Sickle cell anemia (hbs) | 245 | ||
| β-thalassemia (cooley anemia) | 247 | ||
| Aplastic anemia | 248 | ||
| Application and review | 249 | ||
| Clotting disorders | 250 | ||
| Hemophilia | 250 | ||
| Disseminated intravascular coagulation (dic) | 252 | ||
| Immune thrombocytopenia (idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura) | 252 | ||
| Application and review | 253 | ||
| Immunologic function | 254 | ||
| Immunity | 254 | ||
| Pathology of infection | 255 | ||
| Bone marrow aspiration | 257 | ||
| Bone marrow transplantation | 257 | ||
| Application and review | 257 | ||
| Childhood communicable diseases | 258 | ||
| Chickenpox (varicella) | 258 | ||
| Diptheria | 259 | ||
| Erythema infectiosum (fifth disease) | 259 | ||
| Exanthem subitum (roseola infantum) | 260 | ||
| Measles (rubeola) | 260 | ||
| Mumps | 261 | ||
| Pertussis (whooping cough) | 261 | ||
| Poliomyelitis | 262 | ||
| Rubella (german measles) | 263 | ||
| Scarlet fever | 263 | ||
| Acquired immunologic health problems | 264 | ||
| Allergies | 264 | ||
| Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) | 265 | ||
| Severe combined immunodeficiency disease (scid) | 266 | ||
| Answer key: Review questions | 267 | ||
| 15 Care of the child with genitourinary and reproductive problems | 272 | ||
| Renal system development | 272 | ||
| Renal system structural differences between infant and older child and adult | 272 | ||
| Renal function differences between infant and older child and adult | 272 | ||
| Increased risks in infants and children | 272 | ||
| Diagnostic tests of the renal system | 272 | ||
| Nursing care management in genitourinary disorders or diseases | 274 | ||
| Application and review | 274 | ||
| Defects of the genitourinary tract | 275 | ||
| Enuresis (bed-wetting) | 276 | ||
| Urinary tract infections | 277 | ||
| Glomerular disease | 278 | ||
| Hemolytic uremic syndrome (hus) | 280 | ||
| Application and review | 281 | ||
| Wilms tumor (nephroblastoma) | 282 | ||
| Renal failure | 283 | ||
| Dialysis | 286 | ||
| Application and review | 288 | ||
| Answer key: Review questions | 288 | ||
| 16 Care of the child with gastrointestinal problems | 293 | ||
| Gastrointestinal system | 293 | ||
| Development | 293 | ||
| Structure | 293 | ||
| Function | 296 | ||
| Fluids | 297 | ||
| Distribution of body fluids | 297 | ||
| Disturbances of fluid balance | 297 | ||
| Disorders of motility | 299 | ||
| Diarrhea | 299 | ||
| Constipation | 300 | ||
| Hirschsprung disease (megacolon) | 300 | ||
| Vomiting | 301 | ||
| Gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd) | 302 | ||
| Colic | 303 | ||
| Application and review | 304 | ||
| Inflammatory disorders | 305 | ||
| Acute appendicitis | 305 | ||
| Inflammatory bowel disease, regional enteritis (crohn disease) | 306 | ||
| Inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis | 307 | ||
| Structural defects | 309 | ||
| Cleft lip and cleft palate | 309 | ||
| Nasopharyngeal and tracheoesophageal anomalies | 311 | ||
| Hernias | 312 | ||
| Application and review | 313 | ||
| Obstructive disorders | 314 | ||
| Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis | 314 | ||
| Intestinal obstruction | 315 | ||
| Intussusception | 316 | ||
| Application and review | 317 | ||
| Malabsorption syndromes | 317 | ||
| Celiac disease | 317 | ||
| Application and review | 318 | ||
| Hepatic disorders | 318 | ||
| Hepatitis | 318 | ||
| Biliary atresia | 321 | ||
| Answer key: Review questions | 322 | ||
| 17 Care of the child with neurologic and neuromuscular dysfunction | 326 | ||
| Overview of the nervous and muscular systems | 326 | ||
| Structures and functions of the nervous system | 326 | ||
| Structures and functions of the muscular system | 326 | ||
| Diagnostic evaluation of the nervous system | 326 | ||
| Level of consciousness | 326 | ||
| Kernig sign | 328 | ||
| Brudzinski sign | 328 | ||
| Intracranial pressure (icp) | 328 | ||
| Related procedures | 328 | ||
| Congenital health problems | 330 | ||
| Defects of neural tube closure (spina bifida) | 330 | ||
| Duchenne (pseudohypertrophic) muscular dystrophy | 331 | ||
| Application and review | 333 | ||
| Acquired health problems | 333 | ||
| Epilepsy (seizure disorders) | 333 | ||
| Guillain-barré syndrome (infectious polyneuritis) | 335 | ||
| Application and review | 336 | ||
| Infectious health problems | 336 | ||
| Febrile seizures | 336 | ||
| Meningitis | 337 | ||
| Encephalitis | 338 | ||
| Application and review | 339 | ||
| Cerebral palsy | 341 | ||
| Risk factors | 341 | ||
| Classification | 341 | ||
| Characteristics | 341 | ||
| Clinical findings | 341 | ||
| Therapeutic interventions | 342 | ||
| Nursing care of children with cerebral palsy | 342 | ||
| Application and review | 342 | ||
| Hydrocephalus | 344 | ||
| Classifications | 344 | ||
| Clinical findings | 344 | ||
| Therapeutic interventions | 344 | ||
| Nursing care of children with hydrocephalus | 344 | ||
| Application and review | 344 | ||
| Accidents causing health problems | 346 | ||
| Traumatic brain injury | 346 | ||
| Reye syndrome | 348 | ||
| Application and review | 349 | ||
| Answer key: Review questions | 349 | ||
| 18 Care of the child with musculoskeletal or articular dysfunction | 355 | ||
| Immobilization | 355 | ||
| Physiologic effects of immobilization | 355 | ||
| Psychologic effects of immobilization | 356 | ||
| Nursing care of the immobilized child | 356 | ||
| The child and trauma | 357 | ||
| Traumatic injury | 357 | ||
| Soft tissue injury | 357 | ||
| Fracture of the extremity | 359 | ||
| Growth plate injuries | 361 | ||
| The child in a cast | 361 | ||
| The child in traction | 363 | ||
| Application and review | 364 | ||
| Amputation | 366 | ||
| Application and review | 367 | ||
| Birth and developmental defects | 367 | ||
| Developmental dysplasia of the hip (ddh) | 367 | ||
| Clubfoot | 369 | ||
| Osteogenesis imperfecta (oi) | 370 | ||
| Application and review | 371 | ||
| Acquired musculoskeletal health problems | 372 | ||
| Legg-calvé-perthes disease (coxa plana) | 372 | ||
| Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (scfe) | 373 | ||
| Scoliosis | 374 | ||
| Application and review | 375 | ||
| Infections of bones and joints | 375 | ||
| Osteomyelitis | 375 | ||
| Disorders of the joints | 376 | ||
| Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (juvenile rheumatoid arthritis) | 376 | ||
| Systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) | 378 | ||
| Application and review | 379 | ||
| Sports participation and injury | 380 | ||
| Overuse injuries | 380 | ||
| Potential for injury | 380 | ||
| Injury prevention | 380 | ||
| Answer key: Review questions | 380 | ||
| 19 Care of the child with integumentary problems | 384 | ||
| Overview of the skin | 384 | ||
| Structure | 384 | ||
| Function | 384 | ||
| Diagnostic tests of the skin | 385 | ||
| Skin lesions | 385 | ||
| Wounds | 385 | ||
| Process of wound healing | 386 | ||
| Dressings | 387 | ||
| Topical therapy | 387 | ||
| Systemic therapy | 387 | ||
| Therapeutic interventions | 388 | ||
| Symptom relief | 388 | ||
| Postsurgical wound care | 388 | ||
| Application and review | 389 | ||
| Skin disorders across the lifespan | 389 | ||
| Newborns | 389 | ||
| Infants | 390 | ||
| Adolescents | 392 | ||
| Skin infections and infestations | 393 | ||
| Pediculosis capitis (head lice) | 393 | ||
| Scabies | 393 | ||
| Ringworm | 394 | ||
| Impetigo | 394 | ||
| Lyme disease | 394 | ||
| General nursing care of children with skin infections and infestations | 395 | ||
| Application and review | 395 | ||
| Bites and stings | 396 | ||
| Poison ivy, oak, and sumac | 396 | ||
| Drug reactions | 397 | ||
| Burns | 397 | ||
| Application and review | 403 | ||
| Answer key: Review questions | 404 | ||
| 20 Special considerations in the nursing care of children and families | 407 | ||
| Care for the family of a child with special needs | 407 | ||
| Cognitive impairment | 407 | ||
| Hearing impairment | 408 | ||
| Visual impairment | 410 | ||
| Parental behavior | 411 | ||
| Family needs | 411 | ||
| Application and review | 412 | ||
| Child maltreatment | 413 | ||
| Types | 413 | ||
| Child abuse prevention and treatment act (capta) | 413 | ||
| Characteristics of abuser | 414 | ||
| Characteristics of child | 414 | ||
| Environmental characteristics | 414 | ||
| Clinical findings | 414 | ||
| Therapeutic interventions | 414 | ||
| Nursing care of children who are maltreated | 414 | ||
| Shaken baby syndrome | 415 | ||
| Munchausen syndrome by proxy | 415 | ||
| Application and review | 416 | ||
| Pediatric emergencies | 416 | ||
| Respiratory emergencies | 416 | ||
| Drowning | 419 | ||
| Poisoning | 420 | ||
| Sudden infant death syndrome (sids) | 421 | ||
| Application and review | 422 | ||
| Neoplastic (or cancer) disorders | 423 | ||
| Leukemias | 423 | ||
| Lymphomas | 424 | ||
| Bone tumors | 426 | ||
| Rhabdomyosarcoma | 427 | ||
| Application and review | 427 | ||
| Answer key: Review questions | 430 | ||
| Bibliography | 434 | ||
| Index | 435 | ||
| A | 435 | ||
| B | 436 | ||
| C | 438 | ||
| D | 440 | ||
| E | 441 | ||
| F | 442 | ||
| G | 442 | ||
| H | 443 | ||
| I | 444 | ||
| J | 446 | ||
| K | 446 | ||
| L | 446 | ||
| M | 446 | ||
| N | 447 | ||
| O | 448 | ||
| P | 448 | ||
| Q | 451 | ||
| R | 451 | ||
| S | 452 | ||
| T | 454 | ||
| U | 454 | ||
| V | 455 | ||
| W | 455 | ||
| X | 455 | ||
| Y | 455 | ||
| Inside back cover | IBC |