Broadribb's Introductory Pediatric Nursing

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003 M01 1 - 554 pages

This full-color revision of LPN/LVN level pediatrics text condenses prenatal and newborn coverage and features expanded asthma coverage and care of the well child. The text is organized as follows: chapters on developmental stages (age groups) are followed by chapters covering related and common diseases within each stage/age group. The final unit of the text includes the child with chronic health problems and the dying child. New recurring features include Web activities, pediatric triage checklists, and case studies.

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Contents

Contents
1
Health of the Child Today
7
Critical Pathways
13
The Family as a Social Unit
20
Skills of the CommunityBased Nurse 36
43
The Child Undergoing Surgery
49
Safety
56
Collecting Objective Data
64
Growth and Development of
292
Nutrition
299
Motor Vehicle Accidents Preventing 251
301
Health Problems of the Preschool
306
Vision Impairment
312
Safety Topics for Elementary SchoolAge
315
Central Nervous System Disorders
316
Congenital
320

Nurses Role in Preparation and FollowUp
78
Quick Reference to Features
81
Performing Procedures Related to Circulation
85
Medication Administration
93
Intravenous Therapy
101
The Normal Newborn
109
Cleft Lip and Palate
111
NewbornParent Behavior
118
Bath Sponge
124
Health Problems of the Newborn
129
Burns Preventing 251
133
Omphalocele
135
Nursing Process for the Postoperative Infant With
145
Talipes Equinovarus Congenital
155
Nursing Process for the Infant in an Orthopedic
157
Disorders
161
UNIT 3
169
Psychosocial Development
175
Health Promotion and Maintenance
182
Health Problems of the Infant
190
Nursing Process for the Nutritionally Deprived
197
Colic
203
Nursing Process for the Infant With Pyloric
205
Circulatory System Disorders
211
Nursing Process for the Infant With a Respiratory
219
Nursing Process for the Child With a Urinary Tract
225
Skin And Mucous Membrane Disorders
231
Condom Use Safe 425
232
Feeding Toddlers
245
Health Problems of the Toddler
256
Respiratory System Disorders
262
Accidents
271
Infections Points to Cover 123
274
Nursing Process for the Child With a Burn
283
Nursing Process for the Child With Cognitive
322
Blood Disorders
329
Genitourinary System Disorders
337
Growth and Development of
345
SchoolAge Child Guiding Your
349
Health Promotion and Maintenance
351
Health Problems of the SchoolAge
361
Allergic Reactions
367
Nursing Process for the Child With Asthma
370
Disorders of Elimination
378
Nursing Process for the Child With Type 1 Diabetes
387
Nursing Process for the Child With Scoliosis
395
Skin Disorders
404
Stools Points to Cover 123
409
Suicide Warning Signs Adolescent
415
Health Promotion and Maintenance
420
Testicular SelfExamination
422
The Adolescent in the Health Care Facility
427
Acne Vulgaris
431
Nursing Process for the Adolescent With Anorexia
435
Menstrual Disorders
441
Nursing Process for the Adolescent With AIDS
448
Tub Bath Small 185
449
Maladaptive Responses to the Stresses
454
Care of the AtRisk Child
465
The Child With a Chronic Health
484
The Dying Child
497
The Familys Reaction to Dying and Death
503
Glossary
513
Answers to NCLEXStyle Review Questions
523
Appendix B Pulse Respiration and Blood
531
Allergies Skin
537
Impetigo
545
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