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1 online resource (332 pages). |
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Fast Facts |
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Fast facts (Springer Publishing Company)
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Print version record. |
Contents |
Part I: Pediatric principles -- Chapter 1: Tips for working with children; Approach and communication; General overview for initial contact with a pediatric client -- Chapter 2: Growth and development; Patterns of growth and development; Influences on growth and development; Infant (birth to 1 year of age); Toddler (ages 1 to 3 years); Preschooler (ages 3 to 5 years); School age (ages 6 to 12 years); Adolescent (ages 12 to 20 years) -- Chapter 3: Well child care: immunizations; Immunizations; Pneumococcal vaccines; Additional immunization information. |
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Chapter 4: Well child care: preventive care and anticipatory guidance; Preventive well child care; Anticipatory guidance -- Chapter 5: Physical exam: newborn through adolescence; Developmentally appropriate approaches to physical assessment; Physical assessment sequence; Pain assessment -- Chapter 6: Child abuse: how and when to report; Definition of abuse; When to report; How to report; Anticipatory guidance: Abuse risk factors; Cultural issues related to child abuse. |
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Part II: Role of the pediatric nurse -- Chapter 7: Health care delivery in pediatrics; Role of the pediatric nurse; Acute care setting; Community care setting -- Chapter 8: Hospitalization; Preparing the child for hospitalization; Issues related to hospitalization parent/family; Pediatric client considerations of hospitalization related to age; Nursing considerations related to hospitalization -- Chapter 9: Medication administration and special procedures; Adjusting to pediatric-sized clients; Pediatric safe-dose calculations; Dosage calculation; Medication administration; Nursing procedures for the pediatric population. |
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Part III: System review of common pediatric disorders -- Chapter 10: Emotional or behavioral disorders; Emotional or behavioral disorders -- Chapter 11: Neurologic and chromosomal disorders ; Variations in pediatric anatomy and physiology; Nervous system disorders -- Chapter 12: Skin disorders; Congenital lesions/birth marks; Other skin lesions; Dermatophytoses or fungal infections of the skin -- Chapter 13: Respiratory disorders; Variations in pediatric anatomy and physiology; Upper respiratory tract disorders; Etiology; Diagnoses; Lower respiratory tract disorders; Etiology; Diagnoses -- Chapter 14: Cardiovascular disorders; Congenital heart disease (CHD); Acquired heart disease. |
Summary |
This new addition to the Fast Facts series delivers the core information for orienting novice nurses or nursing students to the challenging field of pediatric nursing. Pocket-sized and formatted for quick access to the knowledge a pediatric nurse needs daily, it is packed with concise information on both disease processes and well child care, and offers the clinical advice that comes from years of experience. A particularly helpful feature is the book''s cross-referenced index of frequently used terminology that helps users rapidly access crucial information. Importantly, the guide offers valu. |
Subject |
Pediatric nursing -- Methods.
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Nursing.
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Pediatric nursing.
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MEDICAL -- Gynecology & Obstetrics.
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Pediatric nursing. (OCoLC)fst01056451
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Genre/Form |
Methods (Music) (OCoLC)fst01423850
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Added Author |
Young, Kathleen.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Rupert, Diana. Fast Facts for the Pediatric Nurse. New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2014 9780826119810 |
ISBN |
9780826119827 (electronic bk.) |
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0826119824 (electronic bk.) |
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