As a leading title in pediatric nursing for more than 40 years, Wongs Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, 12th Edition, continues its trademark developmental approach to equip you with the very latest research and guidelines for treating children today. The text features a highly-readable writing style and encourages a whole-body approach - beginning with child development and health promotion to facilitate understanding of the later chapters on specific health problems. This new edition offers updated clinical judgment case studies and questions, along with expanded evidence-based content to ensure you understand the latest standards and trends impacting pediatric nursing care.
Unit 1. Children, Their Families, and the Nurse 1. Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing 2. Family, Social, Cultural, and Religious Influences on Child Health Promotion 3. Developmental and Genetic Influences on Child Health Promotion
Unit 2. Communication and Physical Assessment of the Child and Family 4. Communication, Physical, and Developmental Assessment of the Child and Family 5. Pain Assessment and Management in Children 6. Childhood Communicable and Infectious Diseases
Unit 3. Family-Centered Care of the Newborn 7. Health Promotion of the Newborn and Family 8. Health Problems of Newborns
Unit 4. Family-Centered Care of the Infant 9. Health Promotion of the Infant and Family 10. Health Problem of Infants
Unit 5. Family-Centered Care of the Young Child 11. Health Promotion of the Toddler and Family 12. Health Promotion of the Preschooler and Family 13. Health Problems of Toddlers and Preschoolers
Unit 6. Family-Centered Care of the School-Age Child and Adolescent 14. Health Promotion of the School-Age Child and Family 15. Health Promotion of the Adolescent and Family 16. Health Problems of School-Age Children and Adolescents
Unit 7. Family-Centered Care of the Child with Special Needs 17. Impact of Chronic Illness, Disability, or End-of-Life Care for the Child and Family 18. Impact of Cognitive or Sensory Impairment on the Child and Family
Unit 8. The Child Who Is Hospitalized 19. Family-Centered Care of the Child During Illness and Hospitalization 20. Pediatric Nursing Interventions and Skills
Unit 9. The Child with Problems Related to the Transfer of Oxygen and Nutrients 21. The Child with Respiratory Dysfunction 22. The Child with Gastrointestinal Dysfunction
Unit 10. The Child with Problems Related to the Production and Circulation of Blood 23. The Child with Cardiovascular Dysfunction 24. The Child with Hematologic or Immunologic Dysfunction 25. The Child with Cancer
Unit 11. The Child with a Disturbance of Regulatory Mechanisms 26. The Child with Genitourinary Dysfunction 27. The Child with Cerebral Dysfunction 28. The Child with Endocrine Dysfunction
Unit 12. The Child with a Problem that Interferes with Physical Mobility 29. The Child with Musculoskeletal or Articular Dysfunction 30. The Child with Neuromuscular or Muscular Dysfunction 31. The Child with Integumentary Dysfunction