PEDIATRIC NURSING: ITS PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
NCLEX® Connections 1 UNIT 1 Foundations of Nursing Care of Children 3 SECTION: Perspectives of Nursing Care of Children 3 CHAPTER 1 Family-Centered Nursing Care 3 CHAPTER 2 Physical Assessment Findings 7 CHAPTER 3 Health Promotion of Infants (2 Days to 1 Year) 15 CHAPTER 4 Health Promotion of Toddlers (1 to 3 Years) 21 CHAPTER 5 Health Promotion of Preschoolers (3 to 6 Years) 25 CHAPTER 6 Health Promotion of School-Age Children (6 to 12 Years) 29 CHAPTER 7 Health Promotion of Adolescents (12 to 20 Years) 33 NCLEX® Connections 37 SECTION: Specific Considerations of Nursing Care of Children 39 CHAPTER 8 Safe Administration of Medication 39 CHAPTER 9 Pain Management 43 CHAPTER 10 Hospitalization, Illness, and Play 49 CHAPTER 11 Death and Dying 53 NCLEX® Connections 57 UNIT 2 System Disorders 59 SECTION: Neurologic Disorders 59 CHAPTER 12 Acute Neurologic Disorders 59 CHAPTER 13 Seizures 65 CHAPTER 14 Head Injury 71 CHAPTER 15 Cognitive and Sensory Impairments 75 NCLEX® Connections 81 SECTION: Respiratory Disorders 83 CHAPTER 16 Oxygen and Inhalation Therapy 83 CHAPTER 17 Acute and Infectious Respiratory Illnesses 91 CHAPTER 18 Asthma 99 CHAPTER 19 Cystic Fibrosis 105 NCLEX® Connections 109 SECTION: Cardiovascular and Hematologic Disorders 111 CHAPTER 20 Cardiovascular Disorders 111 CHAPTER 21 Hematologic Disorders 125 NCLEX® Connections 133 SECTION: Gastrointestinal Disorders 135 CHAPTER 22 Acute Infectious Gastrointestinal Disorders 135 CHAPTER 23 Gastrointestinal Structural and Inflammatory Disorders 141 NCLEX® Connections 149 SECTION: Genitourinary and Reproductive Disorders 151 CHAPTER 24 Enuresis and Urinary Tract Infections 151 CHAPTER 25 Structural Disorders of the Genitourinary Tract and Reproductive System 155 CHAPTER 26 Renal Disorders 159 NCLEX® Connections 167 SECTION: Musculoskeletal Disorders 169 CHAPTER 27 Fractures 169 CHAPTER 28 Musculoskeletal Congenital Disorders 175 CHAPTER 29 Chronic Neuromusculoskeletal Disorders 183 NCLEX® Connections 193 SECTION: Integumentary Disorders 195 CHAPTER 30 Skin Infections and Infestations 195 CHAPTER 31 Dermatitis and Acne 201 CHAPTER 32 Burns 207 NCLEX® Connections 213 SECTION: Endocrine Disorders 215 CHAPTER 33 Diabetes Mellitus 215 CHAPTER 34 Growth Hormone Deficiency 221 NCLEX® Connections 225 SECTION: Immune and Infectious Disorders 227 CHAPTER 35 Immunizations 227 CHAPTER 36 Communicable Diseases 235 CHAPTER 37 Acute Otitis Media 239 CHAPTER 38 HIV/AIDS 243 NCLEX® Connections 247 SECTION: Neoplastic Disorders 249 CHAPTER 39 Organ Neoplasms 249 CHAPTER 40 Blood Neoplasms 255 CHAPTER 41 Bone and Soft Tissue Cancers 261 UNIT 3 Other Specific Needs 269 NCLEX® Connections 267 CHAPTER 42 Complications of Infants 269 CHAPTER 43 Pediatric Emergencies 285 CHAPTER 44 Psychosocial Issues of Infants, Children, and Adolescents 291 References 299