Table of Contents
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
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, 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
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, 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
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, 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
Active Learning Templates A1
Basic Concept A1
Diagnostic Procedure A3
Growth and Development A5
Medication A7
Nursing Skill A9
System Disorder A11
Therapeutic Procedure A13
Concept Analysis A15
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