Pediatric Nursing Care Plans for the Hospitalized Child: Pedi Nurs Care Plan Hosp Ch_3 - Softcover

Axton, Sharon; Fugate, Terry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0135035929 ISBN 13: 9780135035924

Publisher: Pearson, 2008

Synopsis

Updated in an all new 3rd edition, Pediatric Care Plans for the Hospitalized Child  is an essential guide to preparing individualized care plans tailored to meet the special needs of the non-critical, hospitalized child. This book provides a quick reference for correlating pediatric medical diagnoses with nursing diagnoses, and will serve as a valuable tool in the clinical setting.  A unique thirteen-part format provides care plans that are organized by medical diagnoses with six corresponding nursing diagnoses for each medical diagnosis. In this new edition all of the nursing care plans are situated in tables instead of text, making it much easier for the reader to understand and access.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This practical reference correlates frequently encountered pediatric medical diagnoses with nursing diagnoses for the hospitalized child. Unique in approach, it begins with a foundation of medical diagnosis and pathophysiology before presenting individualized nursing care plans tailored to meet the special needs of children.

 

Features:

• New table format for Nursing Care Plans provide easy access
• Specific individualized teaching goals and expected outcomes.
• Concise coverage of pathophysiology and how it affects various body systems in children
• Related Nursing Diagnoses follows each Care Plan
• Care Plans for clients with diverse psychological needs such as emotional/physical abuse.

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About the Author:

Sharon Axton is Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor, Texas Women's University, Nelda C. Stark College of Nursing, Houston Center, Houston, Texas.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0135035929
• ISBN 13: 9780135035924
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 432