Nursing Care of Children: Principles and Practice - Softcover

James PhD RN, Susan Rowen; Nelson RN MN, Kristine; Ashwill MSN RN, Jean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1455703664 ISBN 13: 9781455703661

Publisher: Saunders, 2012

Synopsis

Nursing Care of Children: Principles and Practice provides numerous student-friendly features to help you navigate through difficult concepts to gain understanding with ease. The text emphasizes a community focus while teaching growth & development and major body system alterations information needed by pediatric nurses.

• Expert reviews of chapter content ensure all chapters include current practices, terms, and updated information.
• Health Promotion boxes summarize information from the American Academy of Pediatrics to teach you how to perform a comprehensive assessment of well infants and children at various ages.
• Illustrated Procedure boxes include step-by-step instructions for common nursing tasks.
• Pathophysiology boxes explain changes in physiology that occur in a variety of diseases and disorders in children.
• Nursing process highlighted in nursing care plans and in-text discussions.
• Clinical Reference pages provide students with easy-to-find reference sections, including basic anatomy and physiology, pediatric differences, related laboratory and diagnostic tests, and commonly prescribed medications.

• Safety Alert boxes highlight patient safety as part of the QSEN initiative for better outcomes of nursing care.
• Updated Evidence-Based Practice boxes (formerly Using Research to Improve Practice) assist you in determining best practices in your future care of children.
• Patient-Centered Care boxes guide you in teaching the parents and child about self-care in the home and follow-up care in community-based health care settings.
• Streamlined Nursing Care Plans have been reformatted to make them easier to read and use.
• Updated photos throughout the book keep the text up-to-date and visually appealing.
• Key concepts are highlighted in the book and their definitions are provided in a glossary.

About this title

Product Description:

Paperback. Pub Date: 2012 Pages: 880 Publisher: Saunders Nursing Care of Children: Principles and Practice provides numerous student-Friendly Features to help you navigate through difficult Concepts to gain understanding with ease. The text emphasizes a community focus while Teaching growth and development and major body system alterations information needed by pediatric nurses.

Review:

The most effective, efficient, and affordable route to mastering pediatric nursing care

About this edition

• Publisher: Saunders
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1455703664
• ISBN 13: 9781455703661
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 880