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Pediatric Primary Care

  • 4th Edition - April 9, 2008
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Catherine E. Burns, Ardys M. Dunn, Catherine G. Blosser, Margaret A. Brady, Nancy Barber Starr
  • Language: English

This fourth edition of Pediatric Primary Care is prepared to assist the pediatric healthcare provider to understand the wide spectrum of conditions seen in primary care of… Read more

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This fourth edition of Pediatric Primary Care is prepared to assist the pediatric healthcare provider to understand the wide spectrum of conditions seen in primary care of children. Written by experienced authors familiar with the scope of practice and knowledge base of pediatric nurse practitioners, it emphasizes prevention as well as management, and presents guidelines on assessing children from infancy through adolescence. The text is appropriate for nurse practitioner, medical, and physician assistant students as well as experienced clinicians who want a current pediatric primary care resource with easy access to information.

Key features

  • Management chapters include numerous tables to facilitate differential diagnoses and summarize management strategies.
  • Resource boxes inform readers of helpful websites as well as organizations and useful printed materials.
  • The Environmental Health chapter is specially updated to address more key toxicants, and presents resources for diagnosis and management.
  • Theories and applications of complementary care are discussed in the Complementary Therapies chapter. Tables on herbal interactions and many complementary treatments for common childhood conditions are featured.
  • Color inserts feature 31 full-color photographs illustrating ear, skin, and other conditions and symptoms.
  • The Pediatric Medication appendix includes the latest drugs used in pediatric primary care with specific dosing for infant, children, adolescents, and adults when applicable.
  • Other appendices present growth charts, laboratory values and the latest asthma management guidelines.

Table of contents

Unit One Pediatric Primary Care Foundations


1. Child Health Status in America


2. Child and Family Health Assessment


3. Cultural Perspectives for Pediatric Primary Care



Unit Two Management of Development


4. Developmental Management in Pediatric Primary Care


5. Developmental Management of Infants


6. Developmental Management of Toddlers and Preschoolers


7. Developmental Management of School-Age Children


8. Developmental Management of Adolescents



Unit Three Approaches to Health Management in Pediatric Primary Care


9. Introduction to Health Promotion


10. Health Perception and Health Management Patterns


11. Nutrition


12. Breastfeeding


13. Elimination Patterns


14. Activities and Sports for Children and Adolescents


15. Sleep and Rest


16. Cognitive-Perceptual Patterns: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Blindness, Deafness, and Autism


17. Self-Perception Issues


18. Role Relationships


19. Sexuality


20. Coping and Stress Tolerance: Mental Health Problems


21. Values and Beliefs



Unit Four Approaches to Disease Management


22. Introduction to Diseases and Pain Management


23. Infections Diseases and Immunizations


24. Atopic and Rheumatic Disorders


25. Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases


26. Hematologic Diseases


27. Neurologic Disorders


28. Eye Disorders


29. Ear Disorders


30. Cardiovascular Disorders


31. Respiratory Disorders


32. Gastrointestinal Disorders


33. Dental and Oral Disorders


34. Genitourinary Disorders


35. Gynecologic Conditions


36. Dermatologic Diseases


37. Musculoskeletal Disorders


38. Perinatal Conditions


39. Common Injuries


40. Genetic Disorders


41. Environmental Health Issues


42. Complementary Medicine


43. Practice Management Strategies for a Health Care Practice



APPENDIX

A. Medications in Pediatric Practice

B. Growth Charts

C. Normal Laboratory Values

D. Supplemental Asthma Information

Product details

  • Edition: 4
  • Latest edition
  • Published: April 9, 2008
  • Language: English

About the authors

CB

Catherine E. Burns

Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus, Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty, School of Nursing, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon

AD

Ardys M. Dunn

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor Emeritus, University of Portland School of Nursing, Portland, Oregon; Professor, Retired, Samuel Merritt College School of Nursing, Oakland, California

CB

Catherine G. Blosser

Affiliations and expertise
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Albertina Kerr Health Services, Portland, Oregon

MB

Margaret A. Brady

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, School of Nursing, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California; Co-Director, PNP Program, School of Nursing, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California

NS

Nancy Barber Starr

Affiliations and expertise
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Pediatric Associates, Aurora, Colorado