Study Guide for Nursing Care of Children
Principles and Practice
- 4th Edition - April 3, 2012
- Latest edition
- Authors: Susan Rowen James, Julie White
- Language: English
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Written in a study-friendly style, this study guide includes learning activities, NCLEX Exam review questions, helpful hints, and applications to reinforce your understanding of the concepts and information found in the Nursing Care of Children, 4th Edition textbook, and help you pass the NCLEX.
- Consistent organization corresponds with the chapter layout in the text.
- Enhanced learning features help you master concepts and content from the text.
- Helpful hints
- Student learning exercises
- Suggested learning activities
- Student learning applications
- Review questions
- Answers for the student learning exercises and the review questions are located at the end of the study guide.
RN students in pediatric nursing courses.
UNIT I: INTRODUCTION TO CHILD HEALTH NURSING
1. Introduction to Nursing Care of Children
UNIT II: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT: THE CHILD AND THE FAMILY
2. Family-Centered Nursing Care
3. Communicating with Children and Families
4. Health Promotion for the Developing Child
5. Health Promotion for the Infant
6. Health Promotion During Early Childhood
7. Health Promotion for the School Age Child
8. Health Promotion for the Adolescent
UNIT III: SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS IN CARING FOR CHILDREN
9. Physical Assessment of Children
10. Emergency Care of the Child
11. The Ill Child in the Hospital and Other Care Settings
12: The Child With a Chronic Condition or Terminal Illness
13. Principles and Procedures for Nursing Care of Children
14. Medication Administration and Safety for Infants and Children
15. Pain Management for Children
UNIT IV: CARING FOR CHILDREN WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS
16. The Child with a Fluid and Electrolyte Alteration
17. The Child with an Infectious Disease
18. The Child with an Immunologic Alteration
19. The Child With a Gastrointestinal Alteration
20. The Child With a Genitourinary Alteration
21. This Child with a Respiratory Alteration
22. The Child With a Cardiovascular Alteration
23. The Child With a Hematologic Alteration
24. The Child with Cancer
25. The Child with Major Alterations in Tissue Integrity
26. The Child With a Musculoskeletal Alteration
27. The Child With an Endocrine or Metabolic Alteration
28. The Child with an Neurologic Alteration
29. Psychosocial Problems in Children and Families
30. The Child With a Developmental Disability
31. The Child with a Sensory Alteration
- Edition: 4
- Latest edition
- Published: April 3, 2012
- Language: English
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Susan Rowen James
Susan Rowen James, PhD, RN
Professor Emerita
School of Nursing
Curry College
Milton, Massachusetts
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emerita School of Nursing Curry College Milton, Massachusetts, USAJW
Julie White
Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Instructor
Graduate Entry Program
University of Illinois at Chicago
College of Nursing~ Maternal/Child Department