Wong's Clinical Manual of Pediatric Nursing
- 9th Edition - August 11, 2023
- Authors: Marilyn J. Hockenberry, Rosalind Bryant, Melody Brown Hellsten
- Language: English
- Spiral-bound ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 5 4 7 6 - 7
**American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 2nd Place in Child Health, 2024**Put pediatric nursing guidelines, procedures, and reference data at your fingertips… Read more
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**American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 2nd Place in Child Health, 2024**
Put pediatric nursing guidelines, procedures, and reference data at your fingertips! Wong's Clinical Manual of Pediatric Nursing, 9th Edition is your "go-to" guide for the care of children and their families, whether in the hospital, clinic, community setting, or home. Reflecting the latest in research and evidence-based practice, the book provides assessment tools and new information on pediatric pain assessment and management. Also new to this edition are case studies with questions for the Next Generation NCLEX® Examination. Written by pediatric expert Marilyn J. Hockenberry, Wong’s Clinical Manual includes an Evolve website with medication tables, photos, printable patient education sheets, and more.
- Complete, concise assessment data is provided for general health, specific problems, nutrition, sleep, and growth and development
- Assessment and Management unit presents pain management strategies for the neonate, child, and adolescent
- Evidence-based interventions include guidelines for treating pediatric patients and providing information to their families and caregivers
- Safety Alerts and Drug Alerts call attention to considerations — such as assessment data, risk factors, and danger signs — that could lead to a health emergency
- Atraumatic Care boxes cover therapeutic care through interventions that eliminate or minimize pain, discomfort, and stress
- Community focus includes guidelines to interventions, patient teaching, and home care, along with Community Focus boxes throughout the book
- Vital reference data appear inside the front and back covers for easy lookup
- Health promotion tables and charts summarize nutrition, immunizations, safety and injury prevention, and parental guidance
- Full-color photos of dermatologic conditions depict the pediatric skin problems most commonly seen in practice
- Patient teaching instructions on the Evolve website allow you to print and hand out sets of easy-to-understand instructions to caregivers
UNIT 1: Assessment
UNIT 2: Health Promotion
UNIT 3: Pain Assessment and Management
UNIT 4: Evidence-Based Pediatric Nursing Interventions
UNIT 5: Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Unfolding Case Studies
UNIT 6: Reference Data
Color Insert
UNIT 2: Health Promotion
UNIT 3: Pain Assessment and Management
UNIT 4: Evidence-Based Pediatric Nursing Interventions
UNIT 5: Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Unfolding Case Studies
UNIT 6: Reference Data
Color Insert
- Edition: 9
- Published: August 11, 2023
- Language: English
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Marilyn J. Hockenberry
Marilyn J. Hockenberry is Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine; Director, Global HOPE Nursing, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas; Bessie Baker Professor Emerita of Nursing Chair, Duke Institutional Review Board, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine; Director, Global HOPE Nursing, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas; Bessie Baker Professor Emerita of Nursing Chair, Duke Institutional Review Board, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USARB
Rosalind Bryant
Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Instructor, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TexasMH
Melody Brown Hellsten
Affiliations and expertise
Pediatric Hematology Oncology Palliative Care Program, Pediatrics, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas