Child Health Nursing, Updated Edition (3^rd Ed.)

For courses in Pediatric Nursing.
A comprehensive survey of family-centered pediatric nursing care

Child Health Nursing: Partnering with Children & Families promotes excellence in nursing care for infants, children, and adolescents?in hospitals and in the community. It focuses on the importance of partnering with families to adapt care plans for children based on their age, health status, and social and cultural influences. The text considers the impact of contemporary care environments on nursing practice, both in health promotion and in the care of children with acute or chronic health conditions. By offering industry best practices and practical applications, the book encourages students to apply evidence-based findings and clinical reasoning to planning superior care.
The updated 3rd edition explains how modern nursing practice is affected by reforms to healthcare and its delivery?such as electronic health records, new approaches to chronic and acute condition management, and a focus on prevention. To support safe, effective, and innovative care, this edition draws on the latest recommendations of NANDA International diagnoses, Nursing Intervention Classifications (NIC), Nursing Outcomes Classifications (NOC), and Healthy People 2020.
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Brief Contents

PART 1: NURSES, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES

1. Child Health Nursing: Concepts, Roles, and Issues
2. Family-Centered Care: Theory and Applications
3. Cultural Influences

PART 2: CHILD CONCEPTS AND APPLICATION

1. Genetic and Hereditary Influences
2. Concepts of Growth and Development
3. Child and Family Communication
4. Pediatric and Newborn Assessment

PART 3: HEALTH PROMOTION AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE THROUGH CHILDHOOD

1. Concepts of Health Promotion and Health Maintenance
2. Health Promotion and Maintenance of the Newborn
3. Health Promotion and Maintenance of the Infant
4. Health Promotion and Maintenance of the Toddler and Preschooler
5. Health Promotion and Maintenance of the School-Age Child
6. Health Promotion and Maintenance of the Adolescent

PART 4: CHILD HEALTHCARE SETTINGS AND CONSIDERATIONS

1. Nursing Care of the Child in the Community
2. Nursing Care of the Hospitalized Child
3. Nursing Care of the Child with a Chronic Condition
4. Nursing Care of the Child with a Life-Threatening Illness or Injury
5. End-of-Life Care and Bereavement

PART 5: NURSING CARE FOR COMMON HEALTH CONCERNS

1. Infant, Child, and Adolescent Nutrition
2. Social and Environmental Influences on Child and Adolescent Health
3. Pain Assessment and Management
4. Immunizations and Communicable Diseases

PART 6: NURSING CARE FOR SPECIFIC HEALTH CONDITIONS

1. Alterations in Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
2. Alterations in Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Function
3. Alterations in Respiratory Function
4. Alterations in Cardiovascular Function
5. Alterations in Immune Function
6. Alterations in Hematologic Function
7. The Child with Cancer
8. Alterations in Gastrointestinal Function
9. Alterations in Genitourinary Function
10. Alterations in Endocrine and Metabolic Function
11. Alterations in Neurologic Function
12. Alterations in Mental Health and Cognition
13. Alterations in Musculoskeletal Function
14. Alterations in Skin Integrity

Appendices

1. Physical Growth Charts
2. Pediatric Blood Pressure Tables
3. Dietary Reference Intakes
4. Selected Pediatric Laboratory Values
5. Diagnostic Tests and Laboratory Procedures
6. Emergency Assessment and Initial Management
7. Body Surface Area Nomogram
8. Temperature and Weight Conversion
9. NCLEX Answers with Rationale

About our authors

Jane W. Ball graduated from the Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Nursing, and subsequently received a BS from the Johns Hopkins University. She worked in the surgical, emergency, and outpatient units of the Johns Hopkins Children’s Medical and Surgical Center, first as a staff nurse and then as a pediatric nurse practitioner, beginning her career as a pediatric nurse and advocate for children’s health needs. Jane obtained both a Master of Public Health and a Doctor of Public Health degree from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health with a focus on maternal and child health. After graduation she became the chief of child health services for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Health. In this capacity she oversaw the state-funded well-child clinics and explored ways to improve education for the state’s community health nurses.

After relocating to Texas, she joined the faculty at the University of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing to teach community pediatrics to registered nurses returning to school for a BSN. During this time, she became involved in writing her first textbook, Mosby’s Guide to Physical Examination, which is currently in its 7th edition. After relocating to the Washington, DC, area, she joined Children’s National Medical Center to manage a federal project to teach instructors of emergency medical technicians from all states about the special care children need during an emergency. Exposure to the shortcomings of the emergency medical services system in the late 1980s with regard to pediatric care was a career-changing event. With federal funding, she developed educational curricula for emergency medical technicians and emergency nurses to help them provide improved care for children. A textbook entitled Pediatric Emergencies, A Manual for Prehospital Providers was developed from these educational ventures.

For 15 years she managed the federally funded Emer