Nursing Care of Children: Principles & Practice

By Kristine Nelson, Susan Rowen James, Jean Ashwill, et al.

Book Overview

Master the art of caring for children with most effective, efficient, and affordable title on pediatric nursing care. Taking on a family focus, this student-friendly text teaches growth, development, and information on the major body system alterations. Plus, dramatically streamlined content and new learning tools make this new edition even more tailored to your learning needs.

Expert reviews of chapter content ensure all chapters include current practices, terms, and updated informationHealth 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 agesIllustrated Procedure boxes include step-by-step instructions for common nursing tasksPathophysiology boxes explain changes in physiology that occur in a variety of diseases and disorders in childrenNursing process highlighted in nursing care plans and in-text discussionsClinical 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1455703664
• ISBN13: 9781455703661
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 880 Pages
• Weight: 3.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.5" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Bought for a friend

A friend who was going through nursing school asked me to get this book for her. She was pleased with it,and said it helped her in her studies.

Good Supplement

The study guide does an adequate job at trying to touch upon subject matter in the text book and test you on that. But it is not a substitute for reading chapters. Overall I would recommend the study guide as a review to what was read in the text book.