Table of Contents

 

 

 

UNIT ONE

CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE NURSE

 

1

Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing

 

2

Community-Based Nursing Care of the Child and Family

 

3

Family Influences on Child Health Promotion

 

4

Social, Cultural, and Religious Influences on Child Health Promotion

 

5

Developmental and Genetic Influences on Child Health Promotion

 

UNIT TWO

ASSESSMENT OF THE CHILD AND FAMILY

 

6

Communication, History, and Physical Assessment of the Child

 

7

Pain Assessment and Management in Children

 

UNIT THREE

THE NEWBORN

 

8

Health Promotion of the Newborn and Family

 

9

Health Problems of Newborns

 

UNIT FOUR

INFANCY

 

10

Health Promotion of the Infant and Family

 

11

Health Problems of Infants

 

UNIT FIVE

EARLY CHILDHOOD

 

12

Health Promotion of the Toddler and Family

 

13

Health Promotion of the Preschooler and Family

 

14

Health Problems of Toddlers and Preschoolers

 

UNIT SIX

MIDDLE CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE

 

15

Health Promotion of the School-Age Child and Family

 

16

Health Promotion of the Adolescent and Family

 

17

Health Problems of School-Age Children and Adolescents

 

Unit Seven

The Child and Family with Special Needs

 

18

Quality of Life for Children Living with Chronic or Complex Diseases

 

19

Impact of Cognitive or Sensory Impairment on the Child and Family

 

20

Family-Centered Home Care

 

UNIT EIGHT

IMPACT OF HOSPITALIZATION ON THE CHILD AND FAMILY

 

21

Family-Centered Care of the Child During Illness and Hospitalization

 

22

Pediatric Variations of Nursing Interventions

 

UNIT NINE

THE CHILD WITH PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE TRANSFER OF OXYGEN AND NUTRIENTS

 

23

The Child with Respiratory Dysfunction

 

24

The Child with Gastrointestinal Dysfunction

 

UNIT TEN

THE CHILD WITH PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE PRODUCTION AND CIRCULATION OF BLOOD

 

25

The Child with Cardiovascular Dysfunction

 

26

The Child with Hematologic or Immunologic Dysfunction

 

UNIT ELEVEN

THE CHILD WITH A DISTURBANCE OF REGULATORY MECHANISMS

 

27

The Child with Genitourinary Dysfunction

 

28

The Child with Cerebral Dysfunction

 

29

The Child with Endocrine Dysfunction

 

30

The Child with Integumentary Dysfunction

 

UNIT TWELVE

THE CHILD WITH A PROBLEM THAT INTERFERES WITH PHYSICAL MOBILITY

 

31

The Child with Musculoskeletal or Articular Dysfunction

 

32

The Child with Neuromuscular or Muscular Dysfunction

 

 

APPENDIXES

 

A

Growth Measurements

 

B

Common Laboratory Tests

 

C

Translations of Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale

 

D

Spanish-English Translations