Wong's nursing care of infants and children. senior consultant, Donna L. Wong ; primary author, Marilyn J. Hockenberry ; section editors, David Wilson, Marilyn L. Winkelstein, Nancy E. Kline.

Previous ed.: St. Louis, Mo.: London: Mosby, 2003.

Includes CD-ROM.

Includes bibliographic references and index.

UNIT 1: CHILDREN, tHEIR FAMILIES AND THE NURSE:-1. Perspectives of Pediatric nursing--2. Social, cultural and religious influences on child health promotion--3. Family influences on child health promotion--4. Community-based nursing care of the child and family--5. Hereditary influences on health promotion of the child and family--UNTI II: ASSESSMENT OF THE CHILD AND FAMILY:- 6. Communication and physical and developmental assessment of the child--UNIT III: FAMILY-CENTERED CARE OF THE NEWBORN:- 8. Health promotion of the newborn and family--9. Health problems of the newborn--10. The high-risk newborn and family--11. Conditions caused by defects in physical development--UNIT IV: FAMILY-CENTERED CARE OF THE INFANT:- 12. Health promotion of the infant and family--13. Health problems during infancy--UNIT V: FAMILY-CENTERED CARE OF THE YOUNG CHILD:- 14. Health promotion of the toddler and family--15. Health promotion of the preschooler and family--16. Health problems of early childhood--UNIT VI: FAMILY-CENTERED CARE OF THE SCHOOL-AGE CHILD:- 17. Health promotion of the school-age child and family--18. Health problems of middle childhood--UNIT VII: FAMILY-CENTERED CARE OFTHE ADOLESCENT:- 19. Health promotion of the adolescent and family--20. Physical health problems of adolescence--21. Behavioral health problems of adolescence--UNIT VIII: FAMILY-CENTERED CARE OF THE CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS:- 22. Familu-centered care of the child with chronic illness or disability--23. Family-centered End-of-Life care--24. The child with cognitive, sensory, or communication impairment--25. Family-centered home care--UNIT IX: THE CHILD WHO IS HOSPITALIZED:- 26. Family-centered care of the child during illness and hospitalization--27. Pediatric variations of nursing interventions--UNIT X: THE CHILD WITH DISTURANCE OF FLUID AND ELECTROLYTES:- 28. Balance and imbalance of body fluids--29. Conditions that produce fluid and electrolyte imbalance--30. The child with renal dysfunction--UNIT XI: THE CHILD WITH PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE TRANSFER OF OXYGEN AND NUTRIENTS:- 31. The child with disturbance of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange--32. The child with respiratory dysfunction--33. The child with gastrointestinal dysfunction--UNIT XII: THE CHILD WITH PROBLEMS RELATED TO PRODUCTION AND CIRCULATION OF BLOOD:- 34. The child with cardiovascular dysfunction--35. The child with hematologic or immunologic dysfunction--UNIT XIII: THE CHILD WITH DISTURBANCE OF REGULATORY MECHANISMS:- 36. The child with cancer--37. The child with cerebral dysfunction--38. The child with endocrine dysfunction--UNIT XIV: THE CHILD WITH A PROBLEM THAT INTERFERS WITH PHYSICL MOBILITY:- 39. The child with musculoskeletal or articular dysfunction--40. The child with neuromuscular or muscular dysfunction.

This edition focuses on the family throughout by emphasising the role and influence of the family in health and illness. Disorder sections provide a detailed presentation of pathophysiology to enable a clear understanding of the impact of disease on normal physiologic functions.

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