The definitive book on family centred care for health professionals, this popular text has been thoroughly revised in line with contemporary health policy. Including greater emphasis on child-centred care, interprofessional working and care in community settings; it is a valuable resource for all those working with children and families.

Includes information regarding pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, advanced assessment, and interventions. This book features 5 sections that include: pediatric cancers, hematologic disorders, treatment of childhood cancer, side effects of treatment and disease, and supportive and palliative care.

Offers information on pediatric nursing. This book features illustrations and a full-color design throughout.

SOMA was designed in recognition of the need for an assessment tool with regards to the prevalance of feeding disorders during infancy, and the significance of such difficulties for the infant and caregiver. This work offers an examination of this tool.

Written under the authority of the American Association for Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) and reviewed by the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) and the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN), this is a study tool to facilitate preparation for neonatal critical-care nursing certification.

Useful for those entering or needing a refresher in pediatric nursing, this book organizes the developmental concerns and childhood disorders in an intuitive way, while weaving a family-centered approach to practice throughout the material.

Provides practice questions for graduates for both pediatric and family nurse practitioner programs to use in their respective certification exams offered by the PNCB and ANCC. This title covers review questions which include the Role of the PNP, Wellness Issues, Growth and Development, Genetics, Chronic Conditions, and, more.

Intended for children's and young people's nurses in a wide range of practice settings including primary, ambulatory, and tertiary care, this textbook is rooted in child-centred health care within a family context and draws upon contemporary practice throughout the UK and further afield.

Presents a variety of questions to enhance students' mastery of key concepts and content from the text. This work includes multiple-choice, matching, and true-false questions plus case studies.

A textbook on pediatric nursing, it provides a foundation in child development and health promotion, and covers specific health problems organized by age groups and body systems. It features illustrations, and a full-color design, that help you find and understand key nursing information.

A clinical guide to caring for children and their families in the hospital, community, and home. It features care plans, assessment tools, skills and procedures, patient teaching, and reference data. It includes modifiable nursing care plans, medication tables, emergency treatment information, and illustrated dermatologic problems.

Help students provide safe and effective pediatric care. This text covers foundations and special concerns of pediatric nursing, age-specific developmental information, and clinically-focused coverage of common pediatric illnesses and disorders, organized by growth and development. It also includes many photographs and illustrations.

Family-centred care is a fundamental concept upon which nursing care for children is based. This text addresses both the theoretical and practical components, highlights its challenges and responsibilities and, through the use of case study examples, provides a framework for practice.

Explores the context of children's nursing in light of various policy changes, and looks at contemporary issues and the different roles within the field. This title focuses on the emergence of children's nursing in healthcare, detailing events and developments that have shaped the role of children's nurses.

Helps nurses understand wellness and illness as family-centered events. Using a nursing process framework, this book contains chapters each of which begins with Key Terms, Learning Objectives, and a Case Study and ends with Key Points and Critical Thinking Exercises. It also includes What If questions, and illustrated nursing procedures.

Presents maternity and pediatric nursing at an appropriate level for LPN/LVN students. This book uses a nursing process framework and emphasizes the LPN's specific role. It helps students develop critical thinking skills and apply content to practice - such as nursing procedures, nursing care plans, and clinical pearls.

Full title: Children's and Young People's Nursing in Practice. A Problem-Based Learning Approach. Applies the problem-based learning approach to the key content of pre-registration child branch nursing courses.

Gives advice on various aspects of the nurse's role. This is a comprehensive guide to the care of children and young people in a family context. Giving a picture of the role of the CYP nurse, the contents are arranged to mirror the key concepts of CYP nursing.

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