Prepare to give pediatric patients the specialized care they
deserve with the leading text in pediatric nursing. Written by
pediatric experts, Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children,
11th Edition takes a unique, easy-to-follow developmental approach
to describe the care of children at each age and stage of
development. This longtime bestseller provides an evidence-based,
clinical perspective that shows how the quality of nursing care can
impact quality patient outcomes. Childhood diseases and disorders
are organized by age groups and body systems and explained through
the nursing process framework. This edition features completely
updated and reorganized chapters that present content in a clear,
easy-to-understand way. New Quality Indicator boxes paint a bigger
picture of hospitals and how they look at quality and safety. A
focus on family-centered care emphasizes the role and influence of
the family in health and illness with a separate chapter and
Family-Centered Care boxes. Emergency Treatment boxes serve as a
quick reference in critical situations. Pathophysiology Reviews
explain complicated disease processes with illustrated summary
boxes. Quality Patient Outcomes are discussed for major childhood
diseases and disorders, showing how nursing care directly impacts
patient outcomes. Nursing Tips include helpful hints and practical,
clinical information. Critical Thinking Case Studies help you test
and develop your own analytical skills. Cultural Considerations
provide cultural tips from clinical experts. Nursing Care Plans
provide models for planning patient care, with rationales
explaining why specific nursing interventions have been chosen, and
include nursing diagnoses, patient/family goals, nursing
interventions/rationales, expected outcomes, and NIC and NOC
guidelines. Nursing Care Guidelines offer clear, step-by-step,
detailed instructions on performing specific skills or procedures.
Translating Evidence into Practice and Applying Evidence to
Practice boxes help you apply research to support, guide, and
improve the outcomes of nursing care. Atraumatic Care boxes contain
techniques for care that minimize pain, discomfort, or stress, and
provide guidance for performing procedures in a caring manner.
Community and Home Health Considerations boxes focus on wellness
information and illness-related topics. Drug Alerts highlight
important drug-related information for safe, appropriate care.
Nursing Alerts provides critical information that must be
considered in providing care. Research Focus boxes emphasize
research with concise reviews of important evidence. NEW! Quality
Indicator boxes present a bigger picture of hospitals and how they
look at quality and safety, or Pediatric Clinical Quality Measures.
EXPANDED! Added emphasis on the impact of genetics and genomics on
pediatric nursing care. NEW and UPDATED! New information on Zika
virus and Rotavirus keeps you in the know. NEW! New section on
Chiari malformation added to neurologic dysfunction chapter. NEW!
Self-harm, GLBT, and e-cigarette content added to adolescent
problems chapter. UPDATED! Oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange
information is now included throughout the text. EXPANDED! Updated
accidental poisoning section now includes cleaning solutions and
liquid from e-cigarettes. UPDATED! New Impact of Chronic Illness,
Disability, or End of Life Care for the Child and Family chapter
thoroughly combines two previous chapters. UPDATED! Integumentary
dysfunction content now appears as chapter 32. UPDATED! Reorganized
chapter on pain provides specific guidelines for pediatric pain
assessment and management and focuses on common acute and chronic
pain conditions and how to manage them. UPDATED! Human
Papillomavirus content significantly updated. EXPANDED and UPDATED!
Disorders with behavioral components section significantly
expanded. UPDATED! Updated influenza, RSV, and acute lung injury
section in respiratory chapter. UPDATED! Childhood cancer survivor
section has significant updates.
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