Ball, Jane

Pediatric nursing : caring for children / Jane Ball & Ruth Bindler. - 2nd edition. - Stamford, Conn. : Appleton & Lange, c1999. - xxxii, 1083 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. + 1 quick reference manual (153 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents;

1. Nurse's role in care of the ill and injured child: Hospital, community settings and home
2. Growth and development
3. Pediatric assessment
4. Nursing considerations for the hospitalized child
5. Nursing considerations for the child in the community
6. The child with a life-threatening illness or injury
7. Pain assessment and management
8. Alterations in fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance
9. Alterations in immune function
10. Infectious and communicable diseases
11. Alterations in respiratory function
12. Alterations in cardiovascular function
13. Alterations in hematologic function
14. Alterations in cellular growth
15. Alterations in gastrointestinal function
16. Alterations in genitourinary function
17. Alterations in eye, ear, nose and throat function
18. Alterations in neurologic function
19. Alterations in musculoskeletal function
20. Alterations in endocrine function
21. Alterations in skin integrity
22. Alterations in psychosocial function




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Pediatric nursing.
Pediatric Nursing--methods.
Nursing Care--in infancy & childhood.
Nursing Assessment--methods.

WY 159 B187p 1995