Pediatric Nurse's Survival Guide

Practical and convenient, the thoroughly updated third edition of The Pediatric Nurse's Survival Guide is the perfect clinical reference! This handy resource offers quick answers to your pediatric nursing questions concerning assessment, clinical values and standards, and the most common conditions and diseases seen in the pediatric population.

PREFACE

XI

REVIEWERS

XII

CHAPTER 1 COMMUNICATION

1

(7)

The Nursing Process and Family-Centered Care

1

(1)

Communicating with Children and Families

2

(1)

Culturally Sensitive Approaches

3

(2)

The Use of Play in Children

5

(1)

Toy Safety Tips

5

(3)

CHAPTER 2 ASSESSMENT

8

(51)

Physical Assessment

8

(9)

Neonatal Variances in Assessment

17

(8)

Nutritional Assessment

25

(11)

Developmental Assessment

36

(3)

Pain Assessment

39

(8)

Assessment and Care of the Postoperative Client

47

(1)

Assessing Level of Consciousness in Children

48

(1)

Assessment and Care of the Orthopedic Client

49

(1)

Assessment of Sexual Maturation

49

(4)

Assessment for Child Abuse

53

(3)

Signs and Symptoms of Illicit Drug Exposure or Use

56

(3)

CHAPTER 3 CLINICAL VALUES AND STANDARDS

59

(24)

Calculating Daily Maintenance Fluid Requirements in Children

59

(1)

Normal Laboratory Values and Interpretation

59

(12)

Conversion Tables for Commonly Used Approximate Equivalents

71

(1)

Abbreviations Commonly Used in Pediatric Nursing

72

(11)

CHAPTER 4 DRUG ADMINISTRATION

83

(90)

Common Pediatric Drugs

83

(81)

Drug Administration

164

(9)

CHAPTER 5 ESSENTIAL CLINICAL SKILLS

173

(15)

Performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

173

(1)

Infection Control

174

(2)

Clinical Skills and Tips

176

(1)

Specimen Collection Tips

177

(1)

Administration of Oxygen

177

(2)

Use of Restraints

179

(1)

Nasotracheal Suctioning

180

(1)

Tracheostomy Care

181

(2)

Measuring Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR)

183

(1)

Care of Central or Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters

183

(1)

Administering Nebulized Medications

184

(1)

Urinary Catheterization

185

(3)

CHAPTER 6 COMMON HEALTH PROBLEMS

188

(77)

Acute Glomerulonephritis (AGN)

188

(1)

Aggressiveness

189

(1)

Anxiety

190

(1)

Appendicitis

191

(1)

Asthma (Reactive Airway Disease)

192

(3)

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

195

(1)

Autism

196

(1)

Bronchiolitis

197

(2)

Cancer

199

(5)

Care of the Child and Family with Chronic Illness

204

(2)

Caring for the Dying Child and the Family

206

(3)

Celiac Disease

209

(1)

Central Nervous System Infections

209

(2)

Communicable Diseases

211

(8)

Congenital Cardiac Defects and Repairs

219

(3)

Conjunctivitis

222

(1)

Crohn's Disease

223

(2)

Croup

225

(1)

Cystic Fibrosis (CF)

226

(2)

Depression

228

(1)

Dermatitis

229

(1)

Diabetes Mellitus (Type 1 and Type 2)

230

(3)

Eating Disorders Anorexia Nervosa

233

(1)

Eating Disorders Bulimia

234

(2)

Epiglottitis

236

(2)

Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER)

238

(1)

Hirschsprung's Disease

239

(1)

Impetigo

240

(1)

Iron Deficiency Anemia

241

(1)

Lead Poisoning

242

(2)

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

244

(1)

Orbital Cellulitis

244

(1)

Osteomyelitis

245

(1)

Otitis Media (OM)

246

(1)

Pediculosis Capitis (Head Lice)

247

(1)

Pneumonia

248

(1)

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

249

(2)

Scoliosis

251

(1)

Seizures

252

(1)

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)

253

(2)

Sickle Cell Anemia

255

(2)

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)

257

(1)

Substance Abuse

258

(2)

Ulcerative Colitis (UC)

260

(2)

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

262

(1)

Urticaria

263

(2)

CHAPTER 7 CLINICAL REFERENCES AND RESOURCES

265

(11)

Pediatric Nursing Journals

265

(1)

Resources for Child-Health Nursing

266

(9)

Evaluating the Credibility of Health Information Found on the Internet

275

(1)

REFERENCES

276

(2)

INDEX

278

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