Pediatric facts made incredibly quick! / clinical editor, Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Meadows-Oliver, Mikki (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2019]
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Pediatrics > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Pediatric nursing > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Pediatric nursing.
Pediatrics.
Pediatrics > methods.
Pediatric Nursing > methods.
Handbooks and manuals.
Handbook.
Genre:
Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Handbooks and manuals.
Handbook.
Physical Description:iv, 151 pages ; 15 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Growth & development : theories of development, growth rates, height and weight tables, stages of development, sexual maturity, preparation for hospitalization and surgery
  • Assessment : preventive care, health history, vital signs, length and head circumference, physical examination, dentition, pain assessment, burns, mental health, abuse
  • Laboratory values : chemistry tests, CBC, antibiotic levels, urine, acid-base disorders
  • Meds/I.V. therapy : immunization schedules, calculations, conversions, BSA, administration methods and sites, fluid needs, I.V. solutions, blood compatibility, insulin
  • Emergency : CPR, choking, ACLS algorithms
  • Skills : med administration, I.V.s, ID, precautions, tracheostomy care
  • Teaching : SIDS, choking, toileting, burns, poison, drowning, falls, vehicle safety
  • Resources : conversion, nutrition, sleep, cultural concerns.