Clinical handbook for pediatric nursing / Jane W. Ball, Ruth C. Bindler.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ball, Jane W.
Other Authors: Bindler, Ruth McGillis, 1949-
Language:English
Published: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, [2006], ©2006.
Subjects:
Pediatric nursing > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Pediatric Nursing > methods.
Child Development.
Nursing Assessment.
Handbook.
Genre:
Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Handbook.
Physical Description:iv, 672 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Growth and development
  • Normal vital signs
  • Assessment
  • Physical growth charts
  • Nutrition
  • Average laboratory values
  • Health promotion and health maintenance through childhood
  • Immunization schedules
  • Pain assessment tools
  • Poison control information
  • Emergency assessment of the child
  • Infectious and communicable diseases
  • Alterations in fluid and electrolyte function
  • Alterations in eye, ear, nose, and throat function
  • Alterations in respiratory function
  • Alterations in cardiovascular function
  • Alterations in immunologic function
  • Alterations in hematologic function
  • Alterations in cellular growth
  • Alterations in gastrointestinal function
  • Alterations in genitourinary function
  • Alterations in endocrine function
  • Alterations in neurologic function
  • Alterations in mental health and cognition
  • Alterations in musculoskeletal function
  • Alterations in integumentary function.