Put pediatric nursing guidelines, procedures, and reference data at your fingertips! Wong's Clinical Manual of Pediatric Nursing, 9th Edition is your "go-to" guide for the care of children and their families, whether in the hospital, clinic, community setting, or home. Reflecting the latest in research and evidence-based practice, the book provides assessment tools and new information on pediatric pain assessment and management. Also new to this edition are case studies with questions for the Next Generation NCLEX® Examination. Written by pediatric expert Marilyn J. Hockenberry, Wong’s Clinical Manual includes an Evolve website with medication tables, photos, printable patient education sheets, and more.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Reviewer - p. v 6. Preface - p. vii 7. Blood Pressure Levels - p. ix 8. Unit 1. Assessment - p. 1 9. Health History - p. 1 10. Cultural Assessment - p. 1 11. Physical Assessment - p. 1 12. Nursing Assessment of Specific Health Problems - p. 73 13. Assessment of a Child with Common Disorders - p. 81 14. Family Assessment - p. 112 15. Nutritional Assessment - p. 112 16. Sleep Assessment - p. 120 17. Growth Measurements - p. 123 18. Sexual Maturation - p. 125 19. Assessment of Development - p. 125 20. Assessment of Language and Speech - p. 128 21. Assessment of Vision - p. 130 22. Special Tests of Visual Acuity and Eye Examination Guidelines - p. 131 23. Assessment of Hearing - p. 134 24. Summary of Growth and Development - p. 136 25. Unit 2. Health Promotion - p. 157 26. Hockenberry Color Insert - p. CP1 27. Unit 3. Pain Assessment and Management - p. 193 28. Unit 4. Evidence-Based Pediatric Nursing Interventions - p. 213 29. Preparing Children for Procedures Based on Developmental Characteristics - p. 213 30. Preparing the Family - p. 216 31. Skin Care and General Hygiene - p. 217 32. Procedures Related to Maintaining Safety - p. 224 33. Positioning for Procedures - p. 228 34. Collection of Specimens - p. 231 35. Procedures Related to Administration of Medications - p. 237 36. End-of-Life Care Interventions - p. 255 37. Procedures Related to Fluid Balance, Blood Administration, or Nutrition Support - p. 265 38. Ostomy Care Procedures - p. 277 39. Procedures Related to Maintaining Cardiorespiratory Function - p. 279 40. Procedures Related to Maintaining Neurologic Function - p. 299 41. UNIT 5. Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination–Style Unfolding Case Studies - p. 303 42. Unit 6. Reference Data - p. 349 43. Index - p. 359
Put pediatric nursing guidelines, procedures, and reference data at your fingertips! Wong's Clinical Manual of Pediatric Nursing, 9th Edition is your "go-to" guide for the care of children and their families, whether in the hospital, clinic, community setting, or home. Reflecting the latest in research and evidence-based practice, the book provides assessment tools and new information on pediatric pain assessment and management. Also new to this edition are case studies with questions for the Next Generation NCLEX® Examination. Written by pediatric expert Marilyn J. Hockenberry, Wong’s Clinical Manual includes an Evolve website with medication tables, photos, printable patient education sheets, and more.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Reviewer - p. v 6. Preface - p. vii 7. Blood Pressure Levels - p. ix 8. Unit 1. Assessment - p. 1 9. Health History - p. 1 10. Cultural Assessment - p. 1 11. Physical Assessment - p. 1 12. Nursing Assessment of Specific Health Problems - p. 73 13. Assessment of a Child with Common Disorders - p. 81 14. Family Assessment - p. 112 15. Nutritional Assessment - p. 112 16. Sleep Assessment - p. 120 17. Growth Measurements - p. 123 18. Sexual Maturation - p. 125 19. Assessment of Development - p. 125 20. Assessment of Language and Speech - p. 128 21. Assessment of Vision - p. 130 22. Special Tests of Visual Acuity and Eye Examination Guidelines - p. 131 23. Assessment of Hearing - p. 134 24. Summary of Growth and Development - p. 136 25. Unit 2. Health Promotion - p. 157 26. Hockenberry Color Insert - p. CP1 27. Unit 3. Pain Assessment and Management - p. 193 28. Unit 4. Evidence-Based Pediatric Nursing Interventions - p. 213 29. Preparing Children for Procedures Based on Developmental Characteristics - p. 213 30. Preparing the Family - p. 216 31. Skin Care and General Hygiene - p. 217 32. Procedures Related to Maintaining Safety - p. 224 33. Positioning for Procedures - p. 228 34. Collection of Specimens - p. 231 35. Procedures Related to Administration of Medications - p. 237 36. End-of-Life Care Interventions - p. 255 37. Procedures Related to Fluid Balance, Blood Administration, or Nutrition Support - p. 265 38. Ostomy Care Procedures - p. 277 39. Procedures Related to Maintaining Cardiorespiratory Function - p. 279 40. Procedures Related to Maintaining Neurologic Function - p. 299 41. UNIT 5. Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination–Style Unfolding Case Studies - p. 303 42. Unit 6. Reference Data - p. 349 43. Index - p. 359
