Children and Their Families: The Continuum of Nursing Care - Hardcover

Bowden, Vicky R.; Greenberg, Cindy S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1451187866 ISBN 13: 9781451187861

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013

Synopsis

Succeed in your pediatric nursing course with Children and Their Families , Third Edition! This bestselling text has already helped thousands of students master the concepts and skills necessary for effective practice in a variety of settings, from home to school to medical center.
The book&;s easy-to-understand presentation, striking visuals, and built-in learning tools help you develop an understanding of the unique role you&;ll have in working with all members of the pediatric healthcare system and equip you to make critical judgments and decisions in a variety of settings across the continuum of care."

• Broaden your understanding of the interrelated dynamics of pediatric nursing care and make the leap from theory to practice, through Progressive Case Studies that follow a community of pediatric clients through each chapter.
• Learn to create and implement care plans through Nursing Plan of Care features.
• Develop an understanding of important psychosocial, teaching, physiologic, or pathophysiologic differences among children of various age groups with handy Developmental Consideration charts.
• Prepare for effective practice with Care Paths that summarize the interdisciplinary plan of care for a child with a specific condition and include nursing diagnoses to alert the health care team to current or potential issues that require intervention.
• Learn the skills you need for effective client/family education with Teaching Intervention Plans (TIPs) that present interdisciplinary plans focused on aspects of care involving child and/or family education.
• Evaluate and improve your critical thinking skills with Clinical Judgments features.
• Develop the skills you need to work with families in community settings through Community Care Charts that present special teachings and clinical information.
• Master important information through Nursing Intervention Charts that provide a more in-depth description of particular nursing care activities.
• Learn how to assess disorders in various body systems through Focused Health History chart s that summarize specific health history information.
• Identify abnormal findings through a Focused Physical Assessment chart that highlights assessment findings and explains what would be considered an abnormal finding.
• Prepare for clinical practice with Nursing Diagnoses and Outcomecharts that summarize the nursing diagnoses and outcomes that are consistently applicable to defined populations of children with specific health challenges.
• Enhance your understanding of how children are cared for in other cultures through Cross-Cultural Care boxes.
• Develop an understanding of how research informs pediatric practice through Evidence-Based Practice boxes.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1451187866
• ISBN 13: 9781451187861
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 1760