Manual of School Health: A Handbook for School Nurses, Educators, and Health Professionals
Lewis, Keeta DeStefano; Bear, Bonnie J.
Language: English
Published by Saunders, 2008
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- Title
- Manual of School Health: A Handbook for School Nurses, Educators, and Health Professionals
- Author
- Lewis, Keeta DeStefano; Bear, Bonnie J.
- Publisher
- Saunders
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- Fair
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1416037780
- ISBN 13
- 9781416037781
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Item weight
- 2.04 pounds
- A best practice approach to health issues and concerns helps you provide the best possible care to students.
- A clear, consistent outline format and straightforward writing style make it easy to locate and apply essential information.
- Updated content includes important contemporary issues in schools, such as body piercing, backpack syndrome, and computer ergonomics.
- Brain Findings section offers relevant information about recent brain and neurology research, with insights on how it relates to childhood development and health.
- Numerous appendices, including the latest growth charts and immunization schedules, provide essential information for assessing school age children.
- English-Spanish translation guide for common health terms and phrases helps you communicate more effectively with Hispanic students.
- Web site resources at the end of each chapter provide reliable sources for further information and research.
- A convenient Glossary familiarizes you with important terminology and definitions used throughout the book.
- New, user-friendly design helps you find key information quickly with helpful boxes, tables, and headings.
- New 8-page color insert serves as an instant visual reference to help you identify rashes, skin lesions, and other dermatological conditions that are common among school-age children.
- A separate chapter on first aid walks you through the management of common injuries and emergency situations.
- Revised mental health chapter presents current, detailed information on the major mental disorders that affect school-age children such as depression, autism, and Asperger's, with an extensive psychotropic medication table.
- A new chapter devoted to disaster management includes the latest information on bioterrorism and homeland security threats to help you create an action plan for disaster situations.
- A revised chapter on violence addresses sexual assault, self-mutilation, suicide, domestic violence, and violence in the schools, to help you stay informed about current societal trends, issues, and developments.
- New information on teen pregnancy offers helpful guidelines on communicating with students about this important issue.
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