Table of Contents

• Scope of Pediatric Nursing Practice
• Practice Context
• Quality and Outcome Guidelines for Nursing of Children and Healthcare Home
• Patient- and Family Centered Care
• Evidence-base Care
• Differentiated Areas of Pediatric Nursing Practice
• Pediatric Registered Nurse
• Pediatric Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
• Regulatory Challenges for APRNs
• Caring for a Diverse Population
• Healthcare Transitions
• Settings for Pediatric Nursing Practice: Pediatric RN and APRN
• Inpatient and Acute Care Settings
• Pediatric Home Healthcare Settings
• Perioperative and Surgical Settings
• Hospice and Palliative Care Settings
• Ambulatory Care Settings
• Community Health and School Settings
• Camp Settings
• Transport Settings
• Specialty Settings for Pediatric APRNs
• Trends and Issues in Pediatric Nursing
• Global Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing
• Complementary Therapies
• Education
• Certification
• Regulation
• Ethical Issues in Pediatric Care
• Advocacy in Pediatric Care
• Continued Commitment to the Profession
• Standards of Pediatric Nursing Practice
• Standards of Practice
• Standard 1. Assessment
• Standard 2. Diagnosis
• Standard 3. Outcomes Identification
• Standard 4. Planning
• Standard 5. Implementation
• Standard 5A. Coordination of Care
• Standard 5B. Health Teaching and Health Promotion
• Standard 5C. Consultation
• Standard 5D. Prescriptive Authority and Treatment
• Standard 6. Evaluation Standards of Professional Performance
• Standard 7. Ethics
• Standard 8. Education
• Standard 9. Evidence-based Practice and Research
• Standard 10. Quality of Practice
• Standard 11.Communication
• Standard 12. Leadership
• Standard 13. Collaboration
• Standard 14. Professional Practice Evaluation
• Standard 15. Resource Utilization
• Standard 16. Environmental Health
• Standard 17. Advocacy
• References
• Appendix A: Comprehensive List of Assessment Criteria for Pediatric Nursing
• Appendix B: Pediatric Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice(2008)
• Index