Table of Contents

Unit 1: OVERVIEW OF PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE 1: The Nurse's Role in a Changing Child Health Care Environment 2: Family-Centered and Community-Based Pediatric Nursing Unit 2: FOUNDATIONS OF PEDIATRIC NURSING 3: Assessment of the Child (Data Collection) 4: Care of the Hospitalized Child 5: Procedures and Treatments 6: Medication Administration and Intravenous Therapy Unit 3: SPECIAL CONCERNS OF PEDIATRIC NURSING 7: The Child with a Chronic Health Problem 8: Abuse in the Family 9: The Dying Child Unit 4: CARE OF THE NEWBORN 10: Nursing Assessment of Newborn Transition 11: Newborn Nutrition 12: The Normal Newborn 13: The Newborn with a Gestational or Acquired Disorder 14: The Newborn with a Congenital Disorder Unit 5: CARE OF THE CHILD 15: Principles of Growth and Development 16: Growth and Development of the Infant: 28 Days to 1 Year 17: The Infant with a Major Illness 18: Growth and Development of the Toddler: 1 to 3 Years 19: The Toddler with a Major Illness 20: Growth and Development of the Preschool Child: 3 to 6 Years 21: The Preschool Child with a Major Illness 22: Growth and Development of the School-Age Child: 6 to 10 Years 23: The School-Age Child with a Major Illness 24: Growth and Development of the Adolescent: 11 to 18 Years 25: The Adolescent with a Major Illness Glossary English-Spanish Glossary Appendix A: Standard and Transmission-Based Precautions Appendix B: NANDA-Approved Nursing Diagnoses Appendix C: The Joint Commission's "Do Not Use" List of Abbreviations, Acronyms and Symbols Appendix D: Good Sources of Essential Nutrients Appendix E: Breast-Feeding and Medication Use Appendix F: Growth Charts Appendix G: Pulse, Respiration, and Blood Pressure Values in Children Appendix H: Temperature and Weight Conversion Charts Appendix I: Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules