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NEW EDITION!
Pediatric Nursing: An Introductory Text, 10th Edition
Debra L. Price, MSN, RN, CPNP, CNE;
and Julie F. Gwin, MN, RN
October 2007 | Approx. 432 pp., 290 illus.
ISBN: 978-1-4160-4049-1 |
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Organized by developmental stages, this easy-to-read, logically organized textbook provides clinically relevant coverage of the pediatric nursing information LPN/LVNs need to care for children from infant to adolescent. Health promotion and wellness are strongly emphasized throughout. |
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NEW TO THIS EDITION
- Companion CD-ROM bound in the book includes 95 video clips of key assessment techniques, 16 animations of neonatal procedures and physiology, and an audio glossary with pronunciations of key terms.
- UNIQUE! Critical Thinking Snapshots at the end of selected Nursing Care Plans challenge students to apply new concepts to a realistic practice scenario.
- UNIQUE! January 2007 Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule for children, adolescents, and catch-up growth immunizations keeps your students up-to-date with the latest practice guidelines.
- Health Promotion boxes throughout highlight wellness and disease prevention strategies based on Healthy People 2010 objectives.
- Perforated self-assessment workbook in the back of the book provides students with a built-in study tool that includes matching and multiple-choice review questions, case studies with critical thinking questions, and Internet activities.
OUTSTANDING FEATURES
- Skills teach basic techniques performed by the LPN/LVN in pediatric nursing settings.
- Nursing Care Plans, with Critical Thinking Questions at the end, reinforce the nursing process as applied to pediatric disorders.
- Home Care Tips offer guidelines for educating parents on the most effective ways to care
- Includes content on pediatric psychophysiologic responses to bioterrorism and threats of bioterrorism.
- UNIQUE! Nursing Briefs stress important content-related points.
- Communication Alert boxes offer key tips for successful nurse-patient-family communication.
- UNIQUE! Community Cues address home care and community-based care issues.
- UNIQUE! Data Cues list assessment data to "cue" the nurse to recognize possible pediatric disorders.
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