2015 LWW Nursing Education Catalogue

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ChildrenandTheirFamilies: TheContinuumofNursingCare,ThirdEdition VickyR. Bowden,DNSc, RN 978-1-4511-8786-1 • September2013 •Hardbound •8.375” x10.875” • 1760pp.

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. Thebook’s easy-to-understandpresentation, strikingvisuals, andbuilt- in learning tools help youdevelop an understandingof 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 varietyof settings across the continuumof care. Features • Broadenyour understandingof the interrelateddynamicsof pediatricnursing careandmake the leap from theory topractice, throughProgressiveCaseStudies that followa communityof pediatric clients througheach chapter. • Learn to createand implement careplans throughNursingPlanof Care features. • Developanunderstandingof important psychosocial, teaching, physiologic, or pathophysiologicdifferences among childrenof various agegroupswithhandyDevelopmentalConsideration charts. • Prepare for effectivepracticewithCarePaths that summarize the interdisciplinaryplanof care for a childwitha specific conditionand includenursingdiagnoses toalert thehealth care team to currentor potential issues that require intervention. • Learn the skillsyouneed for effective client/familyeducationwith Teaching InterventionPlans (TIPs) that present interdisciplinary plans focusedonaspectsof care involving childand/or family education. • Evaluateand improveyour critical thinking skillswithClinical Judgments features. • Develop the skillsyouneed toworkwith families in community settings throughCommunityCareCharts that present special teachings and clinical information. • Master important information throughNursing InterventionCharts that provideamore in-depthdescriptionof particular nursing care activities. • Prepare for clinical practicewithNursingDiagnoses andOutcome charts that summarize thenursingdiagnoses andoutcomes that are consistentlyapplicable todefinedpopulationsof childrenwith specifichealth challenges. • Developanunderstandingof how research informs pediatric practice throughEvidence-BasedPracticeboxes.

Maternity • Pediatrics

Table of Contents Unit I: Family-CenteredCare Throughout theFamily LifeCycle Ch. 1:TheChildDevelopingWithin the Family  Ch. 2: Advocating forChildren andFamilies  Ch. 3: Principles andPhysiologicBasis of Growth andDevelopment  Ch. 4: Infancy (Newborn–11Months)  Ch. 5: EarlyChildhood (1–4Years)  Ch. 6:MiddleChildhood (5–10Years)  Ch. 7: Adolescence (11–21Years)  Unit II: MaintainingHealthAcross the ContinuumofCare  Ch. 8:HealthAssessment andWell-Child Care  Ch. 9: PharmacologicManagement  Ch. 10: PainManagement  Ch. 11: Acute Illness as aChallenge to HealthMaintenance  Ch. 12: ChronicConditions as aChallenge Unit III: ManagingHealthChallenges  Ch. 14:TheNeonateWithAlteredHealth Status  Ch. 15:TheChildwithAltered Cardiovascular Status  Ch. 16:TheChildwithAlteredRespiratory Status  Ch. 17:TheChildWithAlteredFluid and Electrolyte Status  Ch. 18:TheChildWithAltered Gastrointestinal Status  Ch. 19:TheChildWithAltered Genitourinary Status  Ch. 20:TheChildwithAltered Musculoskeletal Status  Ch. 21:TheChildWithAlteredNeurologic Status  Ch. 22:TheChildWith aMalignancy  Ch. 23:TheChildWithAlteredHematologic Status  Ch. 24:TheChildWith an Infectious Disease  …Abridged tofit toHealthMaintenance  Ch. 13: PalliativeCare