cover image - Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 11th Edition
ISBN: 9780323683210
Copyright: 2022
Publication Date: 05-03-2021
Page Count: 1168
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $105.99

Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 11th Edition

by Marilyn J. Hockenberry, PhD, RN, PPCNP-BC, FAAN, David Wilson, MS, RN, C, (NIC) and Cheryl C Rodgers, PhD, RN, CPNP, CPON

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 11th Edition
ISBN: 9780323683210
Copyright: 2022
Publication Date: 05-03-2021
Page Count: 1168
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $105.99
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As the #1 title in the pediatric nursing market for over 40 years, Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, 11th Edition continues to leverage its trademark developmental approach as it equips students with the very latest research and guidelines for treating children today. The text utilizes a highly-readable writing style and encourages a whole-body approach — beginning with child development and health promotion to better understand the later chapters on specific health problems. This new eleventh edition also features Next Generation NCLEX®-style case studies and questions, a new chapter covering all systems cancers, additional case studies within the nursing care plans, and updated and expanded evidence-based content throughout to best reflect the latest standards and trends impacting pediatric nursing care today.

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eBook • Study Guide • Sherpath • Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing • Clinical Skills

    • NEW! Next Generation NCLEX®-style case studies and questions are included in the text and on the companion Evolve website.
    • NEW! Pediatric Quality Indicator boxes present a bigger picture of hospitals and how they look at quality and safety.
    • NEW! Applying Evidence to Practice boxes outline up-to-date procedures to reinforce best practices.
    • NEW! Concept lists have been added to the beginning of chapters to aid programs using a concept-based curriculum.
    • NEW! Separate chapter on cancer focuses on best-practices within this specialized area of pediatric care.
    • NEW! Expanded information on the Zika virus ensure students are grounded in the latest evidence-based information.
    • NEW! Updated genetics content keeps students up to date in this always evolving area of medicine.
    • NEW! Expanded content on the different roles in pediatric nursing reflects nursing responsibilities and the most common pediatric nursing subsets utilized in practice today.
    • UPDATED! Content on autism spectrum disorders has been updated to keep students in the know on the latest practice standards used in this rapidly expanding area of pediatric care.
    • NEW! Information on Narcan informs students on how to properly apply the injection.
    • UPDATED! Translating Evidence into Practice boxes have been updated to focus students’ attention on application of both research and critical thought processes to support and guide the outcomes of nursing care. EBP boxes include QSEN competencies and provide measurable outcomes that nurses can use to validate their unique role in the health care system.
    • Developmental approach clearly identifies developmental tasks and influences at each stage of a child’s growth.
    • Emphasis on wellness features health promotion chapters for each developmental stage of childhood.
    • Critical thinking case studies with answers are found throughout the text.
    • NCLEX®-style review questions are integrated throughout the text with answers at the end of chapters.
    • Quality patient outcomes are highlighted within nursing management discussions for major diseases and disorders to help students understand how their care directly impacts patient safety and quality patient outcomes.
    • Drug alerts draw students’ attention to potential safety issues, reflecting QSEN safety initiative.
    • Family focus includes a separate family chapter as well as family content and Family-Centered Care boxes integrated throughout the text.
    • Community Focus boxes provide resources and guidance on caring for children outside the clinical setting.
    • Evidence-Based Practice boxes focus students’ attention on the application of research and critical thought processes to support and guide the outcomes of nursing care.
    • Chapter on complementary & alternative therapy cover timely topics to aid in providing complete, comprehensive care.
    • Nursing care plans provide a model for planning patient care and include rationales that provide the "why" for students.
    • Research Focus boxes help students remain abreast of current studies that impact pediatric nursing today.
    • Cultural content and Cultural Considerations boxes are integrated throughout the text to expose students to customs and beliefs of different cultures that influence childcare.
    • Atraumatic Care boxes contain techniques for care that minimize pain, discomfort, or stress.
    • Nursing tips offer helpful hints and practical, clinical information of a non-emergency nature.
    • Nursing alerts feature critical information that MUST BE considered in providing care.
    • Emergency Treatment sections provide a quick reference in critical situations.
    • Nursing care guidelines provide students with clear, step-by-step instructions for performing specific skills or procedures.
    • NEW! Next Generation NCLEX®-style case studies and questions are included in the text and on the companion Evolve website.
    • NEW! Pediatric Quality Indicator boxes present a bigger picture of hospitals and how they look at quality and safety.
    • NEW! Applying Evidence to Practice boxes outline up-to-date procedures to reinforce best practices.
    • NEW! Concept lists have been added to the beginning of chapters to aid programs using a concept-based curriculum.
    • NEW! Separate chapter on cancer focuses on best-practices within this specialized area of pediatric care.
    • NEW! Expanded information on the Zika virus ensures you are grounded in the latest evidence-based information.
    • NEW! Updated genetics content keeps you up to date in this always evolving area of medicine.
    • NEW! Expanded content on the different roles in pediatric nursing reflect nursing responsibilities and the most common pediatric nursing subsets utilized in practice today.
    • UPDATED! Content on autism spectrum disorders has been updated to keep you in the know on the latest practice standards used in this rapidly expanding area of pediatric care.
    • NEW! Information on Narcan reinforces how to properly apply the injection.
    • UPDATED! Translating Evidence into Practice boxes have been updated to focus attention on application of both research and critical thought processes to support and guide the outcomes of nursing care.
  • 1. Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing
    2. Family, Social, Cultural, and Religious Influences on Child Health Promotion
    3. Developmental and Genetic Influences on Child Health Promotion
    4. Communication and Physical Assessment of the Child and Family, Nutrition Section
    5. Pain Assessment in Children
    6. Childhood Communicable and Infectious Diseases
    7. Health Promotion of the Newborn and Family
    8. Health Problems of Newborns
    9. Health Promotion of the Infant and Family
    10. Health Problems of Infants
    11. Health Promotion of the Toddler and Family
    12. Health Promotion of the Preschooler and Family
    13. Health Problems of Toddlers and Preschoolers
    14. Health Promotion of the School Age Child and Family
    15. Health Promotion of the Adolescent and Family
    16. Health Problems of School Age Children and Adolescents
    17. Impact of Chronic Illness, Disability, or End-of-Life Care for the Child and Family
    18. Impact of Cognitive or Sensory Impairment on the Child and Family
    19. Family-Centered Care of the Child During Illness and Hospitalization
    20. Pediatric Nursing Interventions and Skills
    21. The Child with Respiratory Dysfunction
    22. The Child with Gastrointestinal Dysfunction
    23. The Child with Cardiovascular Dysfunction
    24. The Child with Hematologic or Immunologic Dysfunction
    25. NEW! The Child with Cancer
    26. The Child with Genitourinary Dysfunction
    27. The Child with Cerebral Dysfunction
    28. The Child with Endocrine Dysfunction
    29. The Child with Musculoskeletal or Articular Dysfunction
    30. The Child with Neuromuscular or Muscular Dysfunction
    31. The Child with Integumentary Dysfunction
  • Marilyn J. Hockenberry, PhD, RN, PPCNP-BC, FAAN, Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine; Director, Global HOPE Nursing, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas; Bessie Baker Professor Emerita of Nursing Chair, Duke Institutional Review Board, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA, David Wilson, MS, RN, C, (NIC), Staff
    PALS Coordinator
    Children's Hospital at Saint Francis
    Tulsa, OK and Cheryl C Rodgers, PhD, RN, CPNP, CPON
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