Primary Care of Children with Chronic Conditions - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 1st Edition

by Cheri Barber, DNP, RN, PPCNP-BC, FAANP

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

ISBN: 9780443107276

Publication Date: 06-20-2024

Page Count: 920

Imprint: Elsevier

List Price: $106.99

Most review copies are eBooks – how fast!

A review copy request is most likely to be fulfilled as an eBook on VitalSource rather than a print product, unless no eBook is available. eBooks become available in as little as a few hours. Print products will take between 7 and 10 days to arrive. To request a print copy, please contact us through the Evolve Support Center for further assistance or contact your Elsevier Sales Rep.

An Access Code

Important note

You are viewing the faculty version.

Students requesting access will be reported.

Student access

Technical Support

Contact your Elsevier Sales Rep to learn more about adopting this product

Prepare your students to provide comprehensive primary care for the growing number of children with chronic conditions. Featuring contributions from more than 50 expert nurse practitioners and their interprofessional colleagues, Primary Care of Children with Chronic Conditions offers expert guidance on the management of children with special needs and their families. Comprehensive coverage presents the most current knowledge and insights available on these specific conditions, including information on the COVID-19 pandemic. This valuable resource helps providers improve pediatric care for chronic conditions and addresses the need for transitional care to adulthood and the issues and gaps in healthcare that may hinder the quality of care for this unique population.

Key Features
- The only book authored by Nurse Practitioners and their colleagues focusing on managing the primary health care needs of children with chronic conditions
- More than 50 expert contributors provide the most current information available on specific conditions
- Comprehensive summary boxes at the end of chronic conditions chapters provide at-a-glance access to key information
- Full-color format enhances readability and highlights key information for improved learning
- Up-to-date references ensure access to the most current, evidence-based coverage with the latest research findings and management protocols
Related Products
Contents

PART I CONCEPTS IN PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE
1. The Primary Care Provider and Systems of Care
2. Chronic Conditions and Child Development
3. School and the Child With a Chronic Condition
4. Transitions to Adulthood
5. Ethics and the Child With a Chronic Condition
6. Managing Chronic Conditions via Telehealth

PART II CHRONIC CONDITIONS
7. Asthma and Allergies
8. Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
9. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
10. Autism Spectrum Disorder
11. Bleeding Disorders
12. Bone Marrow Transplantation
13. Cancer
14. Celiac Disease
15. Cerebral Palsy
16. Cleft Lip and Palate
17. Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
18. Congenital Heart Disease
19. Cystic Fibrosis
20. Diabetes Mellitus (Types 1 and 2)
21. Down Syndrome
22. Eating Disorders
23. Epilepsy
24. Fragile X Syndrome
25. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
26. Hydrocephalus
27. Inflammatory Bowel Disease
28. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
29. Kidney Disease, Chronic
30. Mood Disorders: Behavioral and Developmental Influences
31. Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne
32. Obesity
33. Organ Transplantation
34. Phenylketonuria
35. Prematurity
36. Sickle Cell Disease
37. Spina Bifida
38. Tourette Syndrome
39. Traumatic Brain Injury
Authors

Cheri Barber, DNP, RN, PPCNP-BC, FAANP, Clinical Associate Professor, DNP Program Director, PNP Programs Coordinator, UMKC School of Nursing and Health Studies, USA
Accessibility
- Ways of Reading
  - The appearance of the text and page layout can be modified according to the capabilities of the reading system (font family and font size, spaces between paragraphs, sentences, words, and letters, as well as color of background and text)
  - This e-publication is accessible to the full extent that the file format and types of content allow, on a specific reading device, by default, without necessarily including any additions such as textual descriptions of images or enhanced navigation
  - All content can be read as read aloud speech or dynamic braille
  - Has alternative text descriptions for images
- Conformance
  - The publication contains a conformance statement that it meets the EPUB Accessibility 1.1, WCAG 2.1, Level AA standard. Please see https://bornaccessible.benetech.org/certified-publishers/ for further details of our compatibility testing.
  - The certifier's credential is https://bornaccessible.benetech.org/certified-publishers/
  - For detailed accessibility information, see Elsevier's website at https://www.elsevier.com/about/accessibility
  - For queries regarding accessibility information, contact [email protected]
  - The publication was certified on 07-02-2026
- Navigation
  - Table of contents to all chapters of the text via links
  - Index with links to referenced entries
  - Elements such as headings, tables, etc. for structured navigation
  - Page list to go to pages from the print source version
- Rich Content
  - Information-rich images are described by extended descriptions
- Hazards
  - The publication contains no hazards
- Product Content
  - Content includes any type of illustrations.
  - The primary content is text.
  - Content includes a significant number of actionable (clickable) web links to external content, downloadable resources, supplementary material, etc.
  - Content includes a significant number of actionable (clickable) cross-references, hyperlinked notes and annotations, or with other actionable links between largely textual elements (e.g., quiz/test questions, 'choose your own ending', etc.).
  - Content includes additional textual content such as an interview, feature article, essay, bibliography, quiz/test, other background material, or text that is not included in a primary or 'unenhanced' version.
  - Content includes photographs, whether in a plate section / insert or not.
  - Content includes figures, diagrams, charts and/or graphs, including other 'mechanical' (i.e. non-photographic) illustrations.
  - Content includes images displayed in a specific order for the purpose of graphic storytelling or giving information (e.g. graphic novels, comics and manga). May include text integrated into the image (as speech and thought bubbles, textual 'sound' effects, captions etc.).
  - Content includes text within images, including text-as-text embedded in diagrams, charts, or within images containing speech balloons, thought bubbles, captions, etc.
  - Content includes visual content that is purely decorative and is not necessary to understanding of the content.
  - At least some text - including text within other images - is 'text as an image' (i.e., a picture of text).
- Legal Considerations
  - No information is available
- Additional Accessibility Information
  - Content is enhanced with ARIA roles to optimize organization and facilitate navigation
  - Page breaks included from the original print source
  - For readers with color vision deficiency, use of color (e.g., in diagrams, graphics and charts, in prompts, or on buttons inviting a response) is not the sole means of graphical distinction or of conveying information
  - The body text is presented with a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 (or 3:1 for large/heading text)
  - Ultra-high contrast between text and background
  - E-publication includes basic navigation (usually less detailed than TOC-based navigation)
  - Where links, controls or buttons are included in the content, the purpose or functionality of each link, control or button is apparent from the associated text alone - or where it is unclear, separate link, control or button descriptions are provided
  - All (or substantially all) textual matter is arranged in a single logical reading order (including text that is visually presented as separate from the main text flow, e.g., in boxouts, captions, tables, footnotes, endnotes, citations, etc.). Non-textual content is also linked from within this logical reading order. (Purely decorative non-text content can be ignored).
  - Content provides explanations for unusual words, abbreviations, acronyms, idioms, jargon in an accessible form, such as glossaries, scripted pop-ups.
  - Where interactive content is included in the product, controls are provided (e.g., for speed, pause and resume, reset) and labelled to make their use clear.
  - The language of the text has been specified (e.g., via the HTML or XML lang attribute) to optimise text-to-speech (and other alternative renderings), both at the whole document level and, where appropriate, for individual words, phrases or passages in a different language.