| Description |
xxi, 584 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
| Series |
Management guidelines for nurse practitioners series |
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Management guidelines for nurse practitioners series.
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| Contents |
Unit I: The healthy child and adolescent. Ch. 1. Health promotion. Neonates: birth to 1 month -- Infants: 1 to 12 months -- Early childhood: 1 to 4 years -- Middle childhood: 5 to 10 years -- Adolescence: 11 to 21 years -- International adoption: guidelines for health care providers. Ch. 2. Sports. Incidence -- Benefits -- Participation training -- Preparticipation physical examination -- Examination -- Medical conditions -- Risk for injury -- Contagious diseases -- Nutrition. Unit II: Managing illness. Ch. 3. Common presenting symptoms and problems. Constipation -- Diarrhea -- Febrile seizures -- Fever -- Pain -- Rashes -- Stress -- Vomiting. Ch. 4. Skin disorders. Abscess -- Acne -- Alopecia -- Atopic dermatitis -- Burns -- Candidiasis -- Cellulitis -- Contact dermatitis -- Drug eruptions -- Impetigo -- Molluscum contagiosum -- Pediculosis -- Pityriasis -- Scabies -- Seborrheic dermatitis -- Tinea -- Verruca. Ch. 5. Head, neck, and face assessment. Concussion -- Craniosynostosis -- Head trauma -- Macrocephaly -- Microcephaly -- Cervical lymphadenitis -- Torticollis -- Aphthous stomatisis -- Glossitis -- Herpes simplex stomatitis -- Thrush -- Chalazion -- Conjunctivitis -- Eye injuries -- Hordeolum -- Nasolacrimal duct obstruction -- Nystagmus -- Strabismus -- Common cold -- Croup -- Epiglottitis -- Epistaxis -- Foreign bodies in the nose -- Hearing loss -- Otitis externa -- Otitis media -- Pharyngitis/tonsillitis -- Rhinitis -- Sinusitis. Ch. 6. Chest disorders. Apparent life-threatening event -- Asthma -- Bronchitis -- Chest wall trauma -- Congenital cardiac defects -- Costochondritis -- Hypertension -- Influenza -- Kawasaki syndrome -- Pneumonia -- Respiratory syncytial virus -- Rheumatic fever -- Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) -- Syncope -- Spontaneous pneumothorax -- Tuberculosis -- Ventricular septal defect. Ch. 7. Abdominal disorders. Ascaraisis -- Encopresis -- Enterobius (pinworms) -- Gastritis -- Gastroenteritis -- Gastroesophageal reflux -- Giardiasis -- Hepatitis -- Inguinal hernia -- Irritable bowel syndrome -- Intussusception -- Megacolon (Hirschsprung's disease) -- Peptic ulcer disease -- Pyloric stenisis -- Umbilical hernia -- Volvulus. Ch. 8. Renal and urological disorders. Ankle sprain -- Apophyseal injuries -- Aseptic necrosis of the hip (Legg-Calve-Perthes disease) -- Developmental dysplasia of the hip -- Dislocations -- Floppy infant -- Foot problems -- Fractures -- Genu varum/genu valgum -- Growing pains -- Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis -- Osgood-Schlatter disease -- Scoliosis -- Shin splints (medial tibial stress syndrome) -- Tendinitis -- Tibial torsion. Ch. 11. Central and peripheral nervous system disorders. Bell's palsy -- Cerebral plasy -- Encephalitis -- Headache -- Meningitis -- Reye's syndrome -- Seizure disorder. Ch. 12. Endocrine, metabolic, and nutritional disorders. Acromegaly (giantism) -- Cystic fibrosis -- Hypothyroidism -- Insulin-dependent diabetis mellitus -- Milk protein sensitivity and lactose intolerance -- Obesity -- Short stature. Ch. 13. Hematologic and immunologic disorders. Anemia, Iron deficiency -- Anemia, sickle cell -- Cat-scratch fever -- Cytomeglovisur -- Dipteria -- Human herpevirus -- Human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome -- Human parvovirus B19 (erthema infectiosum) -- Infectious mononucleosis -- Lyme disease -- Measles -- Mumps -- Pertussis -- Rocky mountain spotted fever -- Rubella -- Scarlet fever -- Varicella. Ch. 14. Psychosocial problems. Anorexia -- Anxiety -- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- Autistic spectrum disorder -- Breath holding -- Depression -- Emotional abuse -- Failure to thrive -- Munchausen syndrome by proxy -- Physical abuse -- Schizophrenia -- Self-injurious behaviour -- Sexual abuse -- Sleep disorders -- Substance abuse -- Temper tantrums. Xh. 15. Environmental problems. Animal/human bites -- Heat cramps -- Heat exhaustion -- Heatstroke -- Insect and arthropod bites and stings -- Lead poisoning (plumbism) -- Near-drowning -- Poisoning -- Snake bites |
| Notes |
Rev. ed. of: Management guidelines for pediatric nurse practitioners, c1999 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Pediatric nursing.
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Nurse practitioners.
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Pediatric Nursing -- methods.
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| Author |
Sullivan, Linda, 1947-
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Hill, Nancy Herban, 1934-
Management guidelines for pediatric nurse practitioners
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| LC no. |
2003053075 |
| ISBN |
0803611021 |
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