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Long relied on as the industry's most comprehensive, authoritative source for information on the care of pediatric patients, this respected text presents a wealth of nursing knowledge in vividly illustrated, easy-to-read chapters. Current, evidence-based practice is reflected throughout, from its emphasis on wellness to its use of the nursing process and nursing care plans. Now even more user-friendly and inviting, the updated, full-color layout and improved readability guide readers every step of the way. No other book on the subject offers more expert, practical, relevant coverage than Wong's Nursing Care of Infants & Children, 8th Edition.

• A focus on the family throughout emphasizes the role and influence of the family in health and illness.
• Disorder sections provide a detailed presentation of pathophysiology to foster a clear understanding of the impact of disease on normal physiologic functions.
• Content provides a holistic view of the child and family by integrating aspects of wellness and health such as play, safety, language, self-esteem, nutrition, dental health, sleep, exercise, and sexuality into the appropriate age chapters.
• Nursing care plans incorporate patient- and family-centered goals, include rationales for nursing interventions, and contain NIC and NOC outcomes and interventions where appropriate.
• Helpful boxes throughout the text draw the reader's attention to relevant topics:
• Guidelines boxes provide step-by-step instructions on performing specific skills and procedures.
• Unique Emergency Treatment boxes serve as quick reference for critical situations.
• Community Focus boxes provide additional resources and guidance on caring for children outside the clinical setting.
• Unique Cultural Awareness boxes highlight ways in which variations in beliefs and practices affect child care.
• Unique Atraumatic Care boxes provide guidance for administering nursing care with minimal pain or stress to the child, family, and nurse.
• Unique Family Home Care boxes highlight important information to better prepare families to cope with their child's care in special situations.
• Unique critical thinking exercises challenge readers to make clinical judgments and apply knowledge to specific situations using their analytical skills.
• Nursing Alerts and Nursing Tips are highlighted throughout the text to provide critical information or helpful hints.
• Unique resources including phone numbers, fax numbers, and Internet sites are provided for students, children, and families.
• CD-ROM packaged with the book features NCLEX® review questions, pediatric assessment video clips, animations, critical thinking questions, case studies, assessment tools, and more!

• Unique Evidence-Based Practice boxes draw attention to application of both research and critical thought processes to support and guide the outcomes of nursing care.
• Unique Ethics Case Studies reflect the complex patient care situations nurses face in clinical practice and illustrate considerations for proper care delivery.
• A new chapter on pain assessment and management in children draws together a wealth of information into one chapter for comprehensive coverage and easy reference.
• Streamlined nursing process information is presented in boxes to help readers easily locate information on major diseases and conditions.
• Updated immunization information reflects current practice.
• A new appendix of Spanish translations contains words and phrases commonly used in nurse-parent interactions.

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From its superior illustrations and striking full-color design to its abundant special features, it's easy to see why it's been the #1 pediatric nursing text for over 20 years. It provides readers with the essential information they need to deliver safe and accurate care. Divided into two logical parts, the first half of the book focuses on child development and health promotion by age group and lays the foundation for the second half of the book which addresses specific health problems organized by body systems.

• Text focuses on the family throughout by emphasizing the role and influence of the family in health and illness
  
• Utilizes the nursing process format to present nursing care for major diseases and disorders.
  
• Guidelines boxes throughout the text provide step-by-step instructions for performing specific skills or procedures
  
• Emergency Treatment boxes provide quick reference in critical situations
  
• Nursing Care Plans incorporate patient- and family-centered goals and include rationales for nursing interventions
  
• Family Home Care boxes highlight important information to better prepare families to cope with their child¡¦s care in special situations
  
• Disorder sections provide detailed presentations of pathophysiology
  
• Community Focus boxes emphasize community issues and provide additional resources for guidance on caring for children outside the clinical setting
  
• Cultural Awareness boxes highlight ways in which variations in beliefs and practices affect child care
  
• Atraumatic Care boxes provide guidance for administering nursing care with minimal pain or stress to the child, family, and nurse
  
• Evidence-Based Practice boxes throughout the text focus students¡¦ attention on application of both research and critical thought processes to support and guide the outcomes of nursing care
  
• Nursing Alerts and Nursing Tips are highlighted throughout the text to provide the reader with either critical information (Alerts) or helpful hints (Tips)
  
• CD companion features critical thinking questions, case studies, nursing care plans, assessment tools, new NCLEXÂ¥ examination-style review questions, and skills

• Critical Thinking Exercises encourage self-evaluation about clinical judgements
  
• Ethical Case Studies provide realistic learning experiences
  
• The most current information on immunizations to keep readers up-to-date
  
• Appendix with Spanish-English translations includes words and phrases commonly used in nurse-parent interactions
  
• A chapter on Chronic Illness, Disability, and End-of-Life Care provides the necessary content for quality nursing care at the end of life

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With more than 2,000,000 copies in print, here is state-of-the-art advice you can trust from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the organization that represents the nation’s finest pediatricians The second edition of Your Baby’s First Year is the essential guide to all aspects of infant care. Here, in an easy-to-use format, you’ll find:
• A month-to-month guide to your baby’s first year that lets
you know what to expect in terms of growth, behavior,
and development
• A complete health encyclopedia, plus detailed instructions
for coping with emergency medical situations
• Information about vaccine safety and schedules for
immunizations and health-care visits
• Complete information on breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, and
introducing solids
• Suggestions for choosing quality child care–and ways to
ease your baby’s introduction to a sitter
• Safety points for grandparents to keep in mind, both inside
and outside the home
• Poison prevention, infant CPR and choking instruction, general
first-aid care
• Safety checks for home and car, including a car safety seat
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Your Baby’s First Year is the indispensable guide to infant care for all parents who want to provide the very best care for their baby–from a source they can safely trust..
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Designed for shorter pediatric and maternity nursing courses, this useful textbook provides students with the "right amount" of maternity and pediatric content in an up-to-date, easy-to-understand manner. Divided into two sections, the first part of the book includes 28 chapters covering maternity nursing content and the second part contains 27 chapters covering pediatric nursing content. Numerous illustrations, photos, and tables help illustrate and clarify the information for the student. Many special boxes, pedagogical features, and an inviting full-color design also help make key information easy to find and review.

• Expert authors ensure delivery of accurate and up-to-date maternity and pediatric content.
• Authors' clear writing style makes content easy to read and understand.
• Focus on the family throughout emphasizes the influence of family in health and illness.
• Nursing Care Plans, including rationales for interventions, provide students with an overview and specific guidelines for delivering effective nursing care.
• Nurse Alerts point out critical information that students should not overlook when treating patients.
• Boxed information: Guideline boxes outline nursing procedures in an easy-to-follow fashion; Emergency boxes highlight emergency procedures in a step-by-step format to help students understand how to perform them; Home Care boxes provide detailed information to help prepare students to deliver care to patients and families in the home setting; Atraumatic Care boxes teach students to provide competent care without creating undue physical or psychological stress to the patient; Community Focus boxes emphasize community issues, providing resources and guidance to illustrate nursing care in a variety of settings; Patient Teaching boxes explore important information nurses need to pass on to families and children; Cultural Awareness boxes provide students with information to help them deliver culturally competent care.; Family Focus boxes explain the needs or concerns that families should consider when family-centered care is provided.
• Critical Thinking Exercises provide students with case scenarios that depict real life situations to help them choose the best intervention and make good clinical judgements.
• A free Companion CD-ROM including case studies, NCLEX review questions, care planning exercises, and nursing skills outlines. Also, included are videos of a vaginal birth, a Caesarean birth, the assessment of a pregnant woman, the assessment of a neonate, and pediatric assessment skills from infant to adolescent.

• Spanish-English guidelines boxes and appendix help students translate key words and phrases to better serve Spanish-speaking patients.
• Chronic Illness, Disability, and End-of-Life Care chapter has been extensively revised to include new information on palliative and end-of-life care.
• Evidence-Based Practice boxes focus students' attention on the application of both research and critical thought processes to support and guide the outcomes of nursing care.

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This high-yield guide is designed to prepare students for part two (of four) of the United Stated Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). Written by medical students and reviewed by top faculty, this unique book provides practical, tested advice for acing the USMLE Step 2 CK.

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Nurses working with childbearing families face a variety new challenges, including shortened lengths of hospital stay, the trend toward greater use of community-based and home care, and downsizing and mergers of health-care systems. This book is not only important reading for maternity nurses, but also can be used as an invaluable reference tool.

The Eighth Edition of this popular book not only continues to emphasize the central role played by maternity nurses working with today's childbearing families, but also includes a global perspective, covering culture as a factor in relating to the woman's childbirth experience. It also includes a comprehensive, accessible segment on women's health issues.

For nurses in the fields of women's health, maternity, and newborn care

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