Product Description

Caring for ill children is always challenging, but technological advances, reforms in health care and cost control efforts have made caring for these children increasingly complex. More and more, care occurs in ambulatory, outpatient and home settings, often with the family playing a large role. Pediatric Nursing: Caring for Children and Their Families approaches the topic of children's healthcare from a family-centered and holistic perspective, viewing children not just as patients, but as evolving human beings. Focus is placed on anticipatory guidance nursing professionals can give to families related to developmental milestones, health concerns and health promotion strategies specific to each stage of development. Traditional areas of assessment, disease processes and health promotion are examined within the context of contemporary social and cultural influences. Caring for Children and Their Families facilitates the development of sensitivity and critical thinking skills today's undergraduate nursing student and tomorrow's nurse will need to meet the challenges of pediatric healthcare.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #688963 in Books
• Published on: 2002-02-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1360 pages

Review
I was glad to see the inclusion of greater case based learning examples…represents a solid nursing text…

Strengths of this text include the critical thinking features and case based learning questions present in each chapter, the extensive list of resources and suggested readings, and the comprehensiveness of the content.



-Laura Witter, MSN, ARNP-C

Instructor Seattle University College of Nursing

Strengths of this text are the readability, thoroughness, and utilization of research data.



-Barbara McClaskey, PhD, MN, RNC

Associate Professor

Department of Nursing

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas

Features in the text are excellent, I really like the personal perspectives and stories throughout the chapters, this really gives a face to pediatric nursing. Critical thinking boxes are great.



-Olivia W. May, RN, MSN, CPNP

Clinical Instructor

Capstone College of Nursing

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Three strengths: readability; key concepts ideas at the end of chapters; the feel that the writers are generally in tune with current pediatric practice.



-Carol Hargate, MPH, RN, CNP

Assistant Professor

Minnesota State University

Mankato, Minnesota

About the Author
Nicki Potts, RN, PhD

Barbara Mandleco, RN, Ph.D.
Bringham Young University