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.
