Pediatric Nursing Demystified

This book is dedicated to my mother Dorothy C. Young who has always been an inspiration to me, to my husband Larry and to Virgin ...

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Final Exam^357 The health-care provider orders Sumycin for a 6-year-old who has been diagnosed with Lyme disease. What is your ...

Preface xv Acknowledgments xvii PART I ROLES AND RELATIONSHIPS CHAPTER 1 Families and Communities 3 Overview 4 Types of Families ...

Conditions and Concerns Common PART II SYSTEMATIC EXPLORATION OF PEDIATRIC ...

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(^358) Pediatric Nursing Demystified A hydrocolloid occlusive dressing is applied to a large abrasion. The dressing was applied ...

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Final Exam^359 Nursing actions related to the application of biologic or synthetic skin cover- ings for a child with partial-th ...

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(^360) Pediatric Nursing Demystified The nurse would record which name to most accurately describe an elevated, superficial, di ...

School-Aged Child to Developmental Stage Nursing Implications Preteen (Tweens) Teen Years to Developmental Stage Conditions a ...

Final Exam^361 100.Congestive heart failure precipitated by a ventricular septal defect in a 6-month-old is likely to produce wh ...

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PREFACE Pediatric Nursing Demystifiedoffers a detailed overview of the essential concepts involved in the nursing care of the pe ...

Index A Abdomen examination, 42 Abrasions, 329 Abrupt jerking, 203 Absence seizure, 202, 203 Abuse in early childhood, 21 in new ...

Test results Treatment Nursing intervention Illustrations are provided to aid memory and understanding of the con- dition. Di ...

Artificially acquired passive immunity, 303 Aspirin on platelet function, 138 Reye syndrome from, 152 Assessment, pediatric, 31– ...