Child Health Nursing

Part 1 Child health nursing practice: a framework for child health nursing; the childrearing family; sociocultural aspects of child health nursing. Part 2 The nursing role in health promotion for the childrearing family: foetal development, environmental influences and genetic assessment and counselling; the family with a newborn; the family with a high-risk newborn; principles of growth and development; the family with an infant; the family with a toddler; the family with a preschooler; the family with a school-age child; the family with an adolescent; child health assessment; health and wellness teaching with children and families. Part 3 The nursing role in supporting the health of ill children and their families: care of ill children and their families; nursing care of the ill child and family - diagnostic and therapeutic techniques; pain management in children. Part 4 The nursing role in restoring and maintaining the health of children and families with physiologic disorders: nursing care of the child born with a physical developmental disorder; nursing care of the child with a respiratory disorder; nursing care of the child with a cardiovascular disorder; nursing care of the child with an immune disorder; nursing care of the child with an infectious disorder; nursing care of the child with a haematologic disorder; nursing care of the child with a gastrointestinal disorder; nursing care of the child with a renal or urinary tract disorder; nursing care of the child with a reproductive disorder; nursing care of the child with an endocrine or metabolic disorder; nursing care of the child with a neurologic disorder; nursing care of the child with a disorder of the eyes or ears; nursing care of the child with a musculoskeletal disorder; nursing care of the child with a traumatic injury; nursing care of the child with cancer. Part 5 The nursing role in restoring and maintaining the health of children and families with mental health disorders: nursing care of the child with a cognitive or mental health disorder; nursing care of the family in crisis - abuse and violence in the family; nursing care of the family coping with long-term or fatal illness.