Pediatric Primary Care

This handbook covers the broad scope of pediatric primary health care. Its sections offer an overview of child health issues and assessment, development, daily living patterns and disease management, and cover assessment information and summaries of common problems.

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Here's the new resource written by nurse practitioners for nurse practitioners meeting the primary health care needs of infants, children and adolescents! This comprehensive reference combines the authority of a textbook with the on-the-spot guidance of a handbook to cover the broad scope of pediatric primary health care. Written in clear, concise language, its four main sections offer a complete overview of child health issues and assessment, development, daily living patterns, and disease management. Each and every chapter delivers all of the information readers need - assessment information, summaries of common problems, specific evaluation guidelines, and management plans. Outstanding Reviews from Faculty: "There has long been a gap in the textbook availability for PNP/FNP students education-this seems ideal for this purpose." -Linda Lindeke, PhD, RN, CPNP, University of Minnesota "The consistency of following the Clinical Preventative Services Guidelines and Standards is welcome and gives the reader a base of reference. This is very well written, logical, current and helpful to nurse practitioner students.
This section is often not found in texts and will be a plus for the book." -Rosemary Goodyear, RNC, EdD, University of San Diego "The attraction this book has for me as a teacher is the integration of Healthy People 2000 goals which focus up front on the major issues of mortality of children and families today. This book demonstrates how the practitioner can use this information in practice."