Nursing Care of Children

Unit I Introduction to Child Health Nursing 1. Foundations of Child Health Nursing Unit II Growth and Development: The Child and the Family 2. Family-Centered Nursing Care 3. Communicating with Children and Families 4. Health Promotion for the Developing Child 5. Health Promotion for the Infant 6. Health Promotion During Early Childhood 7. Health Promotion for the School-Age Child 8. Health Promotion for the Adolescent Unit III Special Considerations in Caring for Children 9. Physical Assessment of Children 10. Emergency Care of the Child 11. The Ill Child in the Hospital and Other Care Settings 12. The Child with a Chronic Condition or Terminal Illness 13. Principles and Procedures for Nursing Care of Children 14. Medicating Infants and Children 15. Pain Management for Children Unit IV Caring for Children with Health Problems 16. The Child with an Infectious Disease 17. The Child with an Immunologic Alteration 18. The Child with a Fluid and Electrolyte Alteration 19. The Child with a Gastrointestinal Alteration 20. The Child with a Genitourinary Alteration 21. The Child with a Respiratory Alteration 22. The Child with a Cardiovascular Alteration 23. The Child with a Hematologic Alteration 24. The Child with Cancer 25. The Child with an Integumentary Alteration 26. The Child with a Musculoskeletal Alteration 27. The Child with an Endocrine or Metabolic Alteration 28. The Child with a Neurologic Alteration 29. The Child with a Psychosocial Disorder 30. The Child with a Cognitive Impairment 31. The Child with a Sensory Alteration Appendixes A. Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care B. Growth Charts C. Normal Blood Pressure Readings for Children