Clinical Companion for Pediatric Nursing

Dr. Bonita Broyles is a former course coordinator and instructor at Piedmont Community College, where she twice received the Faculty Excellence Award, in addition to multiple Outstanding Faculty Awards. She continued her career as a nursing instructor for Columbus Technical Institute, and Patient Teaching and Discharge Planning Coordinator in Gynecology at Mount Carmel Medical Center in Columbus. Currently a part-time nurse and successful Delmar author, Dr. Broyles began working on PHARMACOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF NURSING CARE in its sixth edition, and has written four other Delmar nursing titles. Dr. Broyles earned her B.S.N. from Ohio State University, M.A. in Educational Media from North Carolina Central University, Ed.D. from LaSalle University, and Ph.D. in Adult Education from St. Regis University.

A. Preface
B. About the Author
C. Acknowledgements
D. Reviewers
1. Abuse
2. Acid-Base Imbalances
3. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
4. Airway Obstruction
5. Anorexia Nervosa
6. Aortic Stenosis
7. Aplastic Anemia / Pancytopenia
8. Appendicitis and Appendectomy
9. Asthma (Reactive Airway Disease)
10. Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
11. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
12. Autism
13. Beta-Thalassemia Major
14. Biliary Atresia/Liver Transplantation
15. Bites and Stings
16. Bronchiolitis
17. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
18. Bulimia Nervosa
19. Burns
20. Celiac Disease
21. Cerebral Palsy (CP)
22. Chemotherapy
23. Cleft lip and Cleft Palate
24. Coarctation of the Aorta
25. Colic
26. Congenital Heart Disease / Open Heart Surgery
27. Congenital Hip Dysplasia / Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
28. Constipation
29. Croup
30. Cystic Fibrosis / Lung Transplantation
31. Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
32. Diabetes Insipidus (DI)
33. Diabetes Mellitus (DM)
34. Diarrhea
35. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
36. Down Syndrome/Mental Retardation
37. Duodenal Atresia
38. Electrolyte Imbalances
39. Epiglottitis
40. Epispadias/Hypospadias
41. Esophageal Atresia/Tracheoesophageal Fistula
42. Ewings Sarcoma
43. Exstrophy of the Bladder
44. Failure to Thrive (FTT)
45. Foreign Body Aspiration (FBA)
46. Fractures, Casts, and Traction
47. Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER)
48. Gastroschisis
49. Glomerulonephritis
50. Head Trauma
51. Hearing Impairment
52. Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
53. Hemophilia
54. Hepatitis
55. Hirschsprung Disease
56. Hodgkin Disease (Hodgkins Lymphoma)
57. Hydrocephalus and Shunt Placement
58. Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Heart Transplantation
59. Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP)
60. Imperforate Anus
61. Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP)
62. Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
63. Intussusception
64. Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA)
65. Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA)
66. Kawasaki Disease (KD)
67. Leukemia/Stem Cell Transplantation
68. Lyme Disease
69. Meningitis
70. Meningocele/Myelomeningocele
71. Migraine Headaches
72. Muscular Dystrophy (Duchenne)
73. Near Drowning / Drowning (Immersion Syndrome / Submersion Syndrome)
74. Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
75. Nephrotic Syndrome
76. Neuroblastoma
77. Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (NHL)
78. Omphalocele
79. Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI)
80. Osteogenic Sarcoma (OS)
81. Otitis Media (OM)
82. Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
83. Pneumonia
84. Poisoning
85. Pulmonary Stenosis (PS)
86. Pyloric Stenosis / Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
87. Radiation Therapy
88. Renal Failure, Acute (ARF)
89. Renal Failure, Chronic (CRF) / End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) / Renal Transplantation
90. Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) / Mechanical Ventilation
91. Reye Syndrome
92. Rhabdomyosarcoma
93. Rheumatic Fever
94. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF)
95. Scoliosis/ Spinal Fusion
96. Seizures
97. Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) / Sexually Transmitted Infection
98. Sickle Cell Anemia / Vaso-occlusive Crisis
99. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
100. The Surgical Client
101. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
102. Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome
103. Tetrology of Fallot (TOF)
104. Thyroid Dysfunction (Hyperthyroidism / Hypothyroidism)
105. Tonsillitis/Tonsilectomy and Adenoidectomy
106. Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
107. Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
108. Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
109. Visual Impairment
110. Wilms Tumor
Appendices
A Diagnostic Tests
B Common Laboratory Tests and Normal Values
C Pediatric Physical Assessment, Growth Charts, BMI Charts, Pain Scales
D Pediatric Vital signs
E Pediatric Growth and Development
F Pediatric Play
G Pediatric Immunization Schedules
H Common Conversions
I Abbreviations
Suggested Readings
Index