Management Guidelines for Nurse Practitioners Working with Children and Adolescents, 2nd Ed.
Management Guidelines for Nurse Practitioners Working with Children and Adolescents
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Publisher: F.A. Davis Company
Pediatric nurse practitioners and students have a need for a concise manual to assist in their assessment, evaluation of signs and symptoms, and initiation of treatment of children and adolescents. The new edition of this clinical reference fills that need by discussing the most common disorders seen in children and adolescents. Organized by anatomical areas in a head-to-toe approach, it reviews the growth and development stages of the healthy child, as well as lists the essential elements to focus on during assessment for each disorder.
Key Features
Discusses 176 disorders commonly seen in children and adolescents
Addresses both the medical aspects of the disorders and the nursing concerns and patient education
Reviews growth and development stages of the healthy child
Discusses various approaches for assessing the client and obtaining all essential information in a timely fashion
Each monograph includes definition, etiology, occurrence, age, ethnicity, gender, contributing factors, signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests, differential diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, sequelae, prevention/prophylaxis, referral guidelines, education, and references
Rationales added to differential diagnoses that helps differentiate one disorder from another
Complementary therapies added to treatment section
Psychosocial issues discussed
Many monographs conclude with a diagnostic decision tree to illustrate diagnostic or treatment reasoning
Organized by anatomical areas in a head-to-toe approach
Each disorder chapter contains an overview of the essential elements to focus on during assessment
ICD-9 codes added to all the disorders
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