Putting key information at your fingertips, this manual is your "go-to" clinical guide for the care of children and their families, whether in the hospital, clinic, community setting, or home. It provides an all-in-one source for care plans, assessment tools, skills and procedures, patient teaching, and"reference data.
• Assessment toots help you address specific problems, general health, nutrition, sleep, and growth and development.
• NEW! Full-color photos show commonly seen dermatologic conditions.
• UNIQUE! Evidence-based interventions include the latest care guidelines plus patient teaching instructions, with NEW interventions added on phototherapy and asthma inhalers.
• UNIQUE! Safety Alerts highlight ways to reduce the risk of harm to patients.
• UNIQUE! Atraumatic Care boxes describe techniques that minimize pain, discomfort, and stress.
• UNIQUE! A companion Evolve website includes modifiable nursing care plans for 39 pediatric conditions along with printable patient teaching instructions.