Third Edition AJN Book-of-the-Year Award Winner: Child Health!
This acclaimed text delivers the specialized knowledge and skills required for in-depth physical and psychosocial assessment and treatment of children from birth through adolescence. Comprehensive and detailed, it emphasizes the unique anatomic and physiologic differences between infants, children, and adults and underscores the need for a distinct approach to the pediatric population. The fourth edition is updated with a unique chapter on diagnostic reasoning along with new content on this topic throughout. Also included is a new section on the pediatric telehealth visit and discussion of the clinical impact of the pandemic on the physical and psychological assessment of pediatric patients. New case studies and critical thinking exercises for each chapter illuminate content along with abundant four-color photograph and images.
The text is written with a level of depth that makes it ideal both as a text for advanced practice nursing students and as a reference for practicing pediatric healthcare providers. It encompasses the physical, psychosocial, developmental, and cultural aspects of child assessment. Detailed tables list normal growth and developmental milestones as well as developmental red flags and developmental screening tools. Purchase includes online access via most mobile devices or computers.
New to the Fourth Edition:
A fully revised chapter on mental health assessment of children
A new section on providing Trauma Informed Care to children
A revised chapter on diagnostic reasoning and clinical decision making along with new diagnostic reasoning content throughout
Content on the pediatric telehealth visit
Focus on the clinical impact of the pandemic on the physical and psychosocial assessment of pediatric patients
Key Features:
Organized by body system to aid in speedy information retrieval
Examines the unique anatomic and physiologic differences among infants, children, and adults
Addresses family, developmental, nutritional, and child mistreatment assessment
Describes in detail helpful communication techniques when working with children of different developmental levels
Incorporates current screening and health promotion guidelines
Offers a specific chapter on the diagnostic process and formulating pediatric differential diagnoses
List of Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Springer Publishing Resources
Unit I. The Foundations of Child Health Assessment
Chapter 1: Child Health Assessment: An Overview
Chapter 2: Assessment of Child Development and Behavior
Chapter 3: Communicating with Children and Families
Chapter 4: Assessment of the Child's Family
Chapter 5: Cultural Assessment of Children andFamilies
Unit II. The Pediatric History and Physical Examination
Gathering Subjective Data
Chapter 6: Obtaining the Pediatric Health History
Chapter 7: Assessing the Health and Safety of the Childs Environment
Gathering Objective Data
Chapter 8: The Pediatric Physical Examination
Chapter 9: The Health Supervision Visit: Wellness Examinations in Children
Chapter 10: Assessment of Nutritional Status
Chapter 11: Assessment of the Neonate
Chapter 12: Assessment of the Integumentary System
Chapter 13: Assessment of the Head, Neck, and Regional Lymphatics
Chapter 14: Assessment of the Ears
Chapter 15: Assessment of the Eyes
Chapter 16: Assessment of the Face, Nose, and Oral Cavity
Chapter 17: Assessment of the Thorax, Lungs, and Regional Lymphatics
Chapter 18: Assessment of the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 19: Assessment of the Abdomen and Regional Lymphatics
Chapter 20: Assessment of the Reproductive and Genitourinary Systems
Chapter 21: Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 22: Assessment of the Neurologic System
Unit III. Assessment of Child Mental Health and Welfare
Chapter 23: Assessment of Mental Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Chapter 24: Assessment of Child Abuse and Neglect
Unit IV. Synthesizing the Components of the Pediatric Health Assessment
Chapter 25: The Complete Pediatric History and Physical Examination: From
Start to Finish
Chapter 26: Diagnostic Reasoning and Formulating a Differential Diagnosis
Appendix A - Normal Vital Signs in Infants, Children, and Adolescents
Appendix B - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Growth Charts
Index
Ellen M. Chiocca, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC is an Assistant Teaching Professor and Area Coordinator of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program at the University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing in Columbia, Missouri. She has taught the nursing of children for over 30 years while maintaining her clinical practice as a pediatric nurse practitioner. She has published over 30 articles in nursing and her research focuses on violence against children. Dr. Chiocca is also a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, Child Abuse and Neglect, and Child Protection and Practice.
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