Comprehensive Paediatric Nursing

Comprehensive Paediatric Nursing by Rajalakshmi Murugan, Dr Amha Mekasha

This book has been designed to provide a compact state of the art resource for graduate and postgraduate nursing students, clinical nurses, nurse practitioners and clinicians. It presents a balanced and objective description of socioeconomic and clinical problems of children and their remedies. The book describes the concepts, principles, theories, assessing and measuring of growth and development from newborn to adolescent period. The details of common childhood problem in each system like respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, neurological disorders, musculoskeletal conditions, and haematological conditions have also been dealt with management. The author also discusses pathophysiology, clinical sign and symptoms, investigations, treatment and nursing management of neonatal illnesses. This volume also examines the details on care of children with HIV/AIDS and Integrated Management of newborn and childhood illness.

1. Introduction to Paediatric Nursing
2. Growth and Development
3. Paediatric Assessment
4. Care of Neonates with Common Health Problems
5. Care of Newborn with Common Congenital Anomalies
6. Altered Respiratory Conditions
7. Altered Cardiovascular Functions
8. Altered Gastrointestinal Functions
9. Altered Neurological Conditions
10. Altered Musculoskeletal Conditions
11. Altered Haematological Conditions
12. Common Oncological Conditions in Children
13. Altered Endocrine Conditions
14. Care of Children with HIV/AIDS
    
    Index