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Child Health Nursing
Child Health Nursing

Child Health Nursing: Partnering with Children & Families

First Edition

Jane Ball / Ruth Bindler


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Wendy Bowles, MSN, CPNP; Kettering College of Medical Arts
Kay Cowen, RNC, MSN; University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Sharon Koval Falkenstern, PhD, MSN, CRNP, PNP-C; The Pennsylvania State University
Joan Fleitas, EdD, RN; Lehman College
Pamela Pranke, RN, MSN; Jamestown College
Karen Schneider, RN, MS; Clackamas Community College
Kathleen Taylor, BS, MAT; Clackamas Community College
Julie Will, RN, MSN; Ivy Tech State College
Rebecca Gesler, RN, MSN; Spalding University

Welcome to the online study guide, designed to accompany Child Health Nursing: Partnering with Children & Families, 1e by Jane Ball, and Ruth Bindler. To further enrich learning and teaching, this interactive study guide features Chapter Objectives, an Audio Glossary, NCLEX RN® Review questions, Care Plan Activities, Case Studies, Critical Thinking questions, Tools, MediaLink Applications and MediaLinks, which will help you apply the concepts presented in this new exciting text.

At the completion of each NCLEX RN® Review section you may submit your answers to receive an instant score of your results. Moreover, instructors may assign these quizzes and exercises as homework, and ask you to route your answers to them using the Email Results function. You may also click on the Hint option that follows each question to be directed to the appropriate learning objective, which will help you navigate your search for the correct answer.

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Unit I: Children, Nurses, and Their Families
Chapter 01 — Nurse’s Role in the Care of the Child: Hospital, Community Settings, and Home
Chapter 02 — Family-Centered Care: Theory and Applications
Chapter 03 — Cultural Influences
Chapter 04 — Genetic and Hereditary Influences

Unit II: Child Concepts and Application
Chapter 05. — Concepts of Growth and Development
Chapter 06 — Child and Family Communication
Chapter 07 — Social and Environmental Influences on the Child
Chapter 08 — Pediatric and Newborn Assessment
Chapter 09 — Infant, Child, and Adolescent Nutrition

Unit III: Health Promotion and Health Maintenance Through Childhood
Chapter 10 — Concepts of Health Promotion and Health Maintenance
Chapter 11 — Health Promotion and Health Maintenance of the Newborn
Chapter 12 — Health Promotion and Health Maintenance of the Infant
Chapter 13 — Health Promotion and Maintenance of the Toddler and Preschooler
Chapter 14 — Health Promotion and Maintenance of the School-Age Child
Chapter 15 — Health Promotion and Maintenance of the Adolescent

Unit IV: Child Health Care Settings and Considerations
Chapter 16 — Nursing Care for the Child in the Community
Chapter 17 — Nursing Care for the Hospitalized Child
Chapter 18 — Pain Assessment and Management

Unit V: Health Conditions: Episodic to End-of-Life
Chapter 19 — Infectious and Communicable Diseases
Chapter 20 — Nursing Care for the Child with a Chronic Condition
Chapter 21 — The Family and Life-Threatening Illness or Injury
Chapter 22 — End of Life Care and Bereavement

Unit VI: Nursing Care of Specific Health Conditions
Chapter 23 — Alterations in Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
Chapter 24 — Alterations in Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Function
Chapter 25 — Alterations in Respiratory Function
Chapter 26 — Alterations in Cardiovascular Function
Chapter 27 — Alterations in Immune Function
Chapter 28 — Alterations in Hematologic Function
Chapter 29 — Alterations in Cellular Growth
Chapter 30 — Alterations in Gastrointestinal Function
Chapter 31 — Alterations in Genitourinary Function
Chapter 32 — Alterations in Endocrine and Metabolic Function
Chapter 33 — Alterations in Neurologic Function
Chapter 34 — Alterations in Cognition and Mental Health
Chapter 35 — Alterations in Musculoskeletal Function
Chapter 36 — Alterations in Skin Integrity

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