From the Manuscript - 8th ed. /
unit 1. Assessment : Health history ; Cultural assessment ; Physical assessment ; Nursing assessment of specific health problems ; Family assessment ; Nutritional assessment ; Sleep assessment ; Growth measurements ; Sexual development ; Assessment of development ; Assessment of language and speech ; Assessment of vision ; Assessment of hearing ; Summary of growth and development
unit 2. Health promotion : Nutrition ; Immunizations ; Safety and injury prevention ; Parental guidance ; Play ; Play during hospitalization
unit 3. Pain assessment and management : Procedural sedation and analgesia ; Nonpharmacologic strategies for pain management ; Analgesic drug administration ; Side effects of opioids ; Sedation for painful procedures
unit 4. Evidence-based pediatric nursing interventions : Preparing children for procedures based on developmental characteristics ; Preparing the family ; Skin care and general hygiene ; Procedures related to maintaining safety ; Positioning for procedures ; Collection of specimens ; Procedures related to administration of medications ; Procedures related to fluid balance, blood administration, or nutrition support ; Ostomy care procedures ; Procedures related to maintaining cardiorespiratory function ; Procedures related to maintaining neurologic function ; End-of-life care interventions
unit 5. Nursing care plans : The process of nursing infants and children ; Nursing care of common problems of ill and hospitalized children ; Nursing care of the newborn ; Nursing care of the child with respiratory dysfunction ; Nursing care of the child with cardiovascular dysfunction ; Nursing care of the child with hematologic/immunologic dysfunction ; Nursing care of the child with neurologic dysfunction ; Nursing care of the child with cancer
unit 6. Reference data : Common laboratory tests.
