Put pediatric nursing guidelines, procedures, and reference data at your fingertips!
Wong's Clinical Manual of Pediatric Nursing, 9th Edition
is your "go-to" guide for the care of children and their families, whether in the hospital, clinic, community setting, or home. Reflecting the latest in research and evidence-based practice, the book provides assessment tools and new information on pediatric pain assessment and management. Also new to this edition are case studies with questions for the Next Generation NCLEX
(R)
Examination. Written by pediatric expert Marilyn J. Hockenberry,
Wong's Clinical Manual
includes an Evolve website with medication tables, photos, printable patient education sheets, and more.
Complete, concise assessment data
is provided for general health, specific problems, nutrition, sleep, and growth and development.
Assessment and Management
unit
presents pain management strategies for the neonate, child, and adolescent.
Evidence-based interventions
include guidelines for treating pediatric patients and providing information to their families and caregivers.
Safety Alerts
and
Drug Alerts
call attention to considerations - such as assessment data, risk factors, and danger signs - that could lead to a health emergency.
Atraumatic Care
boxes
cover therapeutic care through interventions that eliminate or minimize pain, discomfort, and stress.
Community focus
includes guidelines to interventions, patient teaching, and home care, along with
Community Focus
boxes throughout the book.
Vital reference data
appear inside the front and back covers for easy lookup.
Health promotion tables and charts
summarize nutrition, immunizations, safety and injury prevention, and parental guidance.
Full-color photos of dermatologic conditions
depict the pediatric skin problems most commonly seen in practice.
Patient teaching instructions on the Evolve website
allow you to print and hand out sets of easy-to-understand instructions to caregivers.
NEW! Case studies with clinical reasoning/clinical judgment questions for the Next Generation NCLEX
Examination
are added to this edition.
NEW! Updated vaccination schedules and pediatric guidelines
are included for asthma, blood pressure, car seats, and more.
NEW! Coverage of autism spectrum disorders
and childhood obesity
is expanded.
NEW! Additional color illustrations
are included in the insert for the most common childhood skin disorders.
NEW! Updated content
includes
Evidence-Based Practice
boxes, screening charts, opioid treatment, drug calculations and safe dosage ranges, and safety information for home, private office, and outpatient settings.