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Your complete resource for the clinical arena! Suitable for both the clinical component of the pediatric nursing course and as a reference for pediatric units in hospitals, schools, and public health settings, our Clinical Companion for Pediatric Nursing is an in-depth resource and study aid. With this resource, you will be able to use your critical thinking skills to plan, implement, and evaluate the care of pediatric clients experiencing any of the 110 most common pediatric health alterations.

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A. Preface B. About the Author C. Acknowledgements D. Reviewers 1. Abuse 2. Acid-Base Imbalances 3. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) 4. Airway Obstruction 5. Anorexia Nervosa 6. Aortic Stenosis 7. Aplastic Anemia / Pancytopenia 8. Appendicitis and Appendectomy 9. Asthma (Reactive Airway Disease) 10. Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) 11. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) 12. Autism 13. Beta-Thalassemia Major 14. Biliary Atresia/Liver Transplantation 15. Bites and Stings 16. Bronchiolitis 17. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) 18. Bulimia Nervosa 19. Burns 20. Celiac Disease 21. Cerebral Palsy (CP) 22. Chemotherapy 23. Cleft lip and Cleft Palate 24. Coarctation of the Aorta 25. Colic 26. Congenital Heart Disease / Open Heart Surgery 27. Congenital Hip Dysplasia / Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip 28. Constipation 29. Croup 30. Cystic Fibrosis / Lung Transplantation 31. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) 32. Diabetes Insipidus (DI) 33. Diabetes Mellitus (DM) 34. Diarrhea 35. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) 36. Down Syndrome/Mental Retardation 37. Duodenal Atresia 38. Electrolyte Imbalances 39. Epiglottitis 40. Epispadias/Hypospadias 41. Esophageal Atresia/Tracheoesophageal Fistula 42. Ewing's Sarcoma 43. Exstrophy of the Bladder 44. Failure to Thrive (FTT) 45. Foreign Body Aspiration (FBA) 46. Fractures, Casts, and Traction 47. Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER) 48. Gastroschisis 49. Glomerulonephritis 50. Head Trauma 51. Hearing Impairment 52. Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) 53. Hemophilia 54. Hepatitis 55. Hirschsprung Disease 56. Hodgkin Disease (Hodgkin's Lymphoma) 57. Hydrocephalus and Shunt Placement 58. Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Heart Transplantation 59. Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP) 60. Imperforate Anus 61. Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) 62. Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) 63. Intussusception 64. Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) 65. Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) 66. Kawasaki Disease (KD) 67. Leukemia/Stem Cell Transplantation 68. Lyme Disease 69. Meningitis 70. Meningocele/Myelomeningocele 71. Migraine Headaches 72. Muscular Dystrophy (Duchenne) 73. Near Drowning / Drowning (Immersion Syndrome / Submersion Syndrome) 74. Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) 75. Nephrotic Syndrome 76. Neuroblastoma 77. Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL) 78. Omphalocele 79. Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) 80. Osteogenic Sarcoma (OS) 81. Otitis Media (OM) 82. Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) 83. Pneumonia 84. Poisoning 85. Pulmonary Stenosis (PS) 86. Pyloric Stenosis / Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis 87. Radiation Therapy 88. Renal Failure, Acute (ARF) 89. Renal Failure, Chronic (CRF) / End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) / Renal Transplantation 90. Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) / Mechanical Ventilation 91. Reye Syndrome 92. Rhabdomyosarcoma 93. Rheumatic Fever 94. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) 95. Scoliosis/ Spinal Fusion 96. Seizures 97. Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) / Sexually Transmitted Infection 98. Sickle Cell Anemia / Vaso-occlusive Crisis 99. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) 100. The Surgical Client 101. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) 102. Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome 103. Tetrology of Fallot (TOF) 104. Thyroid Dysfunction (Hyperthyroidism / Hypothyroidism) 105. Tonsillitis/Tonsilectomy and Adenoidectomy 106. Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) 107. Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) 108. Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) 109. Visual Impairment 110. Wilms' Tumor Appendices A Diagnostic Tests B Common Laboratory Tests and Normal Values C Pediatric Physical Assessment, Growth Charts, BMI Charts, Pain Scales D Pediatric Vital signs E Pediatric Growth and Development F Pediatric Play G Pediatric Immunization Schedules H Common Conversions I Abbreviations Suggested Readings Index

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Dr. Bonita Broyles is a former course coordinator and instructor at Piedmont Community College, where she twice received the Faculty Excellence Award, in addition to multiple Outstanding Faculty Awards. She continued her career as a nursing instructor for Columbus Technical Institute, and Patient Teaching and Discharge Planning Coordinator in Gynecology at Mount Carmel Medical Center in Columbus. Currently a part-time nurse and successful Delmar author, Dr. Broyles began working on PHARMACOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF NURSING CARE in its sixth edition, and has written four other Delmar nursing titles. Dr. Broyles earned her B.S.N. from Ohio State University, M.A. in Educational Media from North Carolina Central University, Ed.D. from LaSalle University, and Ph.D. in Adult Education from St. Regis University.

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