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Written by the Association of Paediatric Oncology Nurses (APON), the newlyorganized and expanded third edition of Nursing Care of Children and Adolescentswith Cancer stands alone as the definitive work examining the foundations,treatments, and supportive care of children and adolescents with cancer. Mostimportantly, content specific to cancer in adolescents has been interspersed into thisedition, highlighting the differences in child and adolescent cancer and treatment. Inaddition to discussing common and rare diseases chapter-by-chapter, this textaddresses professional practice issues such as interdisciplinary collaboration,research, and ethics, as well. Actual case studies and accompanying patientphotographs highlight the personal approach that is needed in child andadolescent cancer nursing. ... Read more

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Excellent resource, especially for certification review...
Very in-depth information, especially on specific diseases (the beginning of each chapter gives a case study). More comprehensive than APON's core curriculum. Not a whole lot of info on specific chemo drugs (side effects, administration), just a chart. A must have for peds oncology. ... Read more

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Useful in all health care settings, this book provides the information needed to develop one's own specific, useful nursing care plans.Included are interventions, rationales, NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses, defining characteristics, risk factors, and patient outcomes. ... Read more

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Excellent, Easy To Read, Enjoyable, made getting A's Easy!
The best part of this book is the diskette that comes with it. It allows the reader to Review SPECIFIC content of the book, without becoming overwhelmed. If you also found the Lippincott's series overwhelming, I think that you will enjoy this book much more.

The Text highlights key points and I found that getting A's in class very easy using this book INSTEAD of the Required 500page textbook. ... Read more

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The classic guide to children's developmental progress. Over 120 illustrations clearly set out each stage of development in young children. This new edition has been revised and fully updated in line with the latest legislation and research. ... Read more

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Practical and convenient, the Pediatric Nurses Survival Guide, second edition, is the perfect clinical reference! Get quick answers to your pediatric nursing questions concerning assessment, clinical values and standards, and most common conditions and diseases in this handy resource. ... Read more

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Great Survival Guide!!!
I have used this pocket guide in clinical situations with students and have found it to be a great resource for pediatric facts. I have used it for teaching my students lab interpretation, finding and calculating appropriate medication dosages (yes, it even has I. V. fluid compatabilities), and for quick reviews of DDST and growth and development. So far, I have found everything in the guide that I needed to reference. Normally, I would need 2 to 3 books for this purpose. I am recommending it to my students to purchase as a supplement for their pediatric rotation next fall. I am very impressed with the ease of finding information and the wide range of topics covered. ... Read more

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A departure from the "medical model", this book emphasizes client education, shifting delivery of care, and a collaborative approach.The text's integrated, holistic perspective incorporates detailed core content in pathophysiology, normal and high-risk pregnancy, and women's health across the life-span within a framework of biological, psychosocial, cultural, and environmental theory. ... Read more

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Want to know what to really expect when you?re expecting? Women planning to give birth in a hospital will understand more about the process after reading this book. It?s a full moon night in a busy urban labor and delivery ward, and the laboring moms at Pacific Medical Center cope in unique ways. The nursing staff?s struggle to give high-quality care to all patients highlights some of the difficulties associated with the managed care of our healthcare delivery system. Nurses, midwives, and doctors will enjoy the realistic depiction of a typical work environment. "Unpredictable" is the word to describe this book, just as ?unpredictable? is frequently the feeling in a birthing unit. Try this fun read! You?ll know much more about what to expect in Labor and Delivery. ... Read more

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A Must Read for Parents-To-Be
Aubrey was actually one of our nurses at UCSF during the birth of our son, which was how we became aware of this book. I read this book after the birth, and was amazed at the multiple attitudes about birth. Although this is fiction, the various cases obviously represent real types. We had approached birth from a completely natural, out-of-hospital attitude. However, our son was a week overdue and close to 10 pounds, so that wasn't going to happen. The first eye opener was actually giving birth...the second eye opener was finding out through this book that our experience was anything but unique. This is a quick, but very enlightening book. ... Read more

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The invaluable NurseNotes series -- composed of four cor$essential to every nursing student -- serves well as a supplement to $independent study tool, and a model for care plan preparation. Presen$format, coverage includes the life cycle and developmental considerat$health teaching -- and it's integrated throughout with pathophysiolog$and drugs. A unique test-taking skills assessment system tells studen$incorrect, where in the book to turn for additional study, and what q$be used for additional testing. Special memory aids that use fun, eas$with numerous charts, illustrations, overviews, summaries and glossar$fact-heavy content. Self-assessment review questions with detailed an$NCLEX-RN format are provided at the end of every chapter -- 250 throu$Quick Fix computer disk containing an additional 250 NCLEX-RN style q$and answers is included with each title. This essential series is a c$students in all educational programs. ... Read more

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A Sad Excuse for a Care Plan Book
This book did not live up to my expectations. I found that it did not have any of the nursing diagnoses that I was looking for. I constantly had to turn to my adult care plan book in order to make a proper care plan. Don't waste your money on this book. ... Read more

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Infection Control in the Child care Center and Preschool
This book is an excellent source of information regarding common childhood illnesses, the incubation period, transmission of illness, typical treatment/s, and considerations as to whether or not the child should be excluded from daycare or preschool.
This book is a must for daycare providers, as well as parents, and pediatric nurses who perform phone triage. ... Read more

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Nurse Practitioner Review
I found this book to be comprehensive and very readable. Not only does this book give practitioners a succinct overview of just what the climacteric is, but the author then gives us up-to-date, research-based interventions and treatments. I would recommend this book to any practitioner dealing with women's health issues.

I'm interesting this title
I am a doctor of Gynecology.I concern about the comfort of women when they are in the period of perimenopause and postmenopause.I believe I can get the key about resolving the problems of midlife crisis of women. ... Read more

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Management of the high-risk perinatal patient in the homesetting can be a complex and difficult challenge. This essential manualoffers reliable information and detailed guidelines for theprofessional caregiver or home health agency. Readers will find:Standards of care for nurses to follow in the home, providing areliable source of reference for questions faced every day; Standardsfor risk categories, presenting detailed direction for potentialemergencies; Protocols for specific conditions -- care givers will havespecialized guidelines right at their fingertips; Numerous clinicalpatient care and assessment forms allow practice opportunities forcomplicated paperwork. The text's comprehensive table of contentsoffers coverage of every possible consideration, including: High RiskPerinatal Home Care Program, Perinatal Universal Home Risk Assessment,Patient Eligibility in the Home Monitoring Program, InvasiveProcedures, Protocols for the High Risk Pregnant Woman, Appendices. ... Read more