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Course or exam review in outline format, for nursing students. Includes IBM and Macintosh diskettes with practice exam and rationales for both right and wrong answers. ... Read more

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This popular pediatric text gives students a thoroughintroduction to pediatric nursing practice. Using a developmentalapproach, this text covers growth and development, as well as theprevention and treatment of childhood health problems. The nursingprocess has been integrated into all health problem chapters, updatedfor the latest child-care issues in today's society. New featuresinclude care plans and family teaching boxes, as well as new chapterson substance abuse and the child in a stressed family. Valuablelearning aids in every chapter: student objectives, key terms, chaptersummary, review questions and bibliography. ... Read more

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The book & the Ancillary Package ?
This might be one of the finest pediatric book that you will read . As a nursing student, this book save me a lot of time for my reading and give me the information that I want or needed upfront.My test result are great . Nevertheless, When I baught the book online it suppose to be coming with the Ancillary Package but I never receive it. I thing they should deliver what they advertise .This package was one of the reason that I decided to buy the book . ... Read more

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Designed to help nurses adapt a continuous plan of nursing care for the HIV/AIDS patient across the life span, this reference for patients in all settings includes clinical pathophysiology of the illness, immunopathogenesis, aerologic testing, classification system, nursing related research, skills, interventions and care.All levels of nursing management, including health promotion and maintenance, acute interventions, and chronic/home management, will prepare clinicians for appropriate interventions at any stage of illness.Disease management concepts are integrated throughout the text and focus on prevention and wellness, the importance of clinical guidelines, increased patient education, and management of pharmacological reactions and complications. ... Read more

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The MANUAL OF PEDIATRIC AND POSTPARTUM HOME CARE PROCEDURES provides home health agencies with a complete, up-to-date compilation of the most common pediatric and postpartum procedures undertaken in the home setting. Sections on infection control, assessment procedures, maternal-newborn procedures, medical-surgical procedures, IV therapy procedures, pediatric hospice, and key emergency procedures are included.Illustrations clarify text and show how the procedures should be performed. ... Read more

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A number of books have been written relating to congenital heart disease, but generally, they reflect individualized medical management of local practice and philosophies. Although this book assumes a prior working knowledge of congenital heart disease, it aims to provide the reader with a reference guide to be utilized at the bedside.

The main aspiration of this book is to provide a comprehensive, affordable guide for pediatric, neonatal and adult nurses of young people with congenital heart disease, in this highly challenging specialty. This book is primarily written for nursing staff focusing on a multidisciplinary team approach to managing children. It is also a valuable tool for community staff, doctors, and other personnel who come into contact with this group of children. ... Read more

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Needs something more...
While the review questions in this book are very comprehensive, the rationals for the answers are not supplied. Instead, a page number next to the answer is supplied, but it doesn't actually match up with that page in the book. There must be some other book that goes with this, but I sure couldn't figure out what book it was. It's difficult to test yourself when you can't find the rational for your answers. I know that I learn and retain information better when I know the reason why something is done. I therefore would recommend that it someone knows what the companion book is, please list it on this site!! ... Read more

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A nursing continuing education program that provides information on assessment of the newborn's physiologic adaptation to extrauterine life and infectious or metabolic disorders including gestational age assessment, physical assessment, and newborn behavior patterns.Presents discussion of nursing management during the early newborn period including identification and assessment of risk factors, monitoring, intervention during hospitalization, and post-discharge follow-up. ... Read more

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An understudied aspect of the HIV/AIDS epidemic is the creation of hundreds of thousands of grandparent-headed households that have become home to children bereft of one or both of their parents. Such "skip-generation parenting" presents a host of challenges to the families involved and the social programs designed to assist them. Despite this unprecedented caregiving responsibility, older surrogate parents remain relatively invisible, hidden in the shadows of HIV care and the demands of raising a child. The primary goal of Invisible Caregivers is to generate, support, and guide program and policy initiatives designed to meet the needs of elder surrogates and their families. Most social service programs are not able to identify the needs of older surrogates, often because these surrogate parents in HIV-infected families are reluctant to make their needs known for fear of social stigma or possible reductions of benefits. Multiple systemic barriers to case management and other services also frustrate attempts to bring available resources to elder caregivers. These barriers include professional ignorance or denial that HIV affects surrogates, eligibility restrictions through CARE, limited funding and age restriction on OAA, and a fragmented health and human service system. Because the issues facing elder caregivers are many and varied, this collection covers a host of issues: community health, aging, HIV services, child welfare, education, public policy, and mental health. ... Read more