num_pages: 498
description: Child health problems are shocking and alarming throughout the world. It is essential to minimise these problems. A pediatric nurse is the key person who plays the most vital role to reduce causes leading to childhood morbidity, mortality and disability. This book ensures to equip and provide essential knowledge to pediatric nurse to become competent and acquire good judgement based on specialised up-to-date knowledge, skill and a positive frame of mind and attitude. It would help to understand the clinical requirements to manage the problems of children. The readers would learn as to how they can ensure to contribute towards growth of a healthy child who would become a productive and creative individual in the society. This book fully caters to the GNM syllabus as recommended by the Indian Nursing Council. It is written in easy language, clarifies the complicated aspects concisely with rational solutions. A useful book for the students studying nursing, working in clinical areas, projects of childwelfare in community services. 1. Introduction to Child Health, 2. Introduction to Pediatric Nursing, 3. Preventive Pediatrics, 4. Immunization, 5. Nutrition in Children, 6. The Newborn Infant, 7. The Healthy Child, 8. The Sick Child, 9. Common Health Problems during Childhood, 10. Behavioral Disorders in children, 11. Congenital Anomalies, 12. Nutritional Deficiency Disorders, 13. Fluids, Electrolytes and Acid-Base Disturbances, 14. Common Communicable Diseases in Children, 15. Respiratory Diseases, 16. Diseases of Gastrointestinal System and Liver, 17. Heart Diseases in Children, 18. Childhood Blood Dyscrasias, 19. Disorders of Kidney and Urinary Tract, 20. Burns and Skin Diseases, 21. Diseases of Central Nervous System, 22. Endocrine Disorders in Children, 23. Eye, ENT and Oro-dental Problems in Children, 24. Musculoskeletal Disorders in Children.
language: English
title: Pediatric nursing by parul Datta
publisher: Jaypee Brothers, Medical Publishers (P) Ltd.