Wong's Clinical Manual Of Pediatric Nursing

Detailed Features

Put pediatric nursing guidelines, procedures, and reference data at your fingertips! Wongs 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® 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.