Decision making in pediatric nursing

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Decision making in pediatric nursing

Mary A. Murphy

(Decision making in clinical nursing series)

B.C. Decker , Sales and distribution, C.V. Mosby Co., 1988

  • pbk.

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Pediatric nursing

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Errata slip inserted

Includes bibliographies and index

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Description

Algorithms or decision trees are used to demonstrate the decision-making process in paediatric nursing. The first section approaches each system from an assessment point of view, differentiating between normal and abnormal signs. Each chapter in the second section focusses on a specific abnormal sign and details assessment techniques and nursing management.

Table of Contents

  • Normal physical signs. Abnormal physical signs : Skin and lymph
  • Head, face, and neck
  • The ears
  • The eyes
  • The nose
  • The mouth
  • The chest
  • The abdomen
  • The genitalia
  • The extremities
  • The spine
  • Neurologic signs. Normal and abnormal developmental stages : Physical growth and development
  • Psychosocial growth and development
  • Cognitive growth and development
  • Adaptive growth and development. Childhood concerns : Infancy
  • Toddler
  • Preschooler
  • School age child
  • Adolescent.

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