Author(s): Mikki Meadows-Oliver

Textbooks

Publisher's Note:
Get essential pediatric nursing guidance and vital information in your pocket, with the freshly updated Pediatric Facts Made Incredibly Quick (R), 3rd Edition .
Like having a friendly, experienced coworker at your side, this enjoyable, colorfully illustrated guide clarifies vital pediatric nursing skills and concepts, with easy-to-remember how-to's on pediatric vital signs, pain assessments, meds administration, and more. Whether you're a nursing student or a nurse who is new to pediatrics, this must-have quick-reference delivers on-the-spot knowledge and confidence needed to provide safe, effective care .
Get the know-how you need to succeed, with this colorful in-your-pocket guide, featuring:
- NEW and updated content on crucial pediatric nursing skills

• Spiral-bound format that easily fits in your pocket for at-a-glance answers or as an on-the-unit shelf reference


• Laminated, wipe-clean pages that are perfect for notetaking


• Dozens of color photos, drawings, and diagrams that demonstrate the concise, easy-to-remember text


• Clear directions and helpful tables delineating vital technical information, including:
  
  
  
  
  
  • Lab Values - Chemistry tests, complete blood count, antibiotic levels, urine, acid-base disorders
  
  
  • Meds / IV Therapy - Immunization schedules, calculations, conversions, BSA, administration methods and sites, fluid needs, IV solutions, blood compatibility, insulin
  
  
  • IV solutions - Infusion therapy and rates
  
  
  
  
  
  Color-coded tabs that provide quick access
  
  
  
  to a broad range of techniques, data, and information on areas such as:
  
  
  
  • Growth and Patterns of Development - Theories of development; expected growth rates; height and weight tables; stages of development - language, play, psychosocial, moral, intuitive; sexual maturity; preparation for hospitalization and surgery
  
  
  • Assessment - Health history; length and head circumference; physical exams; abuse assessments; burns; mental health; vital signs - normal heart rates; assessment of body systems - eyes and ears, respiratory, cardiovascular, GI, urinary, nervous, musculoskeletal, hematological, immune, and endocrine
  
  
  • Emergency measures - CPR, choking, ACLS algorithms
  
  
  • Skills - Med administration, IVs, precautions, tracheostomy care
  
  
  • Teaching - SIDS, choking, toileting, burns, poison, drowning, falls, vehicle safety
  
  
  • Resources - Conversion, nutrition, sleep, cultural concerns
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Important on-the-job and classroom resources
  
  
  
  - includes an English-to-Spanish guide for translations of basic terms
  
  
  
  


• "Nurse Joy" and "Jake" provide expert insights and encouragement on assessments and interventions

Clinical Editor
Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Associate Professor of Nursing at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut.