Dynamic and engaging, this workbook/CD-ROM package for Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, 6th Edition guides users through a multi-floor virtual hospital in a hands-on learning experience. Complementing core reading assignments and activities presented in the parent text, lessons in the workbook provide a perfect opportunity for students to practice what they are learning on seven different, realistic pediatric patients of different ages with a wide range of presentations. Then, to further enhance the lesson, the CD-ROM features built-in testing with NCLEX-RN type questions and feedback of clinical knowledge, priorities, and communication ― focusing on specific content to pediatric nursing!
<li>Meaningful, real-world problems place users in nursing scenarios where they can set priorities for care, collect data, analyze and interpret data, and reach conclusions about complex problems within a health-illness transition.</li>
<li>The highly-engaging format encourages active learning and provides opportunities to identify information to collect and process data for evidence-based patient care; work with data entry and retrieval screens; optimize use of available information resources; understand hospital information systems; manage information for decision-making; and maintain and improve core computing skills.</li>
<li>Lessons in the workbook complement the content in the textbook and guide the student through the multi-floor virtual hospital.</li>
<li>The CD-ROM offers users the opportunity to visit each patient and access realistic information essential for patient care, including: charts, medical administration records, electronic patient records, video streaming of patient dialogue with nurses, and other related materials.</li>
<li>The multi-floor virtual hospital has content on Patient Care, Patient Records, Case Conference, and Clinical Review to engage the user in the subject matter and allow for further exploration.</li>
<li>The virtual hospital also includes a Pediatric Floor and a Well-Child Clinic with content on Physical Examinations, Parent Interviews, Developmental Surveillance, Anticipatory Guidance, Patient Records: (Admissions Form, Birth &amp; Health History, Allergies, Immunization Record, Well-Child Visits, Sick-Child Visits, Developmental Surveillance, Growth Charts, Hearing &amp; Vision Screening, Laboratory Results, and Referral Forms), and a Clinical Review.</li>Produced in conjunction with the Virtual Clinical Excursions CD-ROM authors: Jay Shiro Tashiro, PhD, RN; Ellen Sullins, PhD; Gina Long, RN, DNSc

Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing (Workbook)

Medical Books

David Wilson

Marilyn Hockenberry

Donna Wong

Nursing

Mosby

From its superior illustrations and striking full-color design to its abundant special features, it's easy to see why it's been the #1 pediatric nursing text for over 20 years. It provides readers with the essential information they need to deliver safe and accurate care. Divided into two logical parts, the first half of the book focuses on child development and health promotion by age group and lays the foundation for the second half of the book which addresses specific health problems organized by body systems.
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<li>Text focuses on the family throughout by emphasizing the role and influence of the family in health and illness </li>
<li>Utilizes the nursing process format to present nursing care for major diseases and disorders. </li>
<li>Guidelines boxes throughout the text provide step-by-step instructions for performing specific skills or procedures </li>
<li>Emergency Treatment boxes provide quick reference in critical situations </li>
<li>Nursing Care Plans incorporate patient- and family-centered goals and include rationales for nursing interventions </li>
<li>Family Home Care boxes highlight important information to better prepare families to cope with their child¡¦s care in special situations </li>
<li>Disorder sections provide detailed presentations of pathophysiology </li>
<li>Community Focus boxes emphasize community issues and provide additional resources for guidance on caring for children outside the clinical setting </li>
<li>Cultural Awareness boxes highlight ways in which variations in beliefs and practices affect child care </li>
<li>Atraumatic Care boxes provide guidance for administering nursing care with minimal pain or stress to the child, family, and nurse </li>
<li>Evidence-Based Practice boxes throughout the text focus students¡¦ attention on application of both research and critical thought processes to support and guide the outcomes of nursing care </li>
<li>Nursing Alerts and Nursing Tips are highlighted throughout the text to provide the reader with either critical information (Alerts) or helpful hints (Tips) </li>
<li>CD companion features critical thinking questions, case studies, nursing care plans, assessment tools, new NCLEX„¥ examination-style review questions, and skills </li>
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<li>Critical Thinking Exercises encourage self-evaluation about clinical judgements </li>
<li>Ethical Case Studies provide realistic learning experiences </li>
<li>The most current information on immunizations to keep readers up-to-date </li>
<li>Appendix with Spanish-English translations includes words and phrases commonly used in nurse-parent interactions </li>
<li>A chapter on Chronic Illness, Disability, and End-of-Life Care provides the necessary content for quality nursing care at the end of life</li>
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Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing

Completely updated for easier use and more control, VCE Pacific View is a groundbreaking workbook/CD-ROM package that brings learning to life in a "virtual" hospital setting. This guided learning experience features textbook reading assignments that correspond with the CD-ROM and workbook activities. The workbook acts as a map, guiding students through the CD-ROM as they care for patients in the virtual hospital to help students make connections between what they experience through the CD-ROM and what they've learned in their textbook. Each virtual hospital visit allows the student to access realistic information resources essential to patient care resulting in a true-to-life, hands-on learning experience. Users will also discover that this edition of VCE is easier to use with the inclusion of flash-based technology and the elimination of previously needed third-party plug-ins.
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<li>Meaningful, real-world problems place users in nursing scenarios where they can set priorities for care, collect data, analyze and interpret data, and reach conclusions about complex problems within a health-illness transition.</li>
<li>The highly-engaging format encourages active learning and provides opportunities to identify information to collect and process data for evidence-based patient care; work with data entry and retrieval screens; optimize use of available information resources; understand hospital information systems; manage information for decision-making; and maintain and improve core computing skills.</li>
<li>Lessons in the workbook complement the content in the textbook and guide the student through the virtual hospital.</li>
<li>Includes NCLEX examination-style questions that offer built-in testing of clinical knowledge.</li>
<li>The CD-ROM offers users the opportunity to visit each patient and access realistic information essential for patient care, including: charts, medical administration records, electronic patient records, video clips of nurse-client interactions, and other related materials.</li>
<li>A clock icon appears under each lesson, estimating how much time it will take to complete.</li>
<li>A linkage icon alerts the user whenever they are about to begin an exercise that connects with previous lessons.</li>
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<li>The elimination of third-party plug-ins facilitates fast and easy software installation.</li>
<li>Flash-based technology allows for more ease of use and seamless navigation.</li>
<li>Greater faculty support with the addition of the FAC PAC, a new instructors' website, and a radically expanded testing component.</li>
<li>A medication administration feature enables users to select, prepare, and administer medications.</li>
<li>Over 50 common medication errors imbedded within the software to boost clinical realism and prepare students for current practice.</li>
<li>A Medication Room that contains a wide variety of drug storage areas, such as a Unit Dosage Cabinet, Automated Dispensing System, IV Storage, and a Refrigerator.</li>
<li>6 unique patients/cases, each with complex medical-surgical conditions for students to care for and monitor within the virtual hospital.</li>
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Virtual Clinical Excursions 3.0 to Accompany Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing w/CD-ROM

This groundbreaking workbook/CD-ROM package brings learning to life in a "virtual" hospital setting. Each lesson has a textbook reading assignment with corresponding CD-ROM and workbook activities. The workbook acts as a map, guiding students through the CD-ROM as they care for patients in the virtual hospital to help students make connections between what they experience through the CD-ROM and what they've learned in their textbook. Each virtual hospital visit allows the student to access realistic information resources essential to patient care. The result is a true-to-life, hands-on learning experience.
<ul>
<li>Meaningful, real-world problems place users in nursing scenarios where they can set priorities for care, collect data, analyze and interpret data, and reach conclusions about complex problems within a health-illness transition </li>
<li>The highly-engaging format encourages active learning and provides opportunities to identify information to collect and process data for evidence-based patient care; work with data entry and retrieval screens; optimize use of available information resources; understand hospital information systems; manage information for decision-making; and maintain and improve core computing skills </li>
<li>Lessons in the workbook complement the content in the textbook and guide the student through the multi-floor virtual hospital </li>
<li>The CD-ROM offers users the opportunity to visit each patient and access realistic information essential for patient care, including: charts, medical administration records, electronic patient records, video streaming of patient dialogue with nurses, and other related materials </li>
<li>The multi-floor virtual hospital has content on Patient Care, Patient Records, Case Conference, and Clinical Review to engage the user in the subject matter and allow for further exploration </li>
<li>The virtual hospital includes a Pediatric Floor, a Well-Child Clinic, and a Surgery Department</li>
</ul>
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<li>A clock icon appears under each lesson, estimating how much time it will take to complete </li>
<li>A linkage icon alerts the user whenever they are about to begin an exercise that connects with the previous lessons </li>
<li>TOC/Index matches chapters from the textbook with patients and lessons in the workbook </li>
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Virtual Clinical Excursions 2.0 to Accompany Hockenberry: Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing

Jay Tashiro

Marilyn Winkelstein

Elsevier - Evolve

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Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing (Workbook)

Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing

Virtual Clinical Excursions 3.0 to Accompany Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing w/CD-ROM

Virtual Clinical Excursions 2.0 to Accompany Hockenberry: Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing

Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing