Pediatric Nursing Media Edition: Caring for Children (2nd Edition)

Exceptionally user-friendly and up-to-date, this concise book features a very visual approach—abundant four-color photos and drawings, extensive marginal notes, and chapter-opening vignettes—plus a heavy emphasis on community nursing. Throughout the book, the theme of community prepares future nurses for the care of patients outside the hospital setting, and offers guidelines in the alterations in care for patients in the community setting. Other key topics include pathophysiology, AIDS, neonatology, sickle cell anemia, Down Syndrome, mental retardation, and culturally competent care. For pediatric nurses, and for use in RN programs.