Study Guide for Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing

• Learning Key Terms-Matching and fill-in-the-blank questions give students the opportunity to test their ability to define all key terms highlighted in the corresponding textbook chapter
• Reviewing Key Concepts and Content-Questions in various formats provide students ample opportunity to assess their knowledge and comprehension of information covered in the text. Activities include matching, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, short answer, and multiple choice to help students identify the core content of the chapter and test their understanding upon completion of reading the chapter
• Applying Clinical Judgment to Nursing Practice-These case-based activities require students to apply the concepts found in the chapters to solve problems, make decisions concerning care management, and provide responses to patient questions and concerns
• Perforated pages-Allow instructors to utilize the Study Guide activities for assignments to be graded
• Answer Key-Answers to all questions are provided at the end of the book with rationales

List of contents

Unit 1: Children, Their Families, and the Nurse
1. Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing
2.¿ Social, Cultural, Religious and Family Influences on Child Health Promotion
3.¿ Developmental and Genetic Influences on Child Health Promotion

Unit 2: Assessment of the Child and Family
4.¿ Communication and Physical Assessment of the Child and Family
5.¿ Pain Assessment and Management in Children
6. ¿Childhood Communicable and Infectious Diseases

Unit 3: Family-Centered Care of the Newborn
7.¿ Health Promotion of the Newborn and Family
8.¿ Health Problems of Newborns

Unit 4: Family-Centered Care of the Infant
9.¿ Health Promotion of the Infant and Family
10.¿ Health Problems of Infants

Unit 5: Family-Centered Care of the Young Child
11.¿ Health Promotion of the Toddler and Family
12.¿ Health Promotion of the Preschooler and Family
13.¿ Health Problems of Toddlers and Preschoolers

Unit 6: Family-Centered Care of the School-Age Child and Adolescent
14.¿ Health Promotion of the School Age Child and Family
15.¿ Health Promotion of the Adolescent and Family
16.¿ Health Problems of School-Age Children and Adolescents

Unit 7: Family-Centered Care of the Child With Special Needs
17.¿ Impact of Chronic Illness, Disability, or End-of-Life Care for the Child and Family
18.¿ Impact of Cognitive or Sensory Impairment on the Child and Family

Unit 8: The Child Who is Hospitalized
19.¿ Family-Centered Care of the Child During Illness and Hospitalization
20.¿ Pediatric Nursing Interventions and Skills

Unit 9: The Child with Problems Related to the Transfer of Oxygen and Nutrients
21.¿ The Child with Respiratory Dysfunction
22.¿ The Child with Gastrointestinal Dysfunction

Unit 10: The Child with Problems Related to the Production and Circulation of Blood
23.¿ The Child with Cardiovascular Dysfunction
24.¿ The Child with Hematologic or Immunologic Dysfunction
25.¿ The Child with Cancer

Unit 11: The Child With a Disturbance of Regulatory Mechanisms
26.¿ The Child with Genitourinary Dysfunction
27.¿ The Child with Cerebral Dysfunction
28.¿ The Child with Endocrine Dysfunction

Unit 12: The Child With a Problem That Interferes With Physical Mobility
29.¿ The Child with Musculoskeletal or Articular Dysfunction
30.¿ The Child with Neuromuscular or Muscular Dysfunction
31.¿ The Child with Integumentary Dysfunction

About the author

Marilyn J. Hockenberry is Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine; Director, Global HOPE Nursing, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas; Bessie Baker Professor Emerita of Nursing Chair, Duke Institutional Review Board, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.Karen DiValerio Gibbs is a Instructor at Baylor College of Medicine, Evidence-Based Practice and Dissemination Science Specialist, USA.Elizabeth A. Duffy is Clinical Assistant Professor, Chair, Children's Oncology Group Evidence-Based Practice Subcommittee at University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Product details

• Authors: Duffy Elizabeth A., Hockenberry Marilyn J., Karen DiValerio Gibbs
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 27.10.2025
• EAN: 9780443249204
• ISBN: 978-0-443-24920-4
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Nursing / Pediatric & Neonatal, Paediatric nursing