Pearson Reviews & Rationales

PEARSON REVIEWS & RATIONALES: CHILD HEALTH NURSING WITH NURSING REVIEWS & RATIONALES, 3/e provides a clear, concentrated, and up-to-date review of today’s “need to know” knowledge for effective child health nursing. Developed and reviewed by a large team of nurse educators, it can be used by current nursing students as a study aid, for NCLEX-RN® exam preparation, or by practicing nurses seeking comprehensive yet concise review of this discipline. Fully reflective of the current (2010) NCLEX-RN® Test Plan, it covers pediatric growth and development, and care of children with respiratory, cardiac, neurological, renal, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, and other health problems. A final chapter focuses on special situations, including autism, child abuse, poisoning, and suicide. This text’s complete support package includes access to additional questions and the complete eText online, and a tear-out NursingNotes card for clinical reference and quick review. Hundreds of practice questions in the book and online at www.nursingreviewsandrationales.com help students measure their readiness for the NCLEX-RN®. In addition, you can access an eText version of this book on this website.

1. Growth and Development

2. Nursing Process, Physical Assessment, and Common Laboratory Tests

3. Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Problems

4. Respiratory Health Problems

5. Cardiac Health Problems

6. Neurologic Health Problems

7. Renal and Genitourinary Health Problems

8. Endocrine Health Problems

9. Musculoskeletal Health Problems

10. Integumentary Health Problems

11. Immunologic Health Problems

12. Cellular Health Problems

13. Gastrointestinal Health Problems

14. Hematologic Health Problems

15. Special Considerations in Child Health

Appendix. Practice to Pass & Case Studies Suggested Answers

Index

&>For courses covering child health nursing, and/or preparing nursing students for the child health nursing components of the NCLEX-RN® examination.

This text provides a clear, concentrated, and up-to-date review of today’s “need to know” knowledge for effective child health nursing. Developed and reviewed by a large team of nurse educators, it can be used by current nursing students as a study aid, for NCLEX-RN® exam preparation, or by practicing nurses seeking comprehensive yet concise review of this discipline. Fully reflective of the current (2010) NCLEX-RN® Test Plan, it covers pediatric growth and development, and care of children with respiratory, cardiac, neurological, renal, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, and other health problems. A final chapter focuses on special situations, including autism, child abuse, poisoning, and suicide. This text’s complete support package includes access to additional questions and the complete eText online, and a tear-out NursingNotes card for clinical reference and quick review.

Helps prepare students for all aspects of child nursing covered on the NCLEX-RN® exam. Includes comprehensive yet concise coverage of pediatric growth and development; respiratory, cardiac, neurological, renal, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, and other health problems; autism, child abuse, poisoning, suicide, and more.

Gives students comprehensive practice that helps them direct their study and build mastery. Contains 10-question pretests in each chapter, open-ended critical thinking “Practice to Pass” questions, 10-question chapter posttests, and 450 additional questions online. All pretest and posttest questions contain comprehensive rationales for correct and incorrect answers, and are coded according to cognitive level of difficulty and NCLEX-RN® Test Plan categories of client need and integrated processes.

Offers exceptionally efficient and focused review of key concepts, terms, and techniques. Chapters start with clear objectives, include “Review at a Glance” glossaries of critical terms, and present multiple NCLEX Alerts identifying concepts that are especially likely to be tested.

Gives students additional opportunities to apply critical thinking and clinical reasoning. Includes case studies at the end of each chapter, describing true-to-life client case situations and asking open-ended questions about how the student would provide care for this client and his or her family.

Provides additional last-minute, “take-anywhere” preparation. Includes a popular tear-out reference card presenting frequently used facts and information, ideal for last-minute exam review as well as ongoing clinical work.

MaryAnn Hogan, MSN, RN has been a Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has taught in diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate nursing programs. A former item writer for the CAT NCLEX-RN® exam, Ms. Hogan has been teaching review courses throughout to a number of publications in the areas of adult health, pharmacology, and fundamentals of nursing. She is a member
of the American Nurses Association and Sigma Theta Tau, the International Honor Society for Nursing.