Pediatric nursing : caring for children / Jane W. Ball, Ruth C. Bindler.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nurse's role in care of the child: hospital, community, and home -- Family-centered care : theory and application -- Growth and development -- Infant, child, and adolescent nutrition -- Pediatric assessment -- Societal and environmental influences on children -- Introduction to health promotion and health maintenance -- Health promotion and health maintenance for the newborn and infant -- Health promotion and health maintenance for the young and school-age child -- Health promotion and health maintenancefor the adolescent -- Nursing considerations for the child in the community -- Nursing considerations for the child with a chronic condition -- Nursing considerations for the hospitalized child -- The child with a life-threatening condition and end-of-life care -- Pain assessment and management -- Alterations in fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance -- Alterations in immune function -- Infectious and communicable diseases -- Alterations in eye, ear, nose, and throat function -- Alterations in respiratory function -- Alterations in cardiovascular function -- Alterations in hematologic function -- Alterations in cellular growth -- Alterations in gastrointestinal function -- Alterations in genitourinary function -- Alterations in neurologic function -- Alterations in mental health and cognition -- Alterations in musculoskeletal function -- Alterations in endocrine and metabolic function -- Alterations in skin integrity.