Pediatric Nursing for LPN/LVN Students: A Comprehensive Guide

As part of the popular LPN Threads series, this market-leading textbook offers a clear and well-organized exploration of pediatric nursing for LPN/LVN students. With its updated content, this 11th edition presents cutting-edge information on pediatric nursing, from infancy to adolescence, including end-of-life care for children and their families.

Organization by Developmental Stages

The book is organized according to developmental stages, providing a comprehensive understanding of pediatric nursing. Each chapter is designed to help students reinforce fundamental concepts and gain practical knowledge.

Unique Features

This textbook includes several unique features that set it apart from others in the market:

• Pediatric psychophysiologic responses to bioterrorism and threats of bioterrorism are discussed in Chapter 1.
• Nursing Briefs highlight important content-related points and help students prioritize information.
• Communication Alert boxes provide key tips for establishing successful nurse-patient-family communication.
• Community Cues address home care and community-based care issues, tying in nursing care with larger community-based problems.
• Data Cues list assessment data to help students recognize possible pediatric disorders.
• Nursing Care Plans with Critical Thinking Questions reinforce the nursing process as applied to pediatric disorders.
• 13 Skills follow the nursing process and are clearly presented in an Action/Rationale format, teaching basic procedures used by the LPN/LVN in pediatric nursing settings.

Additional Resources

This textbook is accompanied by several additional resources to enhance student learning:

• Online Resources at the end of each chapter provide an opportunity for further study.
• A perforated Self-Assessment Workbook at the back of the book features a variety of matching, multiple-choice, study questions, case studies with critical thinking questions, and Internet activities.
• Critical Thinking Snapshots of selected clinical situations provide visual examples of specific disorders to help students apply critical thinking skills to clinical situations.

Up-to-Date Information

This edition includes the most up-to-date information on:

• January 2007 Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule (Appendix A) for children, adolescents, and catch-up growth immunizations.
• JCAHO’s Lists of Dangerous Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols, providing guidelines for the prevention of medication administration error.

Enhanced Content

This edition has been enhanced with new content on:

• Evidence-based practice.
• Cultural content added to Chapter 1: Child Health Evolution.
• Complementary and alternative therapies in Chapter 3: Care of the Hospitalized Child.
• Home Care Tips related to specific disorders supplement the content on home care in Chapter 3.

With its easy-to-read, clear writing style, this textbook provides exactly the right depth and breadth of content for LPN/LVNs, making it an essential resource for students and practitioners alike.