Quick Reference for Pediatric Emergency Nursing

The only pocket-sized clinical reference just for pediatric emergency nursing, the Quick Reference is a primary resource for common to not-so-common pediatric emergency nursing presentations, nursing procedures, medications, treatments, and pearls. The pocket reference is organized into seven accessible sections. Section I: Quick Look-Up Reference includes an alphabetical resource of tables, charts, nomograms and algorithms. Section II is a user-friendly growth and development table. Section III: Selected Pediatric Emergencies is organized by body systems. Section IV: Children with Special Needs and Section V: Mental Health Issues in Children cover topics unique to the practice of pediatric emergency nursing. Section VI focuses on prevention and parent education, and Section VII: Procedures for Pediatric Emergencies provides information on necessary skills. Meant to provide quick information in a user-friendly, modified outline format, the book is useful to nurses in both pediatric and adult emergency departments.* Numerous tables and charts that highlight valuable information about drug therapy, pediatric lab values, growth and development, communicable diseases, and much more. * Pediatric emergencies are organized by body system and presented in an accessible outline format. * Covers unique emergency nursing considerations for children with special needs or mental health conditions. * Addresses disease prevention as well as parent education. * Provides detailed information on procedures for pediatric emergencies.