Long relied on as the industry's most comprehensive, authoritative source for information on the care of pediatric patients, this respected text presents a wealth of nursing knowledge in vividly illustrated, easy-to-read chapters. Current, evidence-based practice is reflected throughout, from its emphasis on wellness to its use of the nursing process and nursing care plans. Now even more user-friendly and inviting, the updated, full-color layout and improved readability guide readers every step of the way. No other book on the subject offers more expert, practical, relevant coverage than Wong's Nursing Care of Infants & Children, 8th Edition.

• A focus on the family throughout emphasizes the role and influence of the family in health and illness.
• Disorder sections provide a detailed presentation of pathophysiology to foster a clear understanding of the impact of disease on normal physiologic functions.
• Content provides a holistic view of the child and family by integrating aspects of wellness and health such as play, safety, language, self-esteem, nutrition, dental health, sleep, exercise, and sexuality into the appropriate age chapters.
• Nursing care plans incorporate patient- and family-centered goals, include rationales for nursing interventions, and contain NIC and NOC outcomes and interventions where appropriate.
• Helpful boxes throughout the text draw the reader's attention to relevant topics:
• Guidelines boxes provide step-by-step instructions on performing specific skills and procedures.
• Unique Emergency Treatment boxes serve as quick reference for critical situations.
• Community Focus boxes provide additional resources and guidance on caring for children outside the clinical setting.
• Unique Cultural Awareness boxes highlight ways in which variations in beliefs and practices affect child care.
• Unique Atraumatic Care boxes provide guidance for administering nursing care with minimal pain or stress to the child, family, and nurse.
• Unique Family Home Care boxes highlight important information to better prepare families to cope with their child's care in special situations.
• Unique critical thinking exercises challenge readers to make clinical judgments and apply knowledge to specific situations using their analytical skills.
• Nursing Alerts and Nursing Tips are highlighted throughout the text to provide critical information or helpful hints.
• Unique resources including phone numbers, fax numbers, and Internet sites are provided for students, children, and families.
• CD-ROM packaged with the book features NCLEX® review questions, pediatric assessment video clips, animations, critical thinking questions, case studies, assessment tools, and more!

• Unique Evidence-Based Practice boxes draw attention to application of both research and critical thought processes to support and guide the outcomes of nursing care.
• Unique Ethics Case Studies reflect the complex patient care situations nurses face in clinical practice and illustrate considerations for proper care delivery.
• A new chapter on pain assessment and management in children draws together a wealth of information into one chapter for comprehensive coverage and easy reference.
• Streamlined nursing process information is presented in boxes to help readers easily locate information on major diseases and conditions.
• Updated immunization information reflects current practice.
• A new appendix of Spanish translations contains words and phrases commonly used in nurse-parent interactions.

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The #1 pediatric nursing textbook on the market, this book is known for its accuracy, current research, and highly readable writing style. It provides a foundation in child development and health promotion, and covers specific health problems - organized by age groups and body systems, so you can individualize care at the appropriate level for each child. A streamlined approach, superior illustrations, and a full-color design make it easy to find and understand key nursing information.

• A family focus emphasizes the role and influence of the family in health and illness.
• A "wellness" emphasis includes age-specific information on health promotion and injury prevention relevant to specific age groups, and discusses play, safety, language, self-esteem, nutrition, dental health, sleep, exercise, and sexuality.
• Detailed presentations of pathophysiology in disorder sections provide a clear understanding of the impact of disease on normal physiologic functions.
• Critical thinking exercises help you apply your knowledge and clinical judgments to specific situations.
• Nursing Care Guidelines boxes provide clear, step-by-step instructions for performing specific skills or procedures.
• Evidence-Based Practice boxes help you apply research and critical thought processes to support and guide the outcomes of nursing care.
• Atraumatic Care boxes provide guidance for administering nursing care with minimal pain or stress to the child, family, and nurse.
• Ethical case studies reflect complex patient care situations and illustrate proper consideration in care delivery.
• Community Focus boxes emphasize community issues and provide additional resources on caring for children outside the clinical setting.
• Emergency Treatment boxes provide quick reference in critical situations.
• Nursing Alerts provide critical information and Nursing Tips provide helpful hints.
• Cultural Awareness boxes highlight ways in which variations in beliefs and practices affect child care.
• Chapter Outlines and Learning Objectives guide your approach to learning.
• Key Points help you review and learn important concepts.
• Up-to-date references highlight research and focus your review of important content.
• Spanish-English translations in the appendix feature words and phrases commonly used in nurse-parent interactions.
• Related Topics and Additional Resources in each chapter refer you to related information inside the book and in ancillary materials.
• Free companion CD features NCLEX exam-style review questions, animations, critical thinking questions, case studies, modifiable nursing care plans, pediatric assessment video clips, illustrated pediatric skills, anatomy reviews, and more.

• New Pain Assessment and Management in Children chapter consolidates coverage of this subject for easy reference.
• Nursing care plans provide a model for planning patient care, including nursing diagnoses, patient/family goals, nursing interventions/rationales, expected outcomes, and newly included NIC and NOC classifications.
• Family-Centered Care boxes help you prepare families to cope with their child's care in special situations, providing information on patient teaching, home care, and incorporating the family in the child's care.
• Nursing process boxes provide streamlined, accessible information on major diseases and conditions.

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This money-saving package is a must-have for nursing students! It includes Hockenberry's Clinical Companion for Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing 1st edition text and an electronic version that allows students to search, highlight information, take notes, share notes and more. This package makes it simple for students to make the most of their study time and get more use out of their textbooks!...