Table of ContentsUNIT I: Children, Their Families and the Nurse 1. Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing 2. Social, Cultural, and Religious Influences on Child Health Promotion 3. Family Influences on Child Health Promotion 4. Community-Based Nursing Care of the Child and Family 5. Hereditary Influences on Health Promotion of the Child and Family UNIT II: Assessment of the Child and Family 6. Communication, Physical and Developmental Assessment of the Child 7. Pain Assessment and Management in Children UNIT III: Family-Centered Care of the Newborn 8. Health Promotion of the Newborn and Family 9. Health Problems of Newborns 10. The High-Risk Newborn and Family 11. Conditions Caused by Defects in Physical Development UNIT IV: Family-Centered Care of the Infant 12. Health Promotion of the Infant and Family 13. Health Problems During Infancy UNIT V: Family-Centered Care of the Young Child 14. Health Promotion of the Toddler and Family 15. Health Promotion of the Preschooler and Family 16. Health Problems of Early Childhood UNIT VI: Family-Centered Care of the School-Age Child 17. Health Promotion of the School-Age Child and Family 18. Health Problems of Middle Childhood UNIT VII: Family-Centered Care of the Adolescent 19. Health Promotion of the Adolescent and Family 20. Physical Health Problems of Adolescence 21. Behavioral Health Problems of Adolescence UNIT VIII: Family-Centered Care of the Child with Special Needs 22. Family-Centered Care of the Child with Chronic Illness or Disability 23. Family-Centered End-of-Life Care 24. The Child with Cognitive or Sensory Impairment 25. Family-Centered Home Care UNIT IX: The Child Who is Hospitalized 26. Family-Centered Care of the Child During Illness and Hospitalization 27. Pediatric Variations of Nursing Interventions UNIT X: The Child with Disturbance of Fluid and Electrolytes 28. Balance and Imbalance of Body Fluids 29. Conditions that Produce Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance 30. The Child with Renal Dysfunction UNIT XI: The Child with Problems Related to the Transfer of Oxygen and Nutrients 31. The Child with Disturbance of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Exchange 32. The Child with Respiratory Dysfunction 33. The Child with Gastrointestinal Dysfunction UNIT XII: The Child with Problems Related to Production and Circulation of Blood 34. The Child with Cardiovascular Dysfunction 35. The Child with Hematologic or Immunologic Dysfunction UNIT XIII: The Child with Disturbance of Regulatory Mechanisms 36. The Child with Cancer 37. The Child with Cerebral Dysfunction 38. The Child with Endocrine Dysfunction UNIT XIV: The Child with a Problem that Interferes with Physical Mobility 39. The Child with Musculoskeletal or Articular Dysfunction 40. The Child with Neuromuscular or Muscular Dysfunction Appendixes A. Developmental/Sensory Assessment B. Growth Measurements C. Common Laboratory Tests D. Translations of FACES Pain Rating Scale E. Spanish-English Translations