Designed for recently graduated RNs and nurses transitioning to a new clinical area, this extensive clinical reference is the best resource to provide essential information on the pediatric and neonatal specialty areas. Concise and practical entries provide fundamental coverage of the most common clinical problems and issues encountered in nursing practice today.

Table of Contents

• Contributors
• Preface
• Guide to Mastery in Pediatric and Neonatal Nursing
• Pediatric Nursing
• Abdominal Pain - Christopher J. Contino and Celeste M. Alfes
• Acute Renal Failure - Christine Horvat Davey
• Appendicitis - Kerry D. Christy
• Asthma - Laurine Gajkowski
• Autism Spectrum Disorder - Sheila Blank and Celeste M. Alfes
• Bronchiolitis Respiratory Syncytial Virus - Shannon Courtney Wong
• Burns: Classification and Severity - Melanie Gibbons Hallman and Lamon Norton
• Cancers of Childhood - Breanne M. Roche
• Cerebral Palsy - Rachael Weigand
• Child Abuse and Neglect - Patricia M. Speck, Pamela Harris Bryant, Tedra S. Smith, Sherita K. Etheridge, and Steadman McPeters
• Cystic Fibrosis - Karen Vosper
• Developmentally Appropriate Communication - Nanci M. Berman
• Diabetes - Julia E. Blanchette
• Failure to Thrive - Mary Alice Dombrowski
• Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances - Michael D. Gooch and Celeste M. Alfes
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Sharon Perry
• Obesity - Rosanna P. Watowicz
• Oral Health - Marguerite DiMarco
• Orthopedics - Michelle Calabretta, Emily Canitia, and Michelle A. Janas
• Osteomyelitis - Mary Variath, Jane F. Marek and Celeste M. Alfes
• Pediatric Emergencies - Rachel Tkaczyk
• Seizure Disorder - Kathleen Maxwell
• Sickle Cell Disease - Valerie Cachat
• Traumatic Brain Injury - Elizabeth Wirth-Tomaszewski
• Neonatal Nursing
• ABO Incompatibility - Donna M. Schultz and Mary F. Terhaar
• Acute Renal Failure - Christine Horvat Davey
• Anemia of Prematurity - Barbara Greitzer Slone
• Apnea of Prematurity - Amy Bieda
• Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia - Amy Bieda
• Decreased Pulmonary Blood Flow - Jennifer Johntony and Jodi Zalewski
• Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infant - Jenelle M. Zambrano
• Gastroesophageal Reflux - Suzanne Rubin
• Gastroschisis and Omphalocele - Beverly Capper
• Hirschsprung's Disease - Anne M. Modic
• Hydronephrosis - Charlene M. Deuber
• Hyperbilirubinemia - Donna M. Schultz and Mary F. Terhaar
• Hypertension - Mary F. Terhaar
• Hypoglycemia - Tina Di Fiore
• Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy - Ke-Ni Niko Tien
• Increased Pulmonary Blood Flow - Jennifer Johntony and Jodi Zalewski
• Infant of a Diabetic Mother - Mary F. Terhaar
• Intraventricular Hemorrhage - Helene M. Lannon
• Late Preterm Infant - Donna A. Dowling
• Meconium Aspiration Syndrome - Rae Jean Hemway
• Necrotizing Enterocolitis - Charlene M. Deuber
• Respiratory Distress Syndrome - Mary Ann Blatz
• Retinopathy of Prematurity - Mary Ann Blatz
• Sepsis - Karla Phipps
• Substance Abuse/Opioid Withdrawal - Helene M. Lannon
• Thermoregulation - Paula Forsythe