Advanced pediatric assessment

• Main Author: Chiocca, Ellen M. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia, PA Lippincott William & Wilkins 2010
• Subjects: Physical Examination > methods; Child; Age Factors; Infant; Adolescent > methods; Pediatrics > methods
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Advanced Pediatric Assessment provides a detailed and comprehensive approach to obtaining the history and physical examination of children. It addresses the unique anatomic and physiologic differences between infants, children and adults so that PNPs, FNPs, and other practitioners can provide an acc...

Table of Contents:

• Assessment of health and illness in children
• Developmental assessment
• Communicating with children and families
• Cultural assessment of children and families
• Family assessment
• Obtaining the pediatric health history
• Assessing the health and safety of the child's environment
• Physical examination
• Wellness examinations
• Assessment of nutritional status
• Neonatal assessment
• Integumentary system
• Head, face, neck, and regional lymphatics
• Ears
• Eyes
• Nose and oral cavity
• Thorax, lungs, regional lymphatics
• Cardiovascular system
• Abdomen, regional lymphatics
• The reproductive system
• Musculoskeletal system
• Neurological system
• Assessment of child abuse and neglect
• Mental health assessment of children and adolescents.