Pocket Guide to Pediatric Assessment

Denise Kilway English

The third edition of this book is a concise, thoroughguide of pediatric assessment for nurses. The purpose of this book isto present student and professional nurses with accessible, current,and specific information on pediatrics in a practical and clear format. The author achieves this and adds the unique qualities of ""clinicalalert"" headings, specific nursing diagnoses, and authors that are bothnurses and experts in pediatric nursing. This book is practical forany healthcare professional assessing the pediatric client. It iswritten specifically for nurses, but any healthcare professional wouldfind this guide helpful and informative. This guide features charts,graphs, references, and tables that augment and complement the body ofthe text. This is one of the few pediatric assessment texts with athorough table of normal lab values by age of the client. Futureeditions of this guide should include the pre-term infant growth chart,updated immunization schedule, and a more complete list of the ethnicgroups in the cultural variations in health and healthpractices. This third edition of a concise pocket guide of pertinentinformation on assessing pediatric clients would be a valuable additionto the library of any nurse or healthcare professional working withchildren.

From The Critics

Reviewer: Denise Kilway English, MSN, RN, CPNP(Medical University of South Carolina College of Nursing)
Description: The third edition of this book is a concise, thorough guide of pediatric assessment for nurses.
Purpose: The purpose of this book is to present student and professional nurses with accessible, current, and specific information on pediatrics in a practical and clear format. The author achieves this and adds the unique qualities of "clinical alert" headings, specific nursing diagnoses, and authors that are both nurses and experts in pediatric nursing.
Audience: This book is practical for any healthcare professional assessing the pediatric client. It is written specifically for nurses, but any healthcare professional would find this guide helpful and informative.
Features: This guide features charts, graphs, references, and tables that augment and complement the body of the text. This is one of the few pediatric assessment texts with a thorough table of normal lab values by age of the client. Future editions of this guide should include the pre-term infant growth chart, updated immunization schedule, and a more complete list of the ethnic groups in the cultural variations in health and health practices.
Assessment: This third edition of a concise pocket guide of pertinent information on assessing pediatric clients would be a valuable addition to the library of any nurse or healthcare professional working with children.

3 Stars from Doody