Pediatric Primary Care: Practice Guidelines for Nurses by Beth Richardson

By Beth Richardson

Pediatric fundamental Care: perform guidance for Nurses, moment version is a handy reference that provides the most recent details on foodstuff, development and improvement, and customary adolescence problems. It offers complete insurance of diagnostic tools, administration, and remedy modalities Most worthy to nurse practitioners (NP). masking the most typical facets of pediatric fundamental care in define layout, together with symptoms, diagnostic instruments, and coverings, it really is a terrific reference for college students and starting NPs beginning out in perform.

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Inspect umbilicus for hernias, fistula, discharge. 4. Auscultate bowel sounds. 5. Auscultate for any aortic pulsations. 6. Percuss abdomen. 7. Palpate outer edge of liver. 8. Palpate spleen. 9. Elicit abdominal reflux. 10. Palpate femoral pulses. U. Neurologic. 1. Observe behavior, mood, affect, interaction with environment, level of activity, positioning, level of consciousness, orientation to surroundings. 2. Check reflexes of the infant. a. Rooting (present birth to 6 months of age). b. Sucking (present birth to 10 months of age).

Alvarado and Beth Richardson General Impression Nutrition Elimination Sleep Growth and Development Social Development Immunizations Safety Anticipatory Guidance Bibliography CHAPTER 19 Fourteen- to Eighteen-Year Visit (Adolescent) Mary Lou C. Rosenblatt General Impression Nutrition Elimination Sleep Growth and Development Social Development Immunizations (see Appendix A) Safety Anticipatory Guidance Bibliography SECTION TWO Common Childhood Disorders CHAPTER 20 Dermatologic Problems Peggy Vernon Acne Bites Burns Diaper Dermatitis Rashes Infestations: Pediculosis Scabies Lyme Disease Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Molluscum Contagiosum Warts Fifth Disease (Erythema Infectiosum) Seborrheic Dermatitis Erythema Toxicum Neonatorum Pityriasis Rosea Bibliography CHAPTER 21 Eye Disorders Frances K.

9. Elicit abdominal reflux. 10. Palpate femoral pulses. U. Neurologic. 1. Observe behavior, mood, affect, interaction with environment, level of activity, positioning, level of consciousness, orientation to surroundings. 2. Check reflexes of the infant. a. Rooting (present birth to 6 months of age). b. Sucking (present birth to 10 months of age). c. Palmer grasp (present birth to 4 months of age). d. Tonic neck (present at 6–8 weeks of age and lasts until 6 months). e. Stepping (present birth to 3 months of age).

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