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The leading text in pediatric nursing, Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children takes a unique, easy-to-understand developmental approach to describe the care of children at each age and stage of development. Childhood diseases and disorders are organized by age groups and body systems, and described through the nursing process framework.This edition includes updates on topics such as the new CPR guidelines, immunizations, and pain assessment and management. Written by pediatric experts, Dr. Marilyn Hockenberry and David Wilson, each with nearly 30 years of hands-on experience, this bestseller provides an evidence-based, clinical perspective that shows how the quality of nursing care can impact quality patient outcomes. "A good neonatal and paediatric reference and textbook..." Reviewed by Jo Wilson on behalf of Nursing Times, March 2015A developmental approach addresses the differences at each stage of the child's growth and enables you to individualize care at the appropriate level for each child. UNIQUE! Quality Patient Outcomes are discussed for major childhood diseases and disorders, showing how nursing care directly impacts patient outcomes.Nursing Care Plans provide models for planning patient care, with rationales explaining why specific nursing interventions have been chosen, and include nursing diagnoses, patient/family goals, nursing interventions/rationales, expected outcomes, and NIC and NOC guidelines.A focus on family-centered care emphasizes the role and influence of the family in health and illness with a separate chapter and Family-Centered Care boxes.Critical thinking exercises use case studies to help you test and develop your own analytical skills.Nursing Care Guidelines provide clear, step-by-step, detailed instructions on performing specific skills or procedures.Nursing Tips include helpful hints and practical, clinical information, and Nursing Alerts provide critical information that must be considered in providing care.An emphasis on wellness includes principles of health promotion and injury prevention for each age group.Drug Alerts highlight important drug-related information for safe, appropriate care.Pathophysiology Reviews explain complicated disease processes with illustrated summary boxes.Complementary & Alternative Therapy boxes include timely information on alternative medicine as a part of complete, comprehensive care.Atraumatic Care boxes contain techniques for care that minimize pain, discomfort, or stress, and provide guidance for performing procedures in a caring manner.Emergency Treatment boxes serve as a quick reference in critical situations. NEW! NCLEX® exam-style review questions allow you to test your understanding of text content and practice answering application-based NCLEX questions.NEW! Translating Evidence into Practice and Applying Evidence to Practice boxes help you apply research to support, guide, and improve the outcomes of nursing care.UPDATED content includes the new CPR guidelines, pain assessment and management, immunizations, asthma, and updated interventions.NEW! Community and Home Health Considerations boxes focus on wellness information and illness-related topics.

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Product Description: The Chief Digital Officer Handbook provides CEOs, boards and investors as well as prospective chief digital officers, with case studies, road maps and inside information from some of the world's leading Chief Digital Officers and Chief Digital Strategy Officers...read more

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Product Description: Over the last forty years, Sir John Baker has written on most aspects of English legal history, and this collection of his writings includes many papers that have been widely cited. Providing points of reference and foundations for further research, the papers cover the legal profession, the inns of court and chancery, legal education, legal institutions, legal literature, legal antiquities, public law and individual liberty, criminal justice, private law (including contract, tort and restitution) and legal history in general...read more

Product Description: Christmas Summary Classics This series contains summary of Classic books such as Emma, Arne, Arabian Nights, Pride and prejudice, Tower of London, Wealth of Nations etc. Each book is specially crafted after reading complete book in less than 30 pages...read more

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Product Description: What is an Indigo Child? There really isn't one definitive answer. In simple terms it is a person with a warrior spirit, always questioning and challenging the ways of the world and has a strong sense of a higher purpose. The name Indigo Child is the gateway that leads you to more answers...read more

Product Description: Forced into early retirement, archeologist George Collins is in the laid-back village of Astor Florida preparing his sailboat for a leisurely cruise thru the Caribbean. Suddenly world events signal an impending disaster and his vision of a peaceful retirement is transformed into a desperate fight for survival as George finds himself alone in a Florida swamp battling nature and men turned cannibals...read more

Product Description: In the Heart of Africa is a exciting tale about adventurerer and big-game hunter Sir Samuel Baker's travels across Africa with his wife.

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Product Description: Matthew chapter 13 is key to correctly understanding the specific time frame for the Second Coming and establishment of Messiah's Kingdom on earth and how the course of the present age will unfold and progress from the first coming of Christ until His return...read more