Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to nursing care of children -- Family-centered nursing care -- Communicating with children and families -- Health promotion for the developing child -- Health promotion for the infant -- Health promotion during early childhood -- Health promotion for the school-age child -- Health promotion for the adolescent -- Physical assessment of the child -- Emergency care of the child -- The ill child in the hospital and other care settings -- The child with a chronic condition or terminal illness -- Principles and procedures for nursing care of children -- Medicating infants and children -- Pain management of children -- The child with an infectious disease -- The child with an immunologic alteration -- The child with a fluid and electrolyte alteration -- The child with a gastrointestinal alteration -- The child with a genitourinary alteration -- The child with a respiratory alteration -- The child with a cardiovascular alteration -- The child with a hematologic alteration -- The child with cancer -- The child with an integumentary alteration -- The child with a musculoskeletal alteration -- The child with an endocrine or metabolic alteration -- The child with a neurologic alteration -- The child with a psychosocial disorder -- The child with a cognitive impairment -- Child with a sensory alteration