Fundamentals of Children's Applied Pathophysiology: An Essential Guide for Nursing and Healthcare Students...

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Elizabeth Gormley-Fleming (School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK) Ian Peate (School of Nursing and Midwifery)

Fundamentals of Children's Applied Pathophysiology

An Essential Guide for Nursing and Healthcare Students

Elizabeth Gormley-Fleming (School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK), Ian Peate (School of Nursing and Midwifery)

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Wiley-Blackwell
02 November 2018

Paediatric nursing

Series: Fundamentals

Fundamentals of Children’s Applied Pathophysiology introduces nursing and healthcare students to the pathophysiology of the child, and offers an applied full-colour visual approach throughout. Explaining the anatomy of the human body, and the effects of disease or illness on normal physiology, it enables the reader to develop the understanding, knowledge, and skills required to know how to respond and provide safe and effective high-quality care to children and their families.

Key features:

Written by an experienced author team Filled with superb full-colour illustrations Packed with learning features, including key words, test-your-knowledge, exercises, further reading, and learning outcomes Includes case studies to help readers understand how to apply the knowledge in clinical practice Contains links to clinical observations, vital signs to look out for, investigations boxes, red flags to indicate essential information to be aware of when providing care, and medication alerts

Fundamentals of Children's Applied Pathophysiology is an ideal book for pre-registration nursing students, including child and adult nurses, as well as for all healthcare professionals who come into contact with children and their families.

Edited by: Elizabeth Gormley-Fleming (School of Health and Social Work University of Hertfordshire Hatfield UK), Ian Peate (School of Nursing and Midwifery)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 249mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 839g
ISBN: 9781119232650
ISBN 10: 1119232651
Series: Fundamentals
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 02 November 2018
Audience: Adult education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate
Replaced By: 9781394240951
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of contributors vii Preface xiii Acknowledgements xv About the companion website xvii How to use your textbook xix Chapter 1 The cell and body tissue 1 Peter S. Vickers Chapter 2 Genetics 27 Peter S. Vickers Chapter 3 Cancer 51 Tanya Urquhart-Kelly Chapter 4 Homeostasis 67 Mary Brady Chapter 5 Inflammation, immune response and healing 83 Alison Mosenthal Chapter 6 Shock 115 Usha Chandran Chapter 7 Pain and pain management 133 Helen Monks, Kate Heaton‐Morley and Sarah McDonald Chapter 8 Disorders of the nervous system 159 Petra Brown Chapter 9 Disorders of the cardiac system 179 Sheila Roberts Chapter 10 Disorders of the respiratory system 213 Elizabeth Mills, Rosemary Court and Susan Fidment Chapter 11 Disorders of the endocrine system 233 Julia Petty Chapter 12 Disorders of the digestive system 257 Ann L. Bevan Chapter 13 Disorders of the renal system 279 Cathy Poole Chapter 14 Disorders of the reproductive systems 311 Michele O’Grady Chapter 15 Disorders of the musculoskeletal system 335 Liz Gormley‐Fleming Chapter 16 Disorders of the skin 359 Liz Gormley‐Fleming Index 383

ABOUT THE EDITORS ELIZABETH GORMLEY-FLEMING is Head of Department for Nursing (Children's, Learning Disability and Mental Health) and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, UK. IAN PEATE OBE FRCN is Visiting Professor of Nursing, Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Nursing, and Head of School, School of Health Studies, Gibraltar.

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Fundamentals of Children's Applied Pathophysiology

An Essential Guide for Nursing and Healthcare Students

Elizabeth Gormley-Fleming (School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK), Ian Peate (School of Nursing and Midwifery)

$88.95

Paperback

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