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Advanced Pediatric Assessment 4/e

  • ISBN 9780826153043
  • Author: Chiocca, Ellen M., PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC
  • Publ Date: 2024-11-18
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  • Binding: Paperback / softback

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Third Edition AJN Book-of-the-Year Award Winner: Child Health!


This acclaimed text delivers the specialized knowledge and skills required for in-depth physical and psychosocial assessment and treatment of children from birth through adolescence. Comprehensive and detailed, it emphasizes the unique anatomic and physiologic differences between infants, children, and adults and underscores the need for a distinct approach to the pediatric population. The fourth edition is updated with a unique chapter on diagnostic reasoning along with new content on this topic throughout. Also included is a new section on the pediatric telehealth visit and discussion of the clinical impact of the pandemic on the physical and psychological assessment of pediatric patients. New case studies and critical thinking exercises for each chapter illuminate content along with abundant four-color photograph and images.


The text is written with a level of depth that makes it ideal both as a text for advanced practice nursing students and as a reference for practicing pediatric healthcare providers. It encompasses the physical, psychosocial, developmental, and cultural aspects of child assessment. Detailed tables list normal growth and developmental milestones as well as developmental red flags and developmental screening tools. Purchase includes online access via most mobile devices or computers.


New to the Fourth Edition:





A fully revised chapter on mental health assessment of children

A new section on providing Trauma Informed Care to children

A revised chapter on diagnostic reasoning and clinical decision making along with new diagnostic reasoning content throughout

Content on the pediatric telehealth visit

Focus on the clinical impact of the pandemic on the physical and psychosocial assessment of pediatric patients



Key Features:





Organized by body system to aid in speedy information retrieval

Examines the unique anatomic and physiologic differences among infants, children, and adults

Addresses family, developmental, nutritional, and child mistreatment assessment

Describes in detail helpful communication techniques when working with children of different developmental levels

Incorporates current screening and health promotion guidelines

Offers a specific chapter on the diagnostic process and formulating pediatric differential diagnoses
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