Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing
The #1 pediatric nursing textbook on the market, this book is known for its accuracy, current research, and highly readable writing style. It provides a foundation in child development and health promotion, and covers specific health problems — organized by age groups and body systems, so you can individualize care at the appropriate level for each child. A streamlined approach, superior illustrations, and a full-color design make it easy to find and understand key nursing information.
  • A family focus emphasizes the role and influence of the family in health and illness.
  • A “wellness” emphasis includes age-specific information on health promotion and injury prevention relevant to specific age groups, and discusses play, safety, language, self-esteem, nutrition, dental health, sleep, exercise, and sexuality.
  • Detailed presentations of pathophysiology in disorder sections provide a clear understanding of the impact of disease on normal physiologic functions.
  • Critical thinking exercises help you apply your knowledge and clinical judgments to specific situations.
  • Nursing Care Guidelines boxes provide clear, step-by-step instructions for performing specific skills or procedures.
  • Evidence-Based Practice boxes help you apply research and critical thought processes to support and guide the outcomes of nursing care.
  • Atraumatic Care boxes provide guidance for administering nursing care with minimal pain or stress to the child, family, and nurse.
  • Ethical case studies reflect complex patient care situations and illustrate proper consideration in care delivery.
  • Community Focus boxes emphasize community issues and provide additional resources on caring for children outside the clinical setting.
  • Emergency Treatment boxes provide quick reference in critical situations.
  • Nursing Alerts provide critical information and Nursing Tips provide helpful hints.
  • Cultural Awareness boxes highlight ways in which variations in beliefs and practices affect child care.
  • Chapter Outlines and Learning Objectives guide your approach to learning.
  • Key Points help you review and learn important concepts.
  • Up-to-date references highlight research and focus your review of important content.
  • Spanish-English translations in the appendix feature words and phrases commonly used in nurse-parent interactions.
  • Related Topics and Additional Resources in each chapter refer you to related information inside the book and in ancillary materials.
  • Free companion CD features NCLEX exam-style review questions, animations, critical thinking questions, case studies, modifiable nursing care plans, pediatric assessment video clips, illustrated pediatric skills, anatomy reviews, and more.
  • New Pain Assessment and Management in Children chapter consolidates coverage of this subject for easy reference.
  • Nursing care plans provide a model for planning patient care, including nursing diagnoses, patient/family goals, nursing interventions/rationales, expected outcomes, and newly included NIC and NOC classifications.
  • Family-Centered Care boxes help you prepare families to cope with their child’s care in special situations, providing information on patient teaching, home care, and incorporating the family in the child’s care.
  • Nursing process boxes provide streamlined, accessible information on major diseases and conditions.
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Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing
The #1 pediatric nursing textbook on the market, this book is known for its accuracy, current research, and highly readable writing style. It provides a foundation in child development and health promotion, and covers specific health problems — organized by age groups and body systems, so you can individualize care at the appropriate level for each child. A streamlined approach, superior illustrations, and a full-color design make it easy to find and understand key nursing information.
  • A family focus emphasizes the role and influence of the family in health and illness.
  • A “wellness” emphasis includes age-specific information on health promotion and injury prevention relevant to specific age groups, and discusses play, safety, language, self-esteem, nutrition, dental health, sleep, exercise, and sexuality.
  • Detailed presentations of pathophysiology in disorder sections provide a clear understanding of the impact of disease on normal physiologic functions.
  • Critical thinking exercises help you apply your knowledge and clinical judgments to specific situations.
  • Nursing Care Guidelines boxes provide clear, step-by-step instructions for performing specific skills or procedures.
  • Evidence-Based Practice boxes help you apply research and critical thought processes to support and guide the outcomes of nursing care.
  • Atraumatic Care boxes provide guidance for administering nursing care with minimal pain or stress to the child, family, and nurse.
  • Ethical case studies reflect complex patient care situations and illustrate proper consideration in care delivery.
  • Community Focus boxes emphasize community issues and provide additional resources on caring for children outside the clinical setting.
  • Emergency Treatment boxes provide quick reference in critical situations.
  • Nursing Alerts provide critical information and Nursing Tips provide helpful hints.
  • Cultural Awareness boxes highlight ways in which variations in beliefs and practices affect child care.
  • Chapter Outlines and Learning Objectives guide your approach to learning.
  • Key Points help you review and learn important concepts.
  • Up-to-date references highlight research and focus your review of important content.
  • Spanish-English translations in the appendix feature words and phrases commonly used in nurse-parent interactions.
  • Related Topics and Additional Resources in each chapter refer you to related information inside the book and in ancillary materials.
  • Free companion CD features NCLEX exam-style review questions, animations, critical thinking questions, case studies, modifiable nursing care plans, pediatric assessment video clips, illustrated pediatric skills, anatomy reviews, and more.
  • New Pain Assessment and Management in Children chapter consolidates coverage of this subject for easy reference.
  • Nursing care plans provide a model for planning patient care, including nursing diagnoses, patient/family goals, nursing interventions/rationales, expected outcomes, and newly included NIC and NOC classifications.
  • Family-Centered Care boxes help you prepare families to cope with their child’s care in special situations, providing information on patient teaching, home care, and incorporating the family in the child’s care.
  • Nursing process boxes provide streamlined, accessible information on major diseases and conditions.
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The #1 pediatric nursing textbook on the market, this book is known for its accuracy, current research, and highly readable writing style. It provides a foundation in child development and health promotion, and covers specific health problems — organized by age groups and body systems, so you can individualize care at the appropriate level for each child. A streamlined approach, superior illustrations, and a full-color design make it easy to find and understand key nursing information.
  • A family focus emphasizes the role and influence of the family in health and illness.
  • A “wellness” emphasis includes age-specific information on health promotion and injury prevention relevant to specific age groups, and discusses play, safety, language, self-esteem, nutrition, dental health, sleep, exercise, and sexuality.
  • Detailed presentations of pathophysiology in disorder sections provide a clear understanding of the impact of disease on normal physiologic functions.
  • Critical thinking exercises help you apply your knowledge and clinical judgments to specific situations.
  • Nursing Care Guidelines boxes provide clear, step-by-step instructions for performing specific skills or procedures.
  • Evidence-Based Practice boxes help you apply research and critical thought processes to support and guide the outcomes of nursing care.
  • Atraumatic Care boxes provide guidance for administering nursing care with minimal pain or stress to the child, family, and nurse.
  • Ethical case studies reflect complex patient care situations and illustrate proper consideration in care delivery.
  • Community Focus boxes emphasize community issues and provide additional resources on caring for children outside the clinical setting.
  • Emergency Treatment boxes provide quick reference in critical situations.
  • Nursing Alerts provide critical information and Nursing Tips provide helpful hints.
  • Cultural Awareness boxes highlight ways in which variations in beliefs and practices affect child care.
  • Chapter Outlines and Learning Objectives guide your approach to learning.
  • Key Points help you review and learn important concepts.
  • Up-to-date references highlight research and focus your review of important content.
  • Spanish-English translations in the appendix feature words and phrases commonly used in nurse-parent interactions.
  • Related Topics and Additional Resources in each chapter refer you to related information inside the book and in ancillary materials.
  • Free companion CD features NCLEX exam-style review questions, animations, critical thinking questions, case studies, modifiable nursing care plans, pediatric assessment video clips, illustrated pediatric skills, anatomy reviews, and more.
  • New Pain Assessment and Management in Children chapter consolidates coverage of this subject for easy reference.
  • Nursing care plans provide a model for planning patient care, including nursing diagnoses, patient/family goals, nursing interventions/rationales, expected outcomes, and newly included NIC and NOC classifications.
  • Family-Centered Care boxes help you prepare families to cope with their child’s care in special situations, providing information on patient teaching, home care, and incorporating the family in the child’s care.
  • Nursing process boxes provide streamlined, accessible information on major diseases and conditions.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780443123528
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date: 10/13/2025
Edition description: 12th ed.
Pages: 1184
Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)

About the Author

Marilyn J. Hockenberry is Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine; Director, Global HOPE Nursing, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas; Bessie Baker Professor Emerita of Nursing Chair, Duke Institutional Review Board, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

Table of Contents

UNIT I: CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE NURSE · Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing · Community-Based Nursing Care of the Child and Family · Family Influences on Child Health Promotion · Social, Cultural, and Religious Influences on Child Health Promotion · Developmental Influences on Child Health Promotion · UNIT II: ASSESSMENT OF THE CHILD AND FAMILY · Communication and Health Assessment of the Child and Family · Physical and Developmental Assessment of the Child · UNIT III: THE NEWBORN · Health Promotion of the Newborn and Family · Health Problems of Newborns · UNIT IV: INFANCY · Health Promotion of the Infant and Family · Health Problems of Infants · UNIT V: EARLY CHILDHOOD · Health Promotion of the Toddler and Family · Health Promotion of the Preschooler and Family · Health Problems of Toddlers and Preschoolers · UNIT VI: MIDDLE CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE · Health Promotion of the School-Age Child and Family · Health Promotion of the Adolescent and Family · Health Problems of School-Age Children and Adolescents · UNIT VII: THE CHILD AND FAMILY WITH SPECIAL NEEDS · Impact of Chronic Illness, Disability, or Death on the Child and Family · Impact of Cognitive or Sensory Impairment on the Child and Family · Family-Centered Home Care · UNIT VIII: IMPACT OF HOSPITALIZATION ON THE CHILD AND FAMILY · Family-Centered Care of the Child During Illness and Hospitalization · Pediatric Variations of Nursing Interventions · UNIT IX: THE CHILD WITH PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE TRANSFER OF OXYGEN AND NUTRIENTS · The Child with Respiratory Dysfunction · The Child with Gastrointestinal Dysfunction · UNIT X: THE CHILD WITH PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE PRODUCTION AND CIRCULATION OF BLOOD · The Child with Cardiovascular Dysfunction · The Child with Hematologic or Immunologic Dysfunction · UNIT XI: THE CHILD WITH DISTURBANCE OF REGULATORY MECHANISMS · The Child with Genitourinary Dysfunction · The Child with Cerebral Dysfunction · The Child with Endocrine Dysfunction · The Child with Integumentary Dysfunction · UNIT XII: THE CHILD WITH A PROBLEM THAT INTERFERES WITH PHYSICAL MOBILITY · The Child with Musculoskeletal or Articular Dysfunction · The Child with Neuromuscular or Muscular Dysfunction · Appendixes · A. Family Assessment · B. Patterns of Inheritance · C. Developmental/Sensory Assessment · D. Growth Measurements · E. Common Laboratory Tests · F. Recommended Daily Dietary Requirements · G. NANDA-Approved Nursing Diagnoses · H. Translations of FACES Pain Rating Scale

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