Health Assessment of the Child
Health Assessment of the Child This chapter provides a brief overview of the pediatric health assessment. For a more comprehensive review, please refer to other sources such as Brady (2014)….
Growth and Development Milestones*
Growth and Development Milestones* MILESTONES OF THE INFANT (NEWBORN TO 11 MONTHS) PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Newborn 10% loss of birth weight in first 3 to 4 days of life 73% of…
Principles of Family-Centered Care
Principles of Family-Centered Care FAMILY-CENTERED CARE Family-centered care (FCC) is a philosophy of care that acknowledges the importance of the family unit as the fundamental focus of all healthcare interventions…
System Level Pain Management
System Level Pain Management Jonathan Sylvain Seth Hagymasi Introduction Patient safety, improvement in quality, and standardization of care have become the major focus within healthcare systems. Currently, there is wide…
Treating Pain in the Patient With Current or Past History of Dependence Syndrome
Treating Pain in the Patient With Current or Past History of Dependence Syndrome Thomas M. Julian Introduction Pain management is a complex and challenging aspect of nursing care and in…
Interventional Pain Management
Interventional Pain Management Joseph Walker Miguel Ernesto Velez Moorice Caparó Introduction Interventional pain treatment options are an important component in the multimodal approach for pain management. Interventional pain options treat…
Surgical and Procedural Pain Management
Surgical and Procedural Pain Management Mallory Perry Introduction Adequate and appropriate pain management is a basic human right, as stated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Association…
Non-Pharmacologic Management of Pain
Non-Pharmacologic Management of Pain Deborah Dillon McDonald Non-pharmacologic management of pain is an essential aspect of pain management. Although non-pharmacologic strategies may be used as primary treatment without the use…
Pharmacologic Management of Pain
Pharmacologic Management of Pain Trinh Pham Pharmacologic Management of Pain Pain can arise from a broad variety of causes and can be categorized according to duration (acute vs. chronic) or…
Diagnostic Testing and Imaging of Pain
Diagnostic Testing and Imaging of Pain Charan Singh Edward Gillis Introduction In the United States, chronic pain affects more than 100 million adults and accounts for approximately $600 billion annually…
