Pediatric Nursing: Including the Nursing Care of the Well Infant and Child

609 pp. Includes: Introduction; The Newborn and the Infant; Breast Feeding; Artificial Feeding; The Milk Laboratory; The Hygiene of the Baby Under Two Years of Age; Hygiene of the Young Child; A Children's Hospital or Children's Division of a General Hospital; The Clinic Aspect of Work with Children; Procedures Connected with the Admission of the Child to the Hospital; Nursing Procedures Involved in Routine Ward Work; Nursing Procedures Dealing with Urine, Stool, and Discharge from the Vagina and Urethra; Application of Heat and Cold - Baths, Packs, Irrigations, Etc.; Methods of Supplying the Body with Fluids and Other Procedures; The Premature Infant; Diseases and Nursing Care of the Newborn; Nutritional Disorders and Deficiency Diseases; Diseases of the Gastro-intestinal Tract; Diseases of the Respiratory Tract; Diseases of the Heart and Diseases of the Blood; Diseases of the Genito-urinary Tract; The Communicable Diseases; Diseases of the Nervous System; The Nursing Care of Diseases of the Ears, Eyes, and Skin; Orthopedic Nursing; History of Pediatric Nursing; A Discussion of the Problems Involved in Teaching Pediatric Nursing; Occupational and Recreational Therapy; List of Reference Books; List of Books for Children Five Years and Older; Bibliography: Child Guidance, Books for Young Children; Index.