Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 and genetic influences on child health promotion -- Communication and physical assessment of the child -- Pain assessment and management in children -- Health promotion of the newborn and family -- Health problems of newborns -- Health promotion of the infant and family -- Health problems of infants -- Health promotion of the toddler and family -- Health promotion of the preschooler and family -- Health problems of toddlers and preschoolers -- Health promotion of the school-age child and family -- Health promotion of the adolescent and family -- Health problems of school-age children and adolescents -- Quality of life for children living with chronic or complex diseases -- Impact of cognitive or sensory impairment on the child and family -- Family-centered home care -- Family-centered care of the child during illness and hospitalization -- Pediatric variation of nursing interventions -- The child with respiratory dysfunction -- The child with gastrointestional dysfunction -- The child with cardiovascular dysfunction -- The child with hematologic or immunologic dysfunction -- The child with genitourinary dysfunction -- The child with cerebral dysfunction -- The child with endocrine dysfunction -- The child with integumentary dysfunction -- The child with musculoskeletal or articular dysfunction -- The child with neuromuscular or muscular dysfunction -- Appendix A: Growth measurements -- Appendix B: Common laboratory tests -- Appendix C: Translations of Wong-Baker FACES pain rating scale -- Appendix D: Spanish-Englis translations -- Appendix E: Blood pressure levels.