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Caring for children with special healthcare needs and their families : a handbook for healthcare professionals / edited by Linda L. Eddy.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.Description: 1 online resource (xv, 232 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781118783290
  • 1118783298
  • 9781118517949
  • 1118517946
  • 9781118517963
  • 1118517962
  • 9781118517970
  • 1118517970
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Caring for children with special healthcare needs and their families.DDC classification:
  • 362.1/9892 23
LOC classification:
  • RJ138
Online resources:
Contents:
Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Common Physical or Sensory Disabilities; CEREBRAL PALSY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS (MYELODYSPLASIA/SPINA BIFIDA); MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; CHILDREN WITH DEAFNESS AND HEARING IMPAIRMENT; CHILDREN WITH BLINDNESS AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; REFERENCES; ONLINE RESOURCES; Chapter 3: Common Developmental/ Learning Disabilities; THE CHILD WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; THE CHILD WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; DOWN SYNDROME AS EXEMPLAR OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
THE CHILD WITH AN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERMIA -- A CHILD WITH DOWN SYNDROME; REFERENCES; Chapter 4: Caring for Children with Feeding and Communication Differences; OVERVIEW OF EARLY FEEDING SKILLS; OVERVIEW OF EARLY COMMUNICATION SKILLS; SCREENING OF EARLY FEEDING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS; REFERRAL AND MANAGEMENT: AUDIOLOGISTS AND SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY PROFESSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5: Caring for Children with Mobility Differences; WHAT IS MOBILITY?; PARTICIPATION AND FUNCTIONAL ABILITY; WHAT CAN NURSES DO TO HELP CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES?; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES
Chapter 6: Caring for the Child with Special Social and Emotional NeedsINTRODUCTION; STRUCTURE OF THIS CHAPTER; ETIOLOGICAL THEORIES; THE PROCESS OF CHILD ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION; THE INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM: A CRITICAL ASPECT OF THE INTERVENTION; CASE REVIEWS OF SELECT DISORDERS; OTHER CONDITIONS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 7: Legal and Regulatory Issues; INTRODUCTION; CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND THE LAW; ETHICAL ISSUES IN CARING FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILTIES; LAWS AFFECTING THE EDUCATION OF DISABLED CHILDREN AND THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; RESOURCES FOR PARENTS
Chapter 8: Use of Theories to Guide PracticeINDIVIDUAL THEORIES; FAMILY THEORIES; RESOURCES; REFERENCES; Chapter 9: Enhancing Quality of Life For Children with Special Healthcare Needs; QUALITY OF LIFE DEFINED; DECREASING PAIN; DECREASING FATIGUE; RESOURCES; REFERENCES; Chapter 10: Impact on Family and Increasing Family Well-Being; FAMILY WELL-BEING; SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING IN PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; LINKING FAMILY WELL-BEING TO CHILD WELL-BEING; FAMILY DIVERSITY AND WELL-BEING; MAKING A DIFFERENCE: FAMILY INTERVENTIONS; REFERENCES
Chapter 11: Public Health and School Health Nursing of Children with Special Healthcare NeedsCOMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING WITH CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS; PUBLIC HEALTH AND CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS; PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS SERVING THIS SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING ROLES WITH CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS; CASE MANAGEMENT WITH CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS; EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS; THE CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN THE SCHOOL SETTING; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Wiley, viewed October 7, 2013).

Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Common Physical or Sensory Disabilities; CEREBRAL PALSY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS (MYELODYSPLASIA/SPINA BIFIDA); MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; CHILDREN WITH DEAFNESS AND HEARING IMPAIRMENT; CHILDREN WITH BLINDNESS AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; REFERENCES; ONLINE RESOURCES; Chapter 3: Common Developmental/ Learning Disabilities; THE CHILD WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; THE CHILD WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; DOWN SYNDROME AS EXEMPLAR OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

THE CHILD WITH AN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERMIA -- A CHILD WITH DOWN SYNDROME; REFERENCES; Chapter 4: Caring for Children with Feeding and Communication Differences; OVERVIEW OF EARLY FEEDING SKILLS; OVERVIEW OF EARLY COMMUNICATION SKILLS; SCREENING OF EARLY FEEDING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS; REFERRAL AND MANAGEMENT: AUDIOLOGISTS AND SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY PROFESSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5: Caring for Children with Mobility Differences; WHAT IS MOBILITY?; PARTICIPATION AND FUNCTIONAL ABILITY; WHAT CAN NURSES DO TO HELP CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES?; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES

Chapter 6: Caring for the Child with Special Social and Emotional NeedsINTRODUCTION; STRUCTURE OF THIS CHAPTER; ETIOLOGICAL THEORIES; THE PROCESS OF CHILD ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION; THE INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM: A CRITICAL ASPECT OF THE INTERVENTION; CASE REVIEWS OF SELECT DISORDERS; OTHER CONDITIONS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 7: Legal and Regulatory Issues; INTRODUCTION; CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND THE LAW; ETHICAL ISSUES IN CARING FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILTIES; LAWS AFFECTING THE EDUCATION OF DISABLED CHILDREN AND THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; RESOURCES FOR PARENTS

Chapter 8: Use of Theories to Guide PracticeINDIVIDUAL THEORIES; FAMILY THEORIES; RESOURCES; REFERENCES; Chapter 9: Enhancing Quality of Life For Children with Special Healthcare Needs; QUALITY OF LIFE DEFINED; DECREASING PAIN; DECREASING FATIGUE; RESOURCES; REFERENCES; Chapter 10: Impact on Family and Increasing Family Well-Being; FAMILY WELL-BEING; SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING IN PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; LINKING FAMILY WELL-BEING TO CHILD WELL-BEING; FAMILY DIVERSITY AND WELL-BEING; MAKING A DIFFERENCE: FAMILY INTERVENTIONS; REFERENCES

Chapter 11: Public Health and School Health Nursing of Children with Special Healthcare NeedsCOMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING WITH CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS; PUBLIC HEALTH AND CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS; PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS SERVING THIS SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING ROLES WITH CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS; CASE MANAGEMENT WITH CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS; EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS; THE CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN THE SCHOOL SETTING; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES

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