Paediatrics : A Clinical Guide for Nurse Practitioners

Part 1- Clinical Issues in Paediatrics : A developmental
approach to the history and physical; Anatomical and
physiological differences in paediatrics; Care of the
adolescent; General principles in the assessment and management
of the ill child; Pharmacology in paediatrics; Internet
resources for the NP; Paediatric telephone advice and
management; Transcultural nursing considerations.
Part 2 - Common Paediatric Problems : My child has a rash; Acne;
Atopic eczema; Birthmarks; Burns; Cellulitis; Food allergies;
Fungal skin infections; Impetigo; Infantile sebhorrhaeic
dermatitis; Nappy rash; Pediculosis humanus capitus (head lice);
Psoriasis; Scabies; Viral skin infections (warts and molluscum
contagiosum); Congenital blocked nasolacrimal duct; Eye trauma;
The red eye; Common oral lesions; Common oral trauma; Acute
otitis media; Amplyopia and strabismus; Asthma and wheezing;
Bronchiolitis; Pneumonia; Stridor and croup; Syncope; Chest
pain; Acute abdominal pain; Constipation and encopresis; Acute
gastro-enteritis; Jaundice; Threadworms; Diabetes mellitus;
Delayed sexual development; Premature sexual development; Short
stature; Ingestions and poisonings; Limp and hip pain;
Lacerations; Pain assessment and management; Febrile seizures;
Head injury; Urinary tract infection; Enuresis; Vulvo-vaginitis
in the prepubescent girls; Adolescent contraception; Sexually
transmitted infections; Painful male genitalia; Acute fever;
Glandular fever (Epstein-Barr infection); Lymphadenopathy;
Pyrexia of unknown origin; Roseola; Varicella; Parvovirus B19
infection (Fifth disease/erythema infectiousum); Meningitis;
Bruising in the healthy child.
Appendices: Overview of child development; Age-appropriate B/P
and vital signs; Child growth charts; Child protection
resources.