Fundamentals of Children's Applied Pathophysiology: An Essential Guide for Nursing and Healthcare Students

by Elizabeth Gormley-Fleming (Editor), Ian Peate (Editor)

Fundamentals of Children's Applied Pathophysiology introduces nursing and healthcare students to the pathophysiology of the child, and offers an applied full-colour visual approach throughout. Explaining the anatomy of the human body, and the effects of disease or illness on normal physiology, it enables the reader to develop the understanding, knowledge, and skills required to provide safe and effective high-quality care to children and their families.

KEY FEATURES:

Written by an experienced author team
Filled with superb full-colour illustrations
Packed with learning features, including key words, test-your-knowledge, exercises, further reading, and learning outcomes
Includes case studies to help readers understand how to apply the knowledge in clinical practice
Contains links to clinical observations, vital signs to look out for, investigations boxes, red flags to indicate essential information to be aware of when providing care, and medication alerts
Fundamentals of Children's Applied Pathophysiology is an ideal book for pre-registration nursing students, including child and adult nurses, as well as for all healthcare professionals who come into contact with children and their families.

A companion website is available at www.wileyfundamentalseries.com/childpathophysiology featuring:

Multiple-choice questions
Further resources
Word-search exercises
Glossaries
Crosswords
'Fill in the blanks' exercises
True or false questions
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About the Author

ELIZABETH GORMLEY-FLEMING is Head of Department for Nursing (Children's, Learning Disability and Mental Health) and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, UK.

IAN PEATE OBE FRCN is Visiting Professor of Nursing, Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Nursing, and Head of School, School of Health Studies, Gibraltar