Textbook of Pediatric Nursing for Nursing Students Serves as an ultimate course book for GNM, BSc, Post Basic BSc and extremely useful as an introductory text for PG students, Detailed coverage on drugs in pediatrics to facilitate safe medication practice by students and nurses.
Salient features of the book : Serves as an ultimate course book for GNM, BSc, Post Basic BSc and extremely useful as an introductory text for PG students Includes 28 Chapters covering all vital aspects of Pediatric Nursing in accordance with the syllabus of Indian Nursing Council Supplemented with more than 500 real-time photographs, line arts, flowcharts and tables for better and easy understanding of the concept More than 20 pediatric procedures covered concisely and rationally for their easy clinical implementation Special emphasis has been given on growth and development of children of different age groups Includes nursing processes of various diseases according to NANDA guidelines Special coverage of recent National Child Health Programs, like RMNCH+A strategy, National Health Mission and Indradhanush Incorporates nursing management of some rare diseases in children and a separate chapter on IMNCI Contains diagrammatically illustrated pathophysiology for easy grasp of the pathophysiological features of the respective disease condition Detailed coverage on drugs in pediatrics to facilitate safe medication practice by students and nurses.
Panchali Pal PhD Scholar, MSc(N), MA Public Administration, BSc(N), is currently working as Professor cum Principal, Kothari Institute of Nursing, Kothari Medical Centre, The West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata. She has completed BSc (Hons) Nursing from AIIMS, New Delhi and MSc Nursing from SNDT Women`s University, Mumbai; and has also done MA in Public Administration. Currently she is pursuing PhD from West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata. She has been involved in teaching pediatrics for more than a decade. She has been the examiner of internal and external universities and other examination- related activities of university. She has been a member of University Syllabus Review Committee for MSc Nursing, and has published papers in National and International journals and presented papers in various conferences. She is the recipient of Asian Patient Safety Award for best poster presentation in Asian Patient Safety Congress. She is the National Faculty of neonatal resuscitation and master trainer of essential newborn care. She is a life member of various professional organizations, like TNAI, NNF, IANN, NRSI, and NHF & W. Her thrust areas are newborn care, pediatric surgery, behavioral pediatrics, and children with HIV/AIDS.