Pediatric Primary Care Case Studies by Catherine E Burns

Pediatric Primary Care Case Studies by Catherine E Burns

Pediatric Primary Care Case Studies is a collection of pediatric case studies of common health problems of well, accutely ill, and chronically ill children. This text provides students with the opportunity to assess the scenario, differential diagnoses, treatment and educational plans. The cases include history and physical examination data and provide suggested case solutions. The cases include developmental, behavioral, and disease problems written to include family, cultural, and other contextual issues which must be considered to provide optimal care. Current guidelines and evidence-based research are used to support the care recommendations.Pediatric Primary Care Case Studies provides realistic ambulatory care cases that allows students to develop their critical thinking skills as they work through common situations faced by health care providers.

Dr. Burns has been an educator of nurse practitioners in pediatric primary care for 30 years, lead author for Pediatric Primary Care (2009) which is in its 4th edition and has won several awards over the years; past president National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) and the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board. Dr. Burns received the Henry K. Silver Award from NAPNAP in 2001. She is active with the Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and the NAPNAP Foundation. She has consulted with pediatric nurse practitioner programs and has been honored nationally for her work as a PNP educator.

Dr. Richardson is an Associate Professor at Indiana University School of Nursing and Coordinator of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program.''She has served on the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board as well as several positions within NAPNAP.' Dr. Richardson received the prestigious Henry K. Silver Award from NAPNAP in 2004.' She was designated a Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (2007), PNP of the Year of the Indiana Chapter of NAPNAP (2005), and editor of Practice Guidelines for Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (2006,'Elsevier).''

Dr. Brady has been a nurse educator at California State University and is currently the co-director of the PNP program at Azusa Pacific University. She is a co-editor of Pediatric Primary Care (2009) and has worked with Dr. Burns on all four editions of this textbook. She has also published journal articles on such topics as obesity in children and maternal depression. She is a past president of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) and the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board. She remains active in NAPNAP and continues to serve as one of the co-leaders for its obesity prevention initiative.

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ISBN 13	9780763761363
ISBN 10	0763761362
Title	Pediatric Primary Care Case Studies
Author	Catherine E Burns
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
Year published	2009-08-20
Number of pages	546
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