Burns' Pediatric Primary Care

Get a comprehensive foundation in children's primary care! Burns' Pediatric Primary Care, 7th Edition covers the full spectrum of health conditions seen in primary care pediatrics, emphasizing both prevention and management. This in-depth, evidence-based textbook is the only one on the market written from the unique perspective of the Nurse Practitioner. It easily guides you through assessing, managing, and preventing health problems in children from infancy through adolescence. Key topics include developmental theory, issues of daily living, the health status of children today, and diversity and cultural considerations. Updated content throughout reflects the latest research evidence, national and international protocols and standardized guidelines. Additionally, this 7th edition been reorganized to better reflect contemporary clinical practice and includes　nine new chapters, revised units on health promotion, health protection, disease management, and much, much more!

Key Features

    Four-part organization　includes 1) an introductory unit on the foundations of global pediatric health, child and family health assessment, and cultural perspectives for pediatric primary care; 2) a unit on managing child development; 3) a unit on health promotion and management; and 4) a unit on disease management.
    UNIQUE! Reorganized Unit - Health Supervision: Health Promotion and Health Protection - includes　health promotion and health protection for developmentally normal pediatric problems of daily living and provides the foundations for health problem management.
    UNIQUE! Reorganized Unit - Common Childhood Diseases/Disorders has been expanded to sharpen the focus on management of diseases and disorders in children.
    Comprehensive content provides a complete foundation in the primary care of children from the unique perspective of the Nurse Practitioner and covers the full spectrum of health conditions seen in the primary care of children, emphasizing both prevention and management.
    In-depth guidance on assessing and managing pediatric health problems covers patients from infancy through adolescence.
    UNIQUE! Practice Alerts highlight situations that may require urgent action, consultation, or referral for additional treatment outside the primary care setting.
    Content devoted to issues of daily living covers issues that are a part of every child's growth - such as nutrition and toilet training - that could lead to health problems unless appropriate education and guidance are given.
    Algorithms are used throughout the book to provide a concise overview of the evaluation and management of common disorders.
    Resources for providers and families are also included throughout the text for further information.
    Expert editor team is well-versed in the scope of practice and knowledge base of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (PNPs) and Family Nurse Practitioners (FNPs).

New to this Edition

    NEW! Nine new chapters include:

        Unique Issues in Pediatrics
        Genetics and Child Health
        Environmental Issues Children with Special Healthcare Needs
        Developmental Management of Newborns
        Intentional and Unintentional Injuries: Injury Prevention and Child Maltreatment
        Perinatal Disorders Developmental, Behavioral and Mental Health Disorders

    NEW! Updated content throughout reflects the latest developments in our understanding of disease processes, disease management in children, and current trends in pediatric healthcare including Bright Futures and Healthy People 2020.

Dawn Lee Garzon Maaks, PhD, PNP-BC, CPNP-PC, PMHS, FAANP, Clinical Professor, Washington State University, Vancouver, Washington; Nancy Barber Starr, MS, APRN, BC (PNP), CPNP-PC, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Pediatric Associates, Aurora, Colorado; Margaret A. Brady, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC, Professor, School of Nursing, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California; Co-Director, PNP Program, School of Nursing, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California; Catherine G. Blosser, MPA:HA, RN, APRN, BC (PNP), Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Albertina Kerr Health Services, Portland, Oregon; Nan M. Gaylord, PhD, RN, CPNP, Associate Professor, College of Nursing, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee; Martha Driessnack, PhD, PNP-BC, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon and Karen Duderstadt, RN, PhD, CPNP, PCNS, Clinical Professor, Department of Family Health Care Nursing, University of California - San Francisco; Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Children's Health Center, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California