Includes index.

Unit One: Children, Their Families, and the Nurse -- Unit Two: Assessment of the Child and Family -- Unit Three: Family-centered care of the newborn -- Unit four: Family-centered care of teh infant -- Unit five: Family-centered care of the young child -- Unit six: Family-centered of the school-age and adolescent -- Unit seven: Family-centered care of the child with special needs -- Unit eight: The child who is hospitalized -- Unit nine: The child with problems related to the transfer of oxygen and nutrients -- Unit ten: The child with problems related to the production and circulation of blood -- Unit eleven: The child with a disturbance of regulatory mechanisms -- Unit twelve: The child with a problem that interferes with physical mobility

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