Caring for Children with Special Healthcare Needs and Their Families : A Handbook for Healthcare Professionals

Caring for Children with Special Healthcare Needs and Their Families: A Handbook for Healthcare Professionals provides a guide for addressing the challenges of providing optimal general and routine care for the special needs population. More than just caring for the patients, the text stresses the importance of caring for their families as well. The book begins with chapters on common aspects of this population, including physical or sensory disabilities and developmental and learning disabilities. Subsequent chapters expound on more specific topics related to communication, mobility, emotional issues, quality of life, and end-of-life. Caring for Children with Special Healthcare Needs and Their Families is a must-have book for family and pediatric nurse practitioners, registered nurses, healthcare technicians, physician assistants and social services professionals who see these patients regularly as part of their daily patient load.Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 3–7): Linda L. Eddy Chapter 2 Common Physical or Sensory Disabilities (pages 9–55): Mary C. Sobralske Chapter 3 Common Developmental/Learning Disabilities (pages 57–70): Linda L. Eddy Chapter 4 Caring for Children with Feeding and Communication Differences (pages 71–85): Lisa Lyons Chapter 5 Caring for Children with Mobility Differences (pages 87–96): Jeannine Roth Chapter 6 Caring for the Child with Special Social and Emotional Needs (pages 97–116): Sheela M. Choppala‐Nestor and Portia Riley Chapter 7 Legal and Regulatory Issues (pages 117–132): Ginny Wacker Guido Chapter 8 Use of Theories to Guide Practice (pages 133–148): Linda L. Eddy Chapter 9 Enhancing Quality of Life for Children with Special Healthcare Needs (pages 149–159): Linda L. Eddy Chapter 10 Impact on Family and Increasing Family Well‐Being (pages 161–172): Linda L. Eddy Chapter 11 Public Health and School Health Nursing of Children with Special Healthcare Needs (pages 173–190): Phyllis Eide Chapter 12 End‐of‐Life Care for Children with Special Needs and their Families (pages 191–219): Janet A. Lohan Chapter 13 Assessment, and Development of an Interprofessional Plan of Care (pages 221–243): Nancy Lowry and Patricia Shaw ____Caring for__ Children with Special Healthcare Needs and Their Families: A Handbook for Healthcare Professionals__ provides a guide for addressing the challenges of providing optimal general and routine care for the special needs population. More than just caring for the patients, the text stresses the importance of caring for their families as well. ____Caring for__ Children with Special Healthcare Needs and Their Families__Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 3–7): Linda L. EddyChapter 2 Common Physical or Sensory Disabilities (pages 9–55): Mary C. SobralskeChapter 3 Common Developmental/Learning Disabilities (pages 57–70): Linda L. EddyChapter 4 Caring for Children with Feeding and Communication Differences (pages 71–85): Lisa LyonsChapter 5 Caring for Children with Mobility Differences (pages 87–96): Jeannine RothChapter 6 Caring for the Child with Special Social and Emotional Needs (pages 97–116): Sheela M. Choppala‐Nestor and Portia RileyChapter 7 Legal and Regulatory Issues (pages 117–132): Ginny Wacker GuidoChapter 8 Use of Theories to Guide Practice (pages 133–148): Linda L. EddyChapter 9 Enhancing Quality of Life for Children with Special Healthcare Needs (pages 149–159): Linda L. EddyChapter 10 Impact on Family and Increasing Family Well‐Being (pages 161–172): Linda L. EddyChapter 11 Public Health and School Health Nursing of Children with Special Healthcare Needs (pages 173–190): Phyllis EideChapter 12 End‐of‐Life Care for Children with Special Needs and their Families (pages 191–219): Janet A. LohanChapter 13 Assessment, and Development of an Interprofessional Plan of Care (pages 221–243): Nancy Lowry and Patricia Shaw Caring for Children with Special Healthcare Needs and Their Families: A Handbook for Healthcare Professionals provides a guide for addressing the challenges of providing optimal general and routine care for the special needs population. More than just caring for the patients, the text stresses the importance of caring for their families as well. The book begins with chapters on common aspects of this population, including physical or sensory disabilities and developmental and learning disabilities. Subsequent chapters expound on more specific topics related to communication, mobility, emotional issues, quality of life, and end-of-life. Caring for children with special healthcare needs and their families: a handbook for healthcare professionals ia must-have book for family and pediatric nurse practitioners, registered nurses, healthcare technicians, physician assistants, and social services professionals who see these patients regularly as part of their daily patient load "[This book] addresses the challenges of providing optimal general and routine care for the special needs population. More than just caring for the patients, the text stresses the importance for their families as well. [It] begins with chapters on common aspects of this population, including disabilities ranging from physical or sensory to developmental and learning. Subsequent chapters expound on more specific topics related to communication, mobility, emotional issues, quality of life, and end-of-life. ..."--Back cover Practical guide to providing optimal healthcare to children with special needs Addresses physical and developmental disabilities Utilized individual and family theory to serve the family as a whole . Edited By Linda L. Eddy. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.