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  Children: Our Future Generation (233)
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Author: Lynne M. Baker, RN, MS, CNA
This course examines prenatal factors associated with the detection of problems with ultrasound and other procedures, the growth and development from birth through puberty, nutrition and obesity. All with a mom's touch.
Course objectives include:
• List two in-utero diagnostic procedures employed to detect fetal abnormalities.
• Correlate some traits of the normal newborn with those of premature, low birth weight and very low birth weight infants.
• List the value and limitations of "normal" growth and development descriptive parameters.

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  Nursing Care of the Adolescent Girl (2010)
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Author: Marilyn Hanser, RN, BSN, MA
The nurse can play a unique role in the life of the adolescent girl, helping the girl to integrate all dimensions of her life and to successfully deal with issues such as physiological and psychosocial development, contraception and pregnancy, and eating disorders. The course covers recognition of the adolescent at risk, development of appropriate nursing interventions, and utilization of available community resources.
Course objectives include:
• List the major cognitive and psychosocial tasks of early, middle and late adolescence.
• Outline the lifestyle choices and other factors that complicate the normal developmental process of the adolescent female.


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  Caring for the Pediatric Trauma Patient (234)
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Author: Janice Davis, RN, MS, CNOR
The leading cause of pediatric mortality and morbidity in the U.S. is accidental injury. A child's developmental level predisposes him to particular injuries. Pediatric trauma affects the entire family unit, and there are many needs that must be considered when caring for the child. Education for prevention is our first line of defense to save children, reduce disability, and avoid expenses related to trauma care.
Course objectives include:
• List some of the most common childhood injuries.
• Determine the correct endotracheal tube size for a child.
• Calculate the intravenous fluid requirements for a child.


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