Child Health Nursing: Partnering with Children and Families

Partnering!

Students need to become partners with children, families, and the community in order to provide competent and effective nursing care. Child Health Nursing: Partnering with Children & Families equips students with the skills they need to become leaders and patient advocates in pediatric nursing by focusing on contemporary issues, a variety of clients, diverse care settings, and nursing responsibilities. 

Partnering with Children--

•  “[Ball] had a more direct application to the care of children in the community…I find this very relevant to the current trends in the care of the pediatric population.” Janice Bidwell, RN, MN, CNS, San Diego State University
•  “[Ball is] more reader friendly.  I feel like it provides us with helpful info for dealing with children and families.” Kathleen Moore, Student, Grand Valley State University

 Partnering with Families–

• “Partnering with Families is very good and emphasizes the expertise of parents.”  Sandra Mott, PhD, RN, Boston College
•  “A strength…is the focus upon collaboration with the family to establish a ‘continuing partnership’. This is excellent!”  Lynn Rasmussen, PhD, RNC, NNP, University of Missouri-Kansas City

 Partnering with the Community--

•  “I found the chapter to be quite comprehensive.  I prefer having all respiratory integrated into one chapter….the community care coverage [is] nicely integrated.”  Sherry Knoppers, RN, MSN, PhD, Calvin College

 Partnering with Students–

•  “I would much rather read this book because it isn’t nearly as wordy as our current textbook and the same information is presented.”  Sara Bard, Student, Purdue University
•  “This book helps facilitate both preparation for nursing experiences and NCLEX very well.”  Stacy Lovejoy, Student, Grand Valley State University

 Partnering with Faculty–

•  “[Ball] is very readable, covers information in appropriate depth for a one-semester pediatric nursing course, and contains good applications for nursing practice.”   Jane Overbay, RN, MSN,CPNP, Purdue University
•  “…very comprehensive and complete — I was very impressed.”  Celeste Baldwin, PhD, RN, CNS, University of Toledo
•  “Kudos for doing such a nice job!”  Lea Melvin, MSN, RN, CCRN, The University of Texas at Arlington 
• “Keep that culture information coming in strong. You really are premiere in this category.”  Missy Fleck, RN, MSN, University of Nebraska Medical Center
• “…the book appears to be comprehensive.  An advantage is that health promotion is a strong focus, and the chapters are clearly written from a nursing perspective.”  Debra Hearington, MSN, RN, PNP, Virginia Commonwealth University 
• “I was particularly impressed with the discussion of pathophysiology to explain the disease process.” Patricia Nosel, MN, RN, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
•  “Overall, the content on anatomy and physiology is superb."  Mary Helming, MSN, Quinnipiac University