Fundamentals of Children and Young People's Anatomy and Physiology: A Textbook for Nursing and Healthcare Students, Edition 2
About this ebook
Fully revised to reflect the Future Nurse Curriculum Standards, this second edition contains a new chapter on physical growth and development, discussion of social, political, and environmental impacts to children’s health and wellbeing, updated problems and activities, and more. Each chapter includes a range of effective pedagogical tools, such as learning objectives, clinical considerations, body maps, and self-assessment questions. Designed to prepare students for their careers in delivering high-quality care for children in a range of settings, this leading textbook:
- Provides information on the anatomical and physiological changes that leads to an altered state of health
- Emphasises clinical application throughout, applying the anatomy and physiology to common health conditions in children
- Offers a structured and comprehensive approach to child-related anatomy and physiology theory to prepare students for practice
Fundamentals of Children and Young People’s Anatomy and Physiology is essential reading for nursing and healthcare students, and a useful reference for nurses, nursing associates, healthcare assistants, assistant practitioners, and other professionals working in the field.
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About the author
Ian Peate, OBE FRCN is Principal, School of Health Studies, Gibraltar Health Authority, Gibraltar; Visiting Professor of Nursing, St George’s University of London, Kingston University London and Northumbria University; Visiting Senior Clinical Fellow, University of Hertfordshire, and Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Nursing.
Elizabeth Gormley-Fleming is Associate Director, Academic Quality Assurance, Centre for Academic Quality Assurance, University of Hertfordshire, UK.
