Main description:

This all-new guide provides resources and strategies to help care for children with chronic medical conditions and special health care needs in the community and school setting. Covers a spectrum of chronic illnesses, acute situations, and selected developmental and behavioral problems, with a special emphasis on children with special health care needs. Includes more than 35 condition-specific quick reference fact sheets, signs and symptoms, when to call emergency services, medication administration, and ready-to-use sample forms and care plans.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction: Safe and Appropriate Care of Children With Chronic Health Needs
Chapter 2 Background
Chapter 3 The Treatment Team: Partners in Caring for Children With Chronic Health Needs
Chapter 4 Care Plans
Chapter 5 Special Care Plan Implementation Strategies for Caregivers/Teachers
Chapter 6 Medication Administration Issues
Chapter 7 Handling Symptoms That Develop While a Child in Child Care or School
Chapter 8 Planning for Emergencies
Chapter 9 How to Use the Quick Reference Sheets
Chapter 10 Quick Reference Sheets Allergic Skin Conditions
Allergies: An Overview
Altered Immunity: An Overview
Anaphylaxis
Asthma
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Bleeding Disorders: An Overview
Cancer
Celiac Disease (Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy)
Cerebral Palsy
Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
Cystic Fibrosis
Developmental Delay
Diabetes
Down Syndrome
Eczema
Ehler Danlos Syndrome
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Food Allergies
Fragile X Syndrome
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Gastrostomy Tubes
Hearing Loss and Deafness
Heart Conditions: An Overview
Heart Conditions: Functional
Heart Defects: Structural
Hepatitis
Hip Problems (Developmental Hip Dysplasia, Legg-Perthes, Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis [SCFE]) Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Hydrocephalus and Shunts
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Juvenile Arthritis
Kidney/Urinary Problems
Marfan Syndrome
Mitochondrial Metabolic Disorders
Muscular Dystrophy
Neurofibromatosis and Tuberous Sclerosis
Overweight and Obesity
Prader Willi
Premature Newborns (Preemies): An Overview
Seizures, Febrile
Seizures, Non-febrile (Epilepsy)
Short Stature Conditions (Achondroplasia and Growth Hormone Deficiency)
Sickle Cell Disease
Special Diets and Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Spina Bifida
Spleen Problems
Tracheostomy
Transportation Issues
Traumatic Brain Injury Turner Syndrome
Vesicostomy
Visual Impairments
Chapter 11 Sample Documents and Forms
Glossary
Additional Resources
Index