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<p>About the series</p> <p>Contributors</p> <p>Preface</p> <p>Acknowledgements</p> <p>How to use your textbook</p> <p>About the companion website</p> <p>Chapter 1 The child in society: enhancing health and wellbeing<br /><i>Lisa Whiting and Mary Donnelly</i></p> <p>Chapter 2 Homeostasis<br /><i>Mary Brady</i></p> <p>Chapter 3 Scientific principles<br /><i>Peter S. Vickers<br /></i><br />Chapter 4 The cell<br /><i>Peter S. Vickers</i></p> <p>Chapter 5 Genetics<br /><i>Peter S. Vickers</i></p> <p>Chapter 6 Tissues<br /><i>Peter S. Vickers</i></p> <p>Chapter 7 The immune system<br /><i>Alison Mosenthal</i></p> <p>Chapter 8 Blood<br /><i>Peter S. Vickers</i></p> <p>Chapter 9 The cardiac system<br /><i>Sheila Roberts</i></p> <p>Chapter 10 The respiratory system<br /><i>Elizabeth Akers</i></p> <p>Chapter 11 The endocrine system<br /><i>Julia Petty</i></p> <p>Chapter 12 The digestive system and nutrition<br /><i>Joanne Outteridge</i></p> <p>Chapter 13 The renal system<br /><i>Elizabeth Gormley-Fleming</i></p> <p>Chapter 14 The reproductive systems<br /><i>Ann L. Bevan</i></p> <p>Chapter 15 The nervous system<br /><i>Petra Brown</i></p> <p>Chapter 16 The muscular system<br /><i>Elizabeth Gormley-Fleming</i></p> <p>Chapter 17 The skeletal system<br /><i>Debbie Martin</i></p> <p>Chapter 18 The senses<br /><i>Joanne Outteridge</i></p> <p>Chapter 19 The skin<br /><i>Elizabeth Gormley-Fleming</i></p> <p>Self-assessment answers</p> <p>Index</p>

<p><strong>Ian Peate</strong> is Professor of Nursing, Head of School, School of Health Studies, Gibraltar?and Editor in Chief of the <em>British Journal of Nursing</em>. <p><strong>Elizabeth Gormley-Fleming</strong> is Associate Dean of School, Academic Quality Assurance, School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK.

<p>Children are not little adults. Being able to recognise and respond in a meaningful way to their anatomical and physiological differences is an essential part of the nurse’s role. <i>Fundamentals of Children’s Anatomy and Physiology</i> is an accessible, applied and highly visual textbook designed to give you a sound knowledge of the functions of the body, enabling you to provide safe and effective nursing care.</p> <p>This exciting and straightforward resource provides an overview of the anatomy and physiology of children and the related biological sciences that will enable you to develop your practical caring skills and to enhance your knowledge in order to become a caring, kind and compassionate children’s nurse. It will enable you to deliver increasingly complex care for children, sick or well, in a range of settings that safeguards and promotes the welfare of vulnerable children in an appropriate, coordinated, multi-disciplinary, integrated and family-centred manner.</p> <p><b>KEY FEATURES:</b></p> <ul> <li>A full-colour, student-friendly, introduction to the essentials of anatomy and physiology for children and young people</li> <li>Can be used as a reference text in the practice learning environment, the classroom or at home</li> <li>Clinical application throughout, applying the anatomy and physiology to common child health conditions</li> <li>Full of interactive learning materials and features, including self-testing, review questions, and activities to help reinforce learning</li> <li>Includes a glossary of terms</li> <li>A companion website available at <a href="http://www.wileyfundamentalseries.com/childrensA&P"><b>www.wileyfundamentalseries.com/childrensA&P</b></a></li> </ul>

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