Paul Thomas Clements, PhD, APRN-BC, CGS,
DF-IAFN
Ann Burgess, RN, DNSc, CS
Theresa M. Fay-Hillier, MSN, PMHCNS-BC
Eileen R. Giardino, PhD, RN, CRNP
Angelo P. Giardino, MD, PhD, FAAP
Nursing Approach to Child Maltreatment, 2e is a well-articulated,
comprehensive overview of violence perpetrated against children. It
underscores the indispensable role of nurses in the assessment,
evaluation, and treatment of vulnerable children seen on the
"frontline" of health care and emphasizes adverse consequences of
child abuse, including those affecting the physical, emotional,
cognitive, and social well-being of the family. The risk of early
trauma reaching beyond childhood into adolescence and adulthood is
also explored. Nurses practicing in diverse specialties will
benefit from the clinical and theoretical applications proposed in
the text. This insightful composition of scholarly work is a
welcome addition to the science of nursing.Marie E. Mugavin, PhD,
FNP-BC, SAFE-A
Adjunct Assistant Professor
University of New Mexico
School of Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
Family Nurse Practitioner
Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner
First Choice Community Healthcare
Albuquerque, NM This new edition of Nursing Approach to Child
Maltreatment, 2e offers essential, updated information about the
evaluation procedures and techniques necessary for a comprehensive
assessment of a child with potential physical and sexual abuse and
other forms of maltreatment. There have been major advances in our
understanding and approach over the ten years since the first
edition, and this revised text provides a broad knowledge base to
understand key aspects of medical history, examination, and
laboratory evaluation while recognizing additional critical steps
needed within the multidisciplinary team to promote emotional
healing and prevent further injury. Frontline nurses and advanced
practice nurses play a vital role in the safety net for children,
and the nursing approach in this text builds upon our evolving
science to extend these contributions to children in a variety of
settings in the hospital, office, and community.Vincent J. Palusci,
MD, MS, FAAP
New York University
School of Medicine
New York, NY This text, written by experts in the field of child
maltreatment, is set to become the most widely used reference for
those in practice today. It is comprehensive in its approach to the
care of child maltreatment victims. Experts in various fields share
their knowledge, from understanding the scope of the problem to
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research supports changes in assessment techniques and treatment.
These authors came together to produce a text that, while written
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reference in the library of the many clinicians who work to make
life better for children and to prevent maltreatment in the
future.L. Kathleen Sekula, PhD, APRN, FAAN
Professor
Director, Forensic Graduate Programs
School of Nursing
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
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