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Immunizations Margaret F. Clayton RN, MS, CS, FNP INTRODUCTION According to Plotkin and Plotkin (1994), “The impact of vaccination on the health of the world’s people is hard to exaggerate….

Healthy Growth and Development of the Adolescent Patricia A. Boltin MSN, MPH, RN, CPNP INTRODUCTION Adolescents are human beings at crossroads. Their lives hang in the balance between childhood and…

Healthy Growth and Development of the School-Age Child Andrea Berne RN, CPNP, MPH Ellen Flynn RN, CPNP INTRODUCTION The school-age period (5–12 years of age) is a time of relatively…

Healthy Growth and Development of the Preschool Child Noreen Mulvanerty MS, RN, CS, FNP Dee L’Archeveque MD INTRODUCTION The preschool child, ages 3 to 5, experiences a magical period of…

Healthy Growth and Development of the Newborn/Infant Renee Dellarose Kimball MD INTRODUCTION The first year of a child’s life is one of the most exciting periods of growth, development, and…

Healthy Growth and Development of the Toddler Susan J. Brillhart MSN, RN, CS, PNP INTRODUCTION The toddler, ages 1 through 3, can be a delightful, engaging, and exasperating individual. Some…

Genetic Preconception and Prenatal Counseling Wendy C. McKinnon MS Elizabeth Dorsey Smith EdD, RN William T. Seed MD, FAAP PART 1 Genetic Counseling Wendy C. McKinnon MS INTRODUCTION The financial…

Adoption Johanna Triegel MD INTRODUCTION Adoption has been a way to create families for thousands of years, despite the common belief that adopting children is less desirable than bearing and…

Complementary Therapies in Pediatrics Marcey Shapiro MD INTRODUCTION This chapter provides general information on a number of commonly used complementary modalities. The authors and publishers do not offer this discussion…