This distinguished title, written by nationally recognized nursing experts in health care and pediatrics, delivers the most current evidence-based practice standards and their application. These guidelines, developed through systematic consensus-building led by the American Academy of Nursing's Child, Adolescent and Family Expert Panel, incorporates the wisdom of 17 professional nursing and health care organizations regarding the core elements of pediatric nursing excellence. This second edition contains substantial updates to all guidelines based on the most current research evidence and demonstrates how best to apply the guidelines to nursing practice. Disseminating the gold standard of care for infants, children, adolescents, and families, this text addresses access to health care, genetic assessment and counseling, culturally responsive care, care for children and youth with disabilities, and other timely topics. Each chapter breaks down a guideline into its definition, history, and implications for clinical, education, policy, and research in nursing practice. Culminating the chapters are case studies based around the analyzed guideline, illustrating how the guideline should be employed in nursing practice. Supplemental online files provide additional resources that readers can use to apply these guidelines to nursing practice. Guidelines for Nursing Excellence in the Care of Children, Youth, and Families is an invaluable resource for pediatric nurses, nursing students, nursing educators, nursing administrators, pediatric and family nurse practitioners, advanced practice nurses, nursing clinicians in public health, school nurses, and nurse researchers. -- Provided by publisher.

Preceded by Nursing excellence for children and families / edited by Martha Craft-Rosenberg, Marilyn J. Krajicek. 2006.

Children and Youth Have an Identified Health Care Home (Medical Home) -- Children, Youth, and Families Receive Care That Supports Growth and Development -- Children, Youth, Families, and Health Care Providers Are Partners in Decisions, Planning, and Delivery of Care, Including Appropriate Community Services -- Cultural Values, Beliefs, and Preferences Are Integral to Family-Centered Care -- Family Concerns Are Recognized as a Priority, and Family Strengths Are Respected and Supported in the Care of Children and Youth -- Children, Youth, and Families Have High-Quality, Affordable, and Accessible Health Care -- The Child’s, Youth’s, and Family’s Needs Are Identified, Prioritized, and Services Are Offered -- Children, Youth, and Families Receive Care That Optimizes Wellness, Promotes and Maintains Physical and Mental Health, and Prevents Disease and Injury -- Pregnant Adolescents and Women, Children, Youth, and Families Have Access to Genetic and Genomic Testing and Genomic-Appropriate Counseling -- Children and Youth Receive Care That Is Delivered in a Physically and Emotionally Safe Environment -- Children’s, Youth’s, and Families’ Privacy and Rights Are Protected -- Children and Youth With Acute, Critical, or Chronic Needs and Their Families Receive the Full Range of Services -- Children and Youth With Disabilities and/or Special Health Care Needs and Their Families Receive the Full Range of Services -- Children, Youth, and Families Receive Appropriate Palliative and/or Hospice Care -- Children, Youth, and Families Receive Appropriate Prevention and Community Referral Services -- Children’s, Youth’s, and Families’ Health Risk Behaviors and Problems Are Identified and Addressed -- Children, Youth, and Families Are Fully Informed of the Process, Outcomes, and Alternatives to Care, Including Quality of Life.