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Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools Elaine A. Donoghue

Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools By Elaine A. Donoghue

Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools by Elaine A. Donoghue


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A practical, condition-specific information for caregivers, teachers, and physicians for management of children with special health care needs who attend child care and schools. This book includes information on care plans, medication administration, physical adaptations, and handling emergencies.

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Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools Summary

Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools: A New Resource Guide by Elaine A. Donoghue

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.

About Elaine A. Donoghue

Elaine A. Donoghue, MD, FAAP, is vice chair for academic affairs at Lehigh Valley Health Network and a general academic pediatrician. She is the past cochair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Early Childhood and authored the policy statement on quality early education and child care. Her background is in early childhood health, child protection, telehealth and pediatric education. Dr Donoghue received her undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and her doctorate in medicine from Tulane University School of Medicine.

Colleen A. Kraft, MD, MBA, FAAP, is the 2018 President of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Her background includes work in primary care pediatrics, pediatric education, and health care financing. Dr. Kraft received her undergraduate degree at Virginia Tech and her M.D. from Virginia Commonwealth University. She completed her residency in Pediatrics at Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Kraft's work in early childhood and population health seeks to translate the goals of health equity into medical practice.

Table of 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

Additional information

CIN1581102992A
9781581102994
1581102992
Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools: A New Resource Guide by Elaine A. Donoghue
Used - Well Read
Paperback
American Academy of Pediatrics
20091001
214
N/A
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