Guidelines for Nursing Excellence in the Care of Children, Youth, and Families, 2nd Edition

This book reflects the ongoing efforts and leadership of nurses to provide guidance and inform pediatric and child health nurses with standards of excellence as it pertains to the commonalities of practice that intersect with all areas of pediatric nursing. The guidelines provide a road map along the continuum to address health and the determinants of health for nurses in all roles providing care to children, teens, and their families. The book is organized around the identified guidelines of nursing excellence. It presents these seventeen guidelines as chapter titles. Each chapter concludes with a case study illustrating use of the guideline. The book will be an invaluable resource for nursing colleagues in clinical practice, education, research, and policy making. The following are some of the guidelines of nursing excellence addressed in the book: 1) Children and youth have an identified health care home (medical home). 2) Children, youth, and families receive care that supports growth and development. 3) Children, youth, families, and health care providers are partners in decisions, planning, and delivery of care, including appropriate community services. 4) Cultural values, beliefs, and preferences are integral to family-centered care. 5) Family concerns are recognized as a priority, and family strengths are respected and supported in the care of children and youth. 6) Children, youth, and families have high-quality, affordable, and accessible health care. 7) The child’s, youth’s, and family’s needs are identified, prioritized, and services are offered. 8) Children, youth, and families receive care that optimizes wellness, promotes and maintains physical and mental health, and prevents disease and injury. 9) Pregnant adolescents and women, children, youth, and families have access to genetic and genomic testing and genomic-appropriate counseling. 10) Children and youth receive care that is delivered in a physically and emotionally safe environment.