Description
Book SynopsisThis fully revised and updated resource helps teachers and caregivers address the challenges of caring for children with chronic health conditions and special health care needs in child care and school settings. The health issues covered include chronic illnesses, acute situations, and selected developmental and behavioral problems, with a special emphasis on children with special health care needs. More than 50 quick reference sheets on specific conditions provide teachers and caregivers with guidance on how to help at a glance. New quick reference sheets include Childhood Obesity, Eczema, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Food Allergies, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, and more. The guide addresses topics with universal relevancy such as Care Plan development and implementation, medication administration, emergency planning, and handling symptoms that develop while on-site. Also included are ready-to-use sample forms, letters, and Care Plans, for easy implementation.
Trade Review Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools has been selected as one of
Doody’s Core Titles® “This is an excellent, practical, quick reference for preparing care plans for children with chronic health needs (chronic illness. developmental problems) who are in child care and school. I highly recommend this valuable resource to all who are involved in the preparation of care plans for these children.” — Joseph Hageman, MD (University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine)
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: Care Plan Implementation Strategies for Teachers and Caregivers
- Chapter 6: Medication Administration Issues
- Chapter 7: Handling Symptoms That Develop While a Child Is in Child Care or School
- Chapter 8: Planning for Emergencies
- Chapter 9: Transportation Issues
- Chapter 10: How to Use the Quick Reference Sheets
- Chapter 11: Quick Reference Sheets
- Abnormal Immunity: An Overview
- Allergic Skin Conditions
- Allergies: An Overview
- Anaphylaxis
- Asthma
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Bleeding Disorders: An Overview
- Cancer
- Celiac Disease (Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy or Celiac Sprue)
- Cerebral Palsy (CP)
- Childhood Obesity
- Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
- Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
- Developmental Delay
- Diabetes
- Down Syndrome
- Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)
- Ehler-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
- Food Allergies
- Fragile X Syndrome
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Gastrostomy Tubes
- Hearing Loss and Deafness/Hard of Hearing
- Heart Conditions: An Overview
- Heart Conditions: Nonstructural
- Heart Defects: Structural
- Hepatitis
- Hip Problems (Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip, Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease, and Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis [SCFE])
- HIV Infection
- Hydrocephalus and Shunts
- Immune Thrombocytopenia
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
- Kidney and Other Urinary Tract Problems
- Marfan Syndrome
- Mitochondrial Disorders
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
- Neurofibromatosis (NF) and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC)
- Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)
- Preterm Newborns (Preemies): An Overview
- Seizures, Febrile
- Seizures, Nonfebrile (Epilepsy)
- Short-Stature Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Special Diets and Inborn Errors of Metabolism
- Spina Bifida
- Spleen Problems
- Tracheostomy
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Turner Syndrome
- Vesicostomy
- Visual Impairments
- Chapter 11: Sample Documents and Forms
- Glossary
- Additional Resources
- Index
