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Study Guide for Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing

  • 12th Edition - December 19, 2025
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Marilyn J. Hockenberry, Karen DiValerio Gibbs, Elizabeth A. Duffy
  • Language: English

Updated to correspond to the bestselling textbook, Study Guide for Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, 12th Edition, features clinical judgment case studies and questi… Read more

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Updated to correspond to the bestselling textbook, Study Guide for Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, 12th Edition, features clinical judgment case studies and questions, key terms, and critical thinking exercises to help you learn difficult concepts. With practical activities and answers for review questions at the back of the guide, it enhances your comprehension — and encourages you to apply your knowledge to real-world scenarios.

Key features

  • Review questions in matching, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, short-answer, and multiple-choice formats give you ample opportunity to assess your knowledge and comprehension of information covered in the text
  • Case-based clinical judgment activities challenge you to apply key concepts to solve problems, make decisions concerning care management, and respond to patient questions and concerns
  • Perforated pages allow you to submit study guide activities as assignments to be graded
  • Answer key at the end of the guide provides answers with rationales for all questions

Readership

RN students using the Hockenberry Essentials book in pediatric nursing courses

Table of contents

Section 1: Children, Their Families, and the Nurse

1 Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing

2 Community-Based Nursing Care of the Child and Family

3 Developmental and Genetic Influences on Child Health Promotion
Section 2: Communication and Physical Assessment of the Child and Family

4 Communication, Physical, and Developmental Assessment of the Child and Family

5 Pain Assessment and Management in Children

6 Childhood Communicable and Infectious Diseases
Section 3: Family-Centered Care of the Newborn

7 Health Promotion of the Newborn and Family

8 Health Problems of Newborns
Section 4: Family-Centered Care of the Infant

9 Health Promotion of the Infant and Family

10 Health Problems of Infants
Section 5: Family-Centered Care of the Young Child

11 Health Promotion of the Toddler and Family

12 Health Promotion of the Preschooler and Family

13 Health Problems of Toddlers and Preschoolers
Section 6: Family-Centered Care of the School-Age Child and Adolescent

14 Health Promotion of the School-Age Child and Family

15 Health Promotion of the Adolescent and Family

16 Health Problems of School-Age Children and Adolescents
Section 7: Family-Centered Care of the Child With Special Needs

17 Impact of Chronic Illness, Disability, or End-of-Life Care for the Child and Family

18 Impact of Developmental Disability or Sensory Impairment on the Child and Family
Section 8: The Child Who Is Hospitalized

19 Family-Centered Care of the Child During Illness and Hospitalization

20 Pediatric Nursing Interventions and Skills
Section 9: The Child With Problems Related to the Transfer of Oxygen and Nutrients

21 The Child With Respiratory Dysfunction

22 The Child With Gastrointestinal Dysfunction
Section 10: The Child With Problems Related to the Production and Circulation of Blood

23 The Child With Cardiovascular Dysfunction

24 The Child With Hematologic or Immunologic Dysfunction

25 The Child With Cancer
Section 11: The Child With a Disturbance of Regulatory Mechanisms

26 The Child With Genitourinary Dysfunction

27 The Child With Cerebral Dysfunction

28 The Child With Endocrine Dysfunction
Section 12: The Child With a Problem That Interferes With Physical Mobility

29 The Child With Musculoskeletal or Articular Dysfunction

30 The Child With Neuromuscular or Muscular Dysfunction

31 The Child With Integumentary Dysfunction

Product details

  • Edition: 12
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 5, 2026
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Marilyn J. Hockenberry

Marilyn J. Hockenberry is Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine; Director, Global HOPE Nursing, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas; Bessie Baker Professor Emerita of Nursing Chair, Duke Institutional Review Board, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine; Director, Global HOPE Nursing, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas; Bessie Baker Professor Emerita of Nursing Chair, Duke Institutional Review Board, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA

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Karen DiValerio Gibbs

Karen DiValerio Gibbs is a Instructor at Baylor College of Medicine, Evidence-Based Practice and Dissemination Science Specialist, USA.
Affiliations and expertise
Instructor, Baylor College of Medicine, Evidence-Based Practice and Dissemination Science Specialist, USA

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Elizabeth A. Duffy

Elizabeth A. Duffy is Clinical Assistant Professor, Chair, Children's Oncology Group Evidence-Based Practice Subcommittee at University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Assistant Professor, Chair, Children's Oncology Group Evidence-Based Practice Subcommittee, University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA