title: Special considerations for the pediatric perioperative patient. A developmental approach.
abstract: Children are not just small adults. They have unique differences and needs both physiologically and psychosocially. The pediatric perioperative nurse is challenged to meet these needs by incorporating a knowledge of growth and development in all aspects of the plan of care.
authors.affiliation: Perioperative Programs, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Noble
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Micheli
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hensley
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: McKay
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent / Q000502:physiology; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006128:Growth; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D002666:Psychology, Child; D011593:Psychology, Social