This book is quick references on growth and development for nurses especially for paediatric ward‎.‎ This present work is an attempt to help the child health nursing students to attend their viva voce examination confidently‎.‎ Mainly‎,‎ the appendices covers a lot of topics‎,‎ which are going to be a ready‎-reckoner for every student and parent‎.‎ This book is useful in day to day practising of nursing in giving health education to parents‎.‎

Contents

• Introduction
• Importance of Growth and Development for Nurses
• Principles of Growth and Development
• Definition of Terms
• Stages of Growth and Development
• Prenatal Period ‎(‎Conception to Birth‎)‎
• Postnatal Period
• Factors Influencing Growth and Development
• Biological Growth