Ch. 1. The Essence of Pediatric Critical Care Nursing / Martha A. Q. Curley -- Ch. 2. Critical Illness and Intensive Care During Infancy and Childhood / Janis Bloedel Smith and Anne Milligan Browne -- Ch. 3. The Impact of the Critical Care Experience on the Family / Martha A. Q. Curley and Elaine C. Meyer -- Ch. 4. Leadership in Pediatric Critical Care / Mary J. Fagan -- Ch. 5. Professional Development / Wendy Ludwig and Mary Fallon Smith -- Ch. 6. Legal Implications of Pediatric Nursing Practice / Sylvia Chin-Caplan -- Ch. 7. In the Best Interest of the Child: Ethical Issues / June Levine Ariff and Donna H. Groh -- Ch. 8. Environmental Hazards / Claire E. Sommargren -- Ch. 9. Tissue Perfusion / Janis Bloedel Smith, S. Jill Ley, Martha A. Q. Curley, E. Marsha Elixson and Kathryn M. Dodds -- Ch. 10. Oxygenation/Ventilation / Martha A. Q. Curley, John E. Thompson, Joyce Molengraft, Elaine Caron and M. Claire Beers -- Ch. 11. Acid-Base Balance / Ann Powers