The Great Ormond Street Hospital Manual of Children's Nursing Practices
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The Great Ormond Street Hospital Manual of Children's Nursing Practices

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About this book

Clinical skills are a fundamental aspect ofnursing care of children and young people. The Great Ormond Street Hospital Manual of Children's Nursing Practices is an evidence-based manual of practical skills in children's nursing which builds on the extensive expertise developed at Great Ormond Street Hospital. It encompasses all aspects of children's nursingfrom the most basic aspects of everyday practice to advanced practice in high dependency and intensive care to provide a comprehensive resource for all qualified nurses, students, and other health-care professionals involved in caring for children, both in the hospital and the community setting.

Children's and young people's nursing presents unique challenges. The Great Ormond Street Hospital Manual utilises the latest clinical research and expert clinical knowledge to address these challenges, andprovides the underlying theory and evidence fornursing care of children.It provides a definitive guide to clinical skills procedures in children's and young people's nursing which enables nurses working with children and young people to practice confidently and deliver clinically effective family-centred care.

Key features

  • Offers access to clinical procedures developed through the extensive expertisefrom Great Ormond Street Hospital
  • Contains evidence-basedrecommendations for expert care
  • Encompasses all aspects ofchildren's care
  • Contains procedures guidelines students can rely on and effectively use in practice following qualfication
  • Highlightsspecific needs of neonates and adolescents
  • Placed in the context of inter-disciplinary care of the child
  • Includes the rationale for each procedure - the 'why' as well as 'how'
  • Information presented in a similar way to The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures - offering continuity to those working in both adult and paediatric settings

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Information

Year
2012
Print ISBN
9781405109321
eBook ISBN
9781444361179
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. The GOSH website
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Foreword
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. List of contributors
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1: Assessment
  10. Chapter 2: Allergy and anaphylaxis
  11. Chapter 3: Biopsies
  12. Chapter 4: Administration of blood components and products
  13. Chapter 5: Bowel care
  14. Chapter 6: Burns and scalds
  15. Chapter 7: Child protection
  16. Chapter 8: Cytotoxic drugs
  17. Chapter 9: Fluid balance
  18. Chapter 10: Personal hygiene and pressure ulcer prevention
  19. Chapter 11: Immunisations
  20. Chapter 12: Infection prevention and control
  21. Chapter 13: Intravenous and intra-arterial access
  22. Chapter 14: Investigations
  23. Chapter 15: Administration of medicines
  24. Chapter 16: Moving and handling
  25. Chapter 17: Neonatal care
  26. Chapter 18: Neurological care
  27. Chapter 19: Nutrition and feeding
  28. Chapter 20: Orthopaedic care
  29. Chapter 21: Pain management
  30. Chapter 22: Palliative care
  31. Chapter 23: Peri-operative care
  32. Chapter 24: Play as a therapeutic tool
  33. Chapter 25: Poisoning and overdose
  34. Chapter 26: Respiratory care
  35. Chapter 27: Resuscitation practices
  36. Chapter 28: Tracheostomy: care and management
  37. Chapter 29: Urinary catheter care
  38. Chapter 30: Drug withdrawal – prevention and management
  39. Index