Children and Young People’s Nursing at a Glance
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Children and Young People’s Nursing at a Glance is an ideal reference text and revision guide on the clinical care needs of neonates, children, and young people, while also considering policy, skills, and the practice of children’s nursing in today’s healthcare environment.
The Second Edition has been comprehensively reviewed against contemporary evidence-based practice guidelines and consideration given to the changing landscape of children and young people’s health to illuminate best clinical practice for nurses. In Children and Young People’s Nursing at a Glance, readers can expect to find specialised information on topics such as:
Neonatal transport, jaundice and hyperbilirubinaemia, congenital heart disease, neonatal resuscitation, incubator care, and sudden infant death syndrome Nutrition in childhood, breastfeeding, bottle feeding, feed calculations, growth charts, appropriate behaviours by age, and common behavioural problems Pain assessment, pain management, preoperative preparation, postoperative care, pressure area care, managing fluid balance, administering medication, and drug calculations Inflammatory bowel disease, gastro-oesophageal reflux, coeliac disease, appendicitis, constipation, renal problems, haematological problems, and musculoskeletal problem
Presenting the essential information in an easily accessible, concise and highly visual format, Children and Young People’s Nursing at a Glance is an essential resource for children’s nurses, nursing associates, and students who are working towards registration, along with practicing nurses in need of a refresher.
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Contributors ix Preface xi Acknowledgements xii Part 1 1 Assessment of the child and young person 2 2 SBAR framework 4 3 The nursing process/care process 6 4 Person- /child- centred care and nursing models 8 5 The care plan 10 6 Record keeping 12 7 Engagement and participation of babies, children, and young people in their care and in the design and delivery of health services 14 8 Observation of the well child 16 9 Observation of the sick child 18 10 Septic screening 20 11 Advanced physical assessment 22 12 Developmental assessment 26 13 Paediatric early warning score 28 14 Paediatric critical care 30 15 Understanding investigations 32 16 Understanding blood gas analysis 34 17 Understanding blood chemistry 36 18 Understanding pathology specimen collection 38 19 Understanding X- rays 40 20 Pulse oximetry 42 21 Central venous access devices 44 22 Tracheostomy care 46 23 Infant resuscitation 48 24 Child and young person resuscitation 50 25 Emergency care of children 52 26 Resuscitation drugs 54 Part 2 27 Partnership 58 28 Family- centred care 60 29 Family health promotion 62 30 Communicating with children 66 31 Hospital play 68 32 Role of the community children’s nurse 70 33 Collaboration with schools 72 34 Family information leaflets 74 35 Safeguarding and child protection 76 36 Gaining consent or assent 78 37 Parenting 80 38 Breaking bad or significant news 82 39 Care of the dying child 84 40 Dealing with aggression 86 41 Minimizing the effects of hospitalization 88 42 Transition from hospital to home 90 43 Safety in children and young people’s nursing 92 Part 3 44 Foetal development 96 45 Examination of the newborn 98 46 Neonatal screening tests 100 47 The premature baby 104 48 Neonatal transport 106 49 Jaundice and hyperbilirubinaemia 108 50 Congenital heart disease 110 51 Neonatal resuscitation 112 52 Incubator/Overhead heater care 114 53 Sudden infant death syndrome 116 Part 4 54 Nutrition in childhood 120 55 Breastfeeding 122 56 Bottle feeding 124 57 Feed calculations 126 58 Growth charts 128 59 Child development: 0–5 years 130 60 Child development: 5–16 years 132 61 Age- appropriate behaviours 134 62 Common behavioural problems of childhood 136 63 Adolescent development 138 64 Child health promotion 140 65 Immunity and immunization 142 66 Childhood immunizations 144 Part 5 67 Child and young person health policies 148 68 Children’s rights in society and healthcare 150 69 The NHS change model 152 70 Nursing and midwifery council standards for pre- registration nurse education 154 Part 6 71 Pain assessment 158 72 Pain management 160 73 Preoperative assessment and preparation 162 74 Postoperative care 164 75 Pressure area care 166 76 Managing fluid balance 168 77 Administering medication 170 78 Drug calculations 172 79 Enteral and nasogastric feeding 174 80 The child with a fever 178 81 Infectious childhood diseases 180 82 Assessing infectious diseases 184 83 Prevention of infection 186 84 Hyponatraemia and its prevention 188 85 Thermal injuries 190 86 Childhood fractures 194 87 Plaster care 196 88 Traction care 198 89 Neurovascular assessment 200 90 Neurological problems 202 91 Brain injury and coma 204 92 Seizures 206 93 Meningitis 208 94 Sepsis and septicaemia 210 95 Respiratory problems 212 96 Asthma 214 97 CPAP and BiPAP 216 98 Cardiovascular assessment and shock 218 99 Inflammatory bowel disease 220 100 Gastro- oesophageal reflux 222 101 Coeliac disease 224 102 Appendicitis 226 103 Constipation 228 104 Renal problems 230 105 Haematological problems 232 106 Musculoskeletal problems 236 107 Reproductive and sexual problems 238 108 Skin conditions 240 109 Atopic eczema 242 110 Clinical holding 244 Part 7 111 Coronavirus, Covid- 19, and children 248 112 Living with long- term and life- limiting conditions 250 113 Cystic fibrosis management 252 114 Juvenile idiopathic arthritis 254 115 Epilepsy 256 116 Childhood cancer 258 117 Cleft lip and palate 260 118 Diabetes 262 119 Diabetes management 264 120 Childhood obesity 266 121 Eating Disorders 268 122 Mental health problems 270 123 Self- harm in childhood 272 124 What is a learning disability? 274 125 Autistic spectrum disorder 277 126 Communication with the parents of a child with learning disabilities 278 127 Positive behavioural support 280 128 Genetic conditions: Down’s syndrome 282 129 Other genetic conditions 284 Index 286
Elizabeth Gormley-Fleming, Associate Director of Academic Quality Assurance, Centre for Academic Quality Assurance, and Children’s Nursing Team, School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK. Sheila Roberts, Senior Lecturer, Children’s Nursing Team, School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK.
