Children and Young People's Nursing Skills at a Glance

Contributors ix Preface x Part 1: Assessing children: Principles 1 Initial assessment: subjective 2 2 History taking 4 3 Principles of systematic assessment 6 4 Communication 8 5 Developmental considerations 10 6 Informed consent 12 7 Safeguarding 14 8 Family-centred care 16 9 Record keeping 18 10 Planning care 20 Part 2: Assessment of the child: Objective data 11 Airway and breathing 22 12 Circulatory assessment 24 13 Measuring blood pressure 26 14 Assessment of pain 28 15 Moving and handling 30 16 Measuring temperature 32 17 Weight, BMI, height/length and head circumference 34 18 Blood glucose monitoring 36 19 Skin integrity 38 20 Pulse oximetry 40 Part 3: Drug administration 21 Principles of drug administration 42 22 Drug calculations 44 23 Administration of medication 46 24 Inhaled drug administration 48 25 Intranasal diamorphine 50 26 Intravenous fluid administration 52 Part 4: Respiratory 27 Spirometry 54 28 Peak expiratory flow 56 29 Arterial blood gas sampling 58 30 Oxygen administration 60 31 Suctioning 62 32 Tracheostomy care 64 33 Non-invasive ventilation 66 34 Underwater seal drain 68 Part 5: Gastrointestinal 35 Infant feeding 70 36 Breastfeeding 72 37 Formula feeding 74 38 Insertion of nasogastric and nasojejunal tubes 76 39 Nasogastric tube feeding 78 40 Gastrostomy feeding 80 Part 6: Renal 41 Urine collection 82 42 Catheter insertion 84 43 Catheter care 86 Part 7: Neurological 44 Neurological assessment in children 88 45 Preparation for lumbar puncture 90 Part 8: Musculoskeletal 46 Neurovascular assessment 92 47 Care of a cast 94 48 Skin traction 96 Part 9: Skin 49 SteriStrip™ application 98 50 Wet wrapping in atopic eczema 100 Part 10: Cardiac 51 12-lead electrocardiography 102 52 3-lead electrocardiography 104 Part 11: Pre- and post-operative care 53 Pre-operative care and transfer to theatre 106 54 Post-operative recovery 108 Part 12: Emergency Care 55 Basic life support (BLS) 110 56 Advanced resuscitation of the infant and child 112 57 Transfer of the critically ill child 114 Part 13: Newborn 58 Phototherapy 116 59 Care of the umbilicus 118 Part 14: Infection control 60 Hand washing 120 61 Aseptic non-touch technique 122 Part 15: Haematology 62 Obtaining blood samples 124 63 Transfusion of blood and blood components 126 64 Cannulation 129 Part 16: End-of-life care 65 Care of the dying child 132 66 Care after death 134 Index 136