Children & Young People´s Nursing Skills at a Glance

Children and Young People s Nursing Skills at a Glance is the perfect companion for study and revision for pre–registration children s nursing students. Highly visual, each clinical skill is covered in a two–page spread, with superb colour illustrations accompanied by clear informative text. Providing up to date, evidence–based information on a wide range of clinical skills that are required by today s children s nurses, this comprehensive and accessible text makes it easy for the reader to grasp the fundamentals in order to meet the care needs of the child and family, both in the hospital and community setting.  Structured around the key systems of the body, the book is divided into sixteen sections, and covers all the essential clinical skills, including: Principles of assessment Communication Record keeping Drug calculations and administration Safeguarding Care planning Respiratory and cardiac care Gastrointestinal care ECG reading and interpretation Neurological assessment Musculoskeletal care. Aimed at both student nurses and those newly qualified, Children and Young People s Nursing Skills at a Glance provides need to know, rapid information to ensure safe and effective clinical practice. INDICE: Contributors, xx .Preface, xx .Part 1  Assessing children–principles .1 Initial assessment– Subjective .2 History Taking .3 Principles of Systematic Assessment .4 Communication .5 Developmental considerations .6 Informed Consent .7 Safeguarding .8 Family centred care .9 Record keeping .10 Planning Care .Part 2 Assessment of the child–Objective data .11 Airway and breathing .12 Circulatory Assessment .13 Measuring blood pressure .14 Assessment of pain .15 Moving and Handling .16 Measuring temperature .17 Weight, BMI, Height/length & head circumference .18 Blood Glucose Monitoring .19 Peak Expiratory Flow .20 Skin integrity .21 Pulse Oximetry .Part 3 Drug administration .22 Principles of drug administration .23 Drug calculations .24 Administration of medication .25 Inhaled drug administration .26 Intranasal diamorphine .27 Intravenous fluid administration .Part 4 Respiratory .28 Spirometry .29 Peak Expiratory Flow .30 Arterial Blood gas sampling .31 Oxygen administration .32 Suctioning .33 Tracheostomy Care .34 Non–invasive Ventilation .35 Underwater seal drain .Part 5 Gastrointestinal .36 Infant feeding .37 Breastfeeding .38 Formula feeding .39 Insertion of naso gastric and naso jejunal tube .40 Nasogastric tube feeding .41 Gastrostomy feeding .Part 6 Renal .42 Urine Collection .43 Catheter Insertion .44 Catheter Care .Part 7 Neurological .45 Neurological Assessment in Children .46 Preparation for Lumbar  Puncture .Part 8 Musculoskeletal .47 Neurovascular assessment .48 Care of a cast .49 Skin traction .Part 9 Skin .50 Steristrip application .51 Wet Wrapping .Part 10 Cardiac .52 12 Lead Electrocardiography .53 3 Lead Electrocardiography .Part 11 Pre and post operative care .54 Pre–operative care and transfer to theatre .55 Post–operative Recovery .Part 12 Emergency Care .56 Basic Life Support .57 Airway obstruction .58 Advanced resuscitation of the infant and child .59 Transfer of the Critically Ill Child .Part 13 Newborn .60 Phototherapy .61 Care of the Umbilicus .Part 14 Infection Control .62 Hand Washing .63 Aseptic Non Touch Technique .Part 15 Haematology .64 Obtaining blood samples .65 Transfusion of Blood and blood components .66 Cannulation .Part 16 End of Life Care .67 Care of the dying child .68 Care after death .Index

• ISBN: 978-1-119-07853-1
• Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 152
• Fecha Publicación: 15/12/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés