Paediatric nursing skills for Australian nurses /

Paediatric nursing skills for Australian nurses / edited by Elizabeth Forster, Jennifer Fraser. - xiii, 313 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Communicating with children, young people and their families / Introduction -- The child's voice in healthcare -- Communicating with children and young people -- Communicating with families -- Communication and play -- Communicating in paediatric healthcare teams -- Summary -- Review questions -- Research topic -- Further reading -- References -- Skills for protecting children / Introduction -- Family engagement -- Defining and recognising child-protection concerns -- Inter-agency and cross-sector work for child protection -- Legal and ethical frameworks -- Creating supportive workplaces -- Summary -- Review questions -- Research topic -- Further reading -- References -- Paediatric assessment skills / Introduction -- The importance of assessment -- Communication, preparation and examination techniques -- Skills for assessing physical growth and development -- Summary -- Mental health nursing skills / Introduction -- What influences the mental health of children and young people? -- Framing the nursing assessment of a child's mental health -- Practical strategies for assessing children's mental health -- Mental health concerns in the young person -- Mental health screening / Therapeutic and psychological approaches with children -- Common psychiatric medications used in paediatric psychiatry -- Practical strategies for supporting parents to include medications in the child's plan of care -- Ethical and legal issues relating to paediatric mental health nursing care -- Summary -- Review questions -- Research topic -- Further reading -- References -- Adolescent nursing skills / Introduction -- Adolescent development -- Engaging with adolescents and their families -- Assessing psychosocial health -- Tips for administration and follow-up action -- Health education and anticipatory guidance -- Summary -- Review questions -- Research topic -- Further reading -- References. Jennifer Fraser and Clare Davies -- Robyn Penny and Jennifer Fraser -- Elizabeth Forster and Catherine Marron. -- Jennifer Fraser, Lisa Hutchinson, Sarah McDowell and Carla Trudgett -- Lisa Hutchinson and Jennifer Fraser -- Chapter 1. Chapter 2. Chapter 3. Chapter 4. Chapter 5. Wound and skin care / Introduction -- Skin assessment -- Skin care of the infant -- Wound care in paediatrics -- Pressure injury risk and prevention -- Additional risks to skin integrity in hospitalised children -- Common skin conditions in paediatrics -- Summary -- Connecting with competencies -- Review questions -- Research topic -- Further reading -- References -- Administration of medication / Introduction -- Safety considerations in paediatric medication administration -- Calculating medication doses in paediatric nursing -- Topical medication administration -- Rectal medications or suppositories -- Parenteral medications -- Summary -- Review questions -- Research topic -- Further reading -- References -- Pain assessment and management / Introduction -- Understanding pain -- Pain assessment -- Treatment of pain -- Paediatric patient-controlled analgesia -- Points for parent teaching regarding patient-controlled analgesia -- Epidural and regional analgesia -- Non-pharmacological pain-relief methods -- Summary -- Review questions -- Research topic -- Further reading -- References -- Neurological nursing skills / Introduction -- Managing paediatric seizures -- Ventriculoperitoneal shunts -- Invasive intracranial pressure monitoring -- Nursing care of children with an external ventricular drain -- Summary -- Review questions -- Research topic -- Further reading -- References -- Respiratory nursing skills / Introduction -- Oxygen administration -- Suctioning -- Tracheostomy care -- Chest drains -- Summary -- Review questions -- Research topic -- Further reading -- References Ibi Patane -- Elizabeth Forster, Dianne Maher and Ibi Patane -- Elizabeth Forster and Catherine Kotzur -- Elizabeth Forster and Meg Caughlan -- Elizabeth Forster and Loretta Scaini-Clarke -- Chapter 6. Chapter 7. Chapter 8. Chapter 9. Chapter 10. Cardiovascular nursing skills / Introduction -- Background: Paediatric heart disease in Australia -- Performing a paediatric ECG -- Cardioversion and defibrillation -- Cardiac pacing -- Post-operative nursing skills following paediatric cardiac surgery -- Management of chronic heart failure in children -- Summary -- Review questions -- Research topic -- Further reading -- References -- Supporting breastfeeding / Introduction -- Global perspectives on breastfeeding -- Breast anatomy and the physiology of milk production -- Infant oral development and suckling mechanisms -- Strategies to promote breastfeeding -- Challenges to breastfeeding -- Summary -- Review questions -- Research topic -- Further reading -- References -- Fluid balance and nutrition / Introduction -- Differences in the fluid balance and nutrition of infants and children -- Principles of intravenous therapy -- Central intravenous therapy -- Enteral feeding -- Insulin therapies for children with type 1 diabetes -- Summary -- Review questions -- Research topic -- Further reading -- References -- Elimination / Introduction -- Measurement of output in the paediatric patient -- Collection of urinary specimens in the paediatric patient -- Toileting issues -- Paediatric stoma care -- Summary -- Review questions -- Research topic -- Further reading -- References. Elizabeth Forster, Ruth McCaffery and Deborah Pegg -- Elizabeth Forster and Bridget Roache -- Nicola Brown and Janet Green -- Ibi Patane and Elizabeth Forster -- Chapter 11. Chapter 12. Chaper 13. Chapter 14.

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Pediatric nursing.
Pediatric nursing--Australia
Pediatric Nursing--methods.

RJ245 / .P34 2018

610.7362

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