Paediatric nursing skills for Australian nurses / edited by Elizabeth Forster, Jennifer Fraser.
Material type: TextPublisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: xiii, 313 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1316628191
- 9781316628195
- 610.7362 23
- RJ245 .P34 2018
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610.7360941 ADV Advanced and specialist nursing practice / | 610.7360941 ADV Advanced nursing practice / | 610.7360994 SCO Long-term caring : residential, home and community aged care / | 610.7362 PAE Paediatric nursing skills for Australian nurses / | 610.737 GUI A guide to clinical skills for health students / | 610.737 HON Understanding human behavior : a guide for health care professionals / | 610.737069 INT Introduction to research and medical literature for health professionals / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1. Communicating with children, young people and their families / Jennifer Fraser and Clare Davies -- 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 -- Chapter 2. Skills for protecting children / Robyn Penny and Jennifer Fraser -- 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 -- Chapter 3. Paediatric assessment skills / Elizabeth Forster and Catherine Marron. -- Introduction -- The importance of assessment -- Communication, preparation and examination techniques -- Skills for assessing physical growth and development -- Summary -- Chapter 4. Mental health nursing skills / Jennifer Fraser, Lisa Hutchinson, Sarah McDowell and Carla Trudgett -- 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 -- Chapter 5. Adolescent nursing skills / Lisa Hutchinson and Jennifer Fraser -- 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.
Chapter 6. Wound and skin care / Ibi Patane -- 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 -- Chapter 7. Administration of medication / Elizabeth Forster, Dianne Maher and Ibi Patane -- 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 -- Chapter 8. Pain assessment and management / Elizabeth Forster and Catherine Kotzur -- 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 -- Chapter 9. Neurological nursing skills / Elizabeth Forster and Meg Caughlan -- 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 -- Chapter 10. Respiratory nursing skills / Elizabeth Forster and Loretta Scaini-Clarke -- Introduction -- Oxygen administration -- Suctioning -- Tracheostomy care -- Chest drains -- Summary -- Review questions -- Research topic -- Further reading -- References
Chapter 11. Cardiovascular nursing skills / Elizabeth Forster, Ruth McCaffery and Deborah Pegg -- 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 -- Chapter 12. Supporting breastfeeding / Elizabeth Forster and Bridget Roache -- 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 -- Chaper 13. Fluid balance and nutrition / Nicola Brown and Janet Green -- 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 -- Chapter 14. Elimination / Ibi Patane and Elizabeth Forster -- 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.
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