Children's Respiratory Nursing (eBook)

Janice Mighten is a Practitioner health lecturer at Nottingham University & Children's Respiratory Nurse at Nottingham Children's hospital.

Contributors vii

Foreword by

Preface xi

Acknowledgements xiii

Introduction: the evolution of children's respiratory
nursing 1

Angela Horsley, Clinical Lead, Nottingham Children's Hospital
ix

Janice Mighten

Section I The fundamental principles of respiratory nursing
3

1 Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system 5

Conrad Bosman

2 Homeostasis and the respiratory system 11

Andrew Prayle

3 Nursing assessment, history taking and collaborative working
16

Janice Mighten

Section II Respiratory investigations and assessments 25

4 Investigations 27

Alan R. Smyth, Conrad Bosman and Janice Mighten

5 Assessment of defects in airflow and lung volume using
spirometry 41

Harish Vyas and Caroline Youle

6 Oxygen therapy 55

Jayesh Bhatt and Sarah Spencer

7 Long-term ventilation 73

David Thomas and Beverley Waithe

Section III Respiratory conditions 89

8 Management of lung infection in children 91

Alan R. Smyth

9 Pharmacology and the respiratory system 107

Andrew Prayle and Janice Mighten

10 Management of asthma and allergy 113

Jayesh Bhatt, Harish Vyas and Debra Forster

11 Complications with lung development and progressive airway
injury 134

Jayesh Bhatt, Chhavi Goel and Sarah Spencer

12 Inherited lung disease in children 156

Alan R. Smyth, Ammani Prasad and Janice Mighten

13 Lung transplantation in children 186

Helen Spencer and Katherine Carter

Section IV Practical elements and governance issues 207

14 Transition to adult services 209

Donna Hilton

15 Professional issues 215

Janice Mighten

16 Communication: a holistic approach 224

Phil Brewin

Glossary 238

Abbreviations 240

Answers 243

Index 248

"As such it makes an excellent starting point and source
of reference for those involved in nursing children and young
people." (Nursing Times, 21 January 2014)

"Reasonably priced, this is a useful book to refer to and
might prove valuable for children's nurses working in
hospitals and in the community." (Nursing Children
and Young People, 1 March 2013)