Nursing the Highly Dependent Child or Infant (eBook)
360 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-4443-0954-6 (ISBN)
accessible and clinical guide to the caring for the acutely ill
child. It provides guidance on the specific nursing skills required
to care for children and infants who require a 'step
up' level of care from those on the general paediatric ward
or a 'step down' level of care on discharge from
neonatal or paediatric critical care facilities.
The book follows a general systems approach, covering themes
such as respiratory care, renal care and cardiac care as well as
covering specialities such as neuro-trauma, burns and
transportation of the acutely ill infant or child. Other areas
explored include pain and sedation, monitoring and meeting the
nutritional needs of the highly dependent child. Each chapter
provides an overview of relevant anatomy and physiology, guidance
on assessment and monitoring, and outlines effective nursing care
and management guidance of common conditions encountered in acute
children's care.
Michaela Dixon is a Lecturer/ Clinical Development Nurse in Paediatric Intensive Care holding a joint appointment between the University of the West of England and the United Bristol Healthcare Trust. Doreen Crawford is a Senior Lecturer in the Family Centred Care Division at De Montfort University and ia Link Lecturer to the Neonatal Units and the Paediatric Intensive Care Units of the University Hospitals Leicester. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Higher Education and a committee member of the RCN Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Nurses Forum. Debra Teasdale is Head of the Department of Health, Wellbeing and the Family, Faculty of Health and Social Care, Canterbury Christ Church University. Previously an Neonatal Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Debra developed expertise in Neonatal Intensive Care. Jan Murphy is a Clinical Development Sister at the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Birmingham's Children's Hospital. She is also a committee member of RCN Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Nurses Forum,
List of contributors.
1 Introduction to paediatric high dependency care (Colin M.
Way and Doreen Crawford).
2 Physiological monitoring (Debra Teasdale).
3 Respiratory (Caroline Haines).
4 Cardiac (Sandra Batcheler and Michaela Dixon).
5 Caring for a highly dependent child with fluid, electrolyte
and nutritional requirements (Jill Cochrane, Doreen Crawford,
Michaela Dixon and Janet Murphy).
6 The child with acute neurological dysfunction (Michaela
Dixon and Janet Murphy).
7 Care of a child with a hepatic or metabolic disease (Graham
Gordon, Doreen Crawford, Debra Teasdale and Michaela
Dixon).
8 Renal (Kathryn Summers and Debra Teasdale).
9 Children who need management of pain and sedation (Doreen
Crawford and Sarah Roberts).
10 Care of the child with a burn injury (Jane Leaver and
Clare Thomas).
11 Infection and infection control (Katie Anderson, Felix Hay
and Doreen Crawford).
12 Care of the child with haematological and oncological
conditions (Karen Selwood, Michelle Wright and Doreen
Crawford).
13 Play for the infant and child in the high dependency unit
(Tina Clegg).
14 Transportation of the acutely ill child (Michaela Dixon,
Marian Perrott and Gill West).
15 Ongoing care and management (Janet Murphy, Doreen Crawford
and Michaela Dixon).
Appendix 1.
Appendix 2.
Appendix 3.
References, further reading and resources.
Useful websites.
Index.
"Overall, good value for money and it will appeal to those who work in high dependency unit areas at any grade. Nursing students will also find the contents invaluable to support their specialist learning experience. Those working general children's wards will also benefit from the aspects of this book which will make an ideal reference copy." (Paediatric Nursing, February 2009)
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.3.2009 |
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Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Kinderkrankenpflege |
Schlagworte | Krankenpflege • Neonatal Nursing • nursing • Säuglingspflege • Säuglingspflege |
ISBN-10 | 1-4443-0954-4 / 1444309544 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4443-0954-6 / 9781444309546 |
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