Paediatric nursing skills for Australian nurses / edited by Elizabeth Forster, Jennifer Fraser.
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2018
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Table of Contents:
- 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.