Main description:

Children and Young People's Nursing at a Glance is an ideal reference text and revision guide on the clinical care needs of neonates, children, and young people, while also considering policy, skills, and the practice of children's nursing in today's healthcare environment.

The Second Edition has been comprehensively reviewed against contemporary evidence-based practice guidelines and consideration given to the changing landscape of children and young people's health to illuminate best clinical practice for nurses. In Children and Young People's Nursing at a Glance, readers can expect to find specialised information on topics such as:

Neonatal transport, jaundice and hyperbilirubinaemia, congenital heart disease, neonatal resuscitation, incubator care, and sudden infant death syndrome
Nutrition in childhood, breastfeeding, bottle feeding, feed calculations, growth charts, appropriate behaviours by age, and common behavioural problems
Pain assessment, pain management, preoperative preparation, postoperative care, pressure area care, managing fluid balance, administering medication, and drug calculations
Inflammatory bowel disease, gastro-oesophageal reflux, coeliac disease, appendicitis, constipation, renal problems, haematological problems, and musculoskeletal problems

Presenting the essential information in an easily accessible, concise and highly visual format, Children and Young People's Nursing at a Glance is an essential resource for children's nurses, nursing associates, and students who are working towards registration, along with practicing nurses in need of a refresher.

Contents:

Preface

Acknowledgements

List of Contributors

Section 1

1 Assessment of the child and young person

2 SBAR framework

3 The nursing process/care process

4 Person/child centered care and nursing models

5 The care plan

6 Record keeping

7 Engagement and participation of babies, children and young people in their care and in the design and delivery of health services

8 Observation of the well child

9 Observation of the sick child

10 Septic screening

11 Advanced physical assessment

12 Developmental assessment

13 Paediatric Early Warning Score

14 Paediatric critical care

15 Understanding investigations

16 Understanding blood gas analysis

17 Understanding blood chemistry

18 Understanding pathology specimen collection

19 Understanding X-rays

20 Pulse oximetry

21 Central venous devices

22 Tracheostomy care

23 Infant resuscitation

24 Child and young person resuscitation

25 Resuscitation drugs

26 Emergency care

Section 2

27 Partnership

28 Family centred care

29 Family health promotion

30 Communicating with children

31 Hospital play

32 Role of the community children's nurse

33 Collaboration with schools

34 Family information leaflets

35 Safeguarding and child protection

36 Gaining consent or assent

37 Parenting NEW

38 Breaking bad or significant news

39 Care of the dying child

40 Dealing with aggression

41 Minimizing the effects of hospitalization

42 Transition of care

43 Safety in Healthcare NEW

Section 3

44 Fetal development

45 Examination of the Newborn

46 Neonatal screening tests

47 The premature baby

48 Neonatal transport

49 Jaundice and hyperbilirubinaemia

50 Congenital heart disease

51 Neonatal resuscitation

52 Incubator/Babytherm care

53 Sudden infant death syndrome

Section 4

54 Nutrition in childhood

55 Breastfeeding

56 Bottlefeeding

57 Feed calculations

58 Percentilecharts

59 Child development: 0-5 years

60 Child development: 5-16 years

61 Age-appropriate behaviours

62 Common behavioural problems of childhood

63 Adolescent development

64 Child health promotion

65 Immunity and immunization

66 Childhood immunizations

Section 5

67 Child health policy

68 The rights of children in hospital

69 The NHS Change Model

70 NMC Standards NEW

Section 6

71 Pain assessment

72 Pain management

73 Preoperative preparation

74 Postoperative care

75 Pressure area care

76 Managing fluid balance

77 Administering medication

78 Drug calculations

79 Enteral and nasogastric feeding

80 The child with a fever

81 Infectious childhood diseases

82 Assessing infectious diseases

83 Prevention of infection

84 Hyponatraemia and its prevention

85 Thermal injuries

86 Childhood fractures

87 Plaster care

88 Traction care

89 Neurovascular assessment

90 Neurological problems

91 Brain injury and coma

92 Seizures

93 Meningitis

94 Septicaemia

95 Respiratory problems

96 Asthma

97 CPAP and BiPAP

98 Cardiovascular assessment and shock

99 Inflammatory bowel disease

100 Gastro-oesophageal reflux

101 Coeliac disease

102 Appendicitis

103 Constipation

104 Renal problems

105 Haematological problems

106 Musculoskeletal problems

107 Reproductive and sexual problems

108 Skin conditions

109 Atopic eczema

Section 7

110 Clinical Holding

111 Covid and illness NEW

112 Living with long term and life-limiting conditions

113 Cystic fibrosis management

114 Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

115 Epilepsy

116 Childhood cancer

117 Cleft lip and palate

118 Diabetes

119 Diabetes management

120 Childhood obesity

121 Eating disorders

122 Mental health problems

123 Self-harm in childhood

124 What is a learning disability?

125 Autistic spectrum disorder

126 Communicating with the child who has a learning disability

127 Positive behavioural support

128 Genetic conditions: Down's syndrome

129 Other genetic conditions

Index