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Children's High Dependency Nursing


Children's High Dependency Nursing

Paperback by Cockett, Andrea (School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kings College London); Day, Helen (King's College NHS Foundation Trust)

Children's High Dependency Nursing

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ISBN:
9780470517161
Publication Date:
11 Dec 2009
Language:
English
Publisher:
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Pages:
312 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 6 - 8 May 2024
Children's High Dependency Nursing

Description

Children may require high dependency care for a variety of reasons, and this care is delivered ideally in a designated high dependency unit but sometimes on the general paediatric ward or even an adult ward as a temporary measure. Children's High Dependency Nursing is an invaluable resource for nurses delivering high dependency care to children, providing them with the knowledge required to deliver effective and high quality high dependency care Children's High Dependency Nursing explores all the key areas required for efficient nursing care, including what high dependency care is and how and where it should be delivered, clinical examination skills and the various clinical or body systems requiring support., caring for families when a child dies, and mental health and intellectual impairment. With practical features throughout such as learning outcomes, case studies and activities, this is an indispensable guide for post-registration children's nurses who provide high dependency care, and children's nurses starting their career in intensive care

Contents

Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is High Dependency Care? Helen Day and Andrea Cockett Chapter 2 Clinical Assessment of Children Helen Day and Andrea Cockett Chapter 3 Therapeutic Interventions for Children Requiring High Dependency Care Leanne E. Burns Chapter 4 Respiratory Disease Andrea Cockett Chapter 5 Cardiac Disease Andrea Cockett Chapter 6 Neurology and Neurotrauma Helen Day and Andrea Cockett Chapter 7 Gastrointestinal and Renal Systems Leanne E. Burns and Andrea Cockett Chapter 8 The Immunocompromised Child Joan Walters Chapter 9 Major Trauma and Burns Sheena Carson Chapter 10 Technology Dependent Children and Complex Care Paula Kelly and Deborah Lynn Chapter 11 Mental Health and Intellectual Impairment Louise L. Clark Chapter 12 Neonatal Care Lynne Wainwright and Joyce Wood Chapter 13 Pain Management Andrea Cockett Chapter 14 Caring for a Family when a Child Dies Andrea Cockett

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