Description
Book SynopsisChildren 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 hig
Table of 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
