Description
Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbook of Clinical Skills for Children's and Young People's Nursing provides a concise, current, and evidence-based practical guide to all clinical skills relating to the care of children and young people.
Trade ReviewThis book would be of benefit to all nursing students and nursing staff working with children and young people whether based on general paediatric or specialist paediatric wards or general to intensive care settings. * Nursing Times.net, March 2013 *
Table of Contents1. The principles of patient assessment ; 2. The principles applying to clinical skills and procedures ; 3. Communication ; 4. Assessing the child and young person ; 5. Personal hygiene and comfort ; 6. Play ; 7. Infection control ; 8. Drug administration ; 9. Intravenous care ; 10. Care of the perioperative patient ; 11. Emergency and high dependency ; 12. Respiratory system ; 13. Cardiovascular system ; 14. Neurological system ; 15. Gastrointestinal system ; 16. Genitourinary system ; 17. Musculoskeletal system ; 18. Wound care ; 19. Ear, nose, and throat system ; 20. Ophthalmology ; 21. Dermatology ; 22. Endocrinology ; 23. Haematology and immune system
