Nursing the Highly Dependent Child or Infant
A Manual of Care
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Nursing the Highly Dependent Child or Infant: A Manual of Care provides an accessible and clinical guide to the caring for the acutely ill child. It provides guidance on the specific nursing skills required to care for children and infants who require a ′step up′ level of care from those on the general paediatric ward or a ′step down′ level of care on discharge from neonatal or paediatric critical care facilities.
Chapters follow a general systems approach, covering themes such as respiratory care, renal care and cardiac care as well as covering specialities such as neuro–trauma, burns and transportation of the acutely ill infant or child. Other areas explored include pain and sedation, monitoring and meeting the nutritional needs of the highly dependent child or infant.
Each chapter provides an overview of the anatomy & physiology, guidance on assessment and monitoring, and outlines effective nursing care and management guidance. Case studies are provided throughout as well as information on common drug infusions, feeding guidelines and APLS/NALS algorithms.
Specificaties
Inhoudsopgave
<p>1 Introduction to paediatric high dependency care (Colin M. Way and Doreen Crawford).</p>
<p>2 Physiological monitoring (Debra Teasdale).</p>
<p>3 Respiratory (Caroline Haines).</p>
<p>4 Cardiac (Sandra Batcheler and Michaela Dixon).</p>
<p>5 Caring for a highly dependent child with fluid, electrolyte and nutritional requirements (Jill Cochrane, Doreen Crawford, Michaela Dixon and Janet Murphy).</p>
<p>6 The child with acute neurological dysfunction (Michaela Dixon and Janet Murphy).</p>
<p>7 Care of a child with a hepatic or metabolic disease (Graham Gordon, Doreen Crawford, Debra Teasdale and Michaela Dixon).</p>
<p>8 Renal (Kathryn Summers and Debra Teasdale).</p>
<p>9 Children who need management of pain and sedation (Doreen Crawford and Sarah Roberts).</p>
<p>10 Care of the child with a burn injury (Jane Leaver and Clare Thomas).</p>
<p>11 Infection and infection control (Katie Anderson, Felix Hay and Doreen Crawford).</p>
<p>12 Care of the child with haematological and oncological conditions (Karen Selwood, Michelle Wright and Doreen Crawford).</p>
<p>13 Play for the infant and child in the high dependency unit (Tina Clegg).</p>
<p>14 Transportation of the acutely ill child (Michaela Dixon, Marian Perrott and Gill West).</p>
<p>15 Ongoing care and management (Janet Murphy, Doreen Crawford and Michaela Dixon).</p>
<p>Appendix 1.</p>
<p>Appendix 2.</p>
<p>Appendix 3.</p>
<p>References, further reading and resources.</p>
<p>Useful websites.</p>
<p>Index.</p>
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