This book is a one-stop shop for the vast majority of children and young people's nursing students.
The editors for the new edition are Jayne Price from Kingston University, Orla McAlinden previously from Queen's University Belfast, and Zoë Veal from UWE Bristol, all with vast experience in nursing children and young people. A high level of research has gone into developing and refining the key features for this edition, such as updated voices and implementing new NMC standards.
This book maps to the content of the majority of pre-registration child nursing programmes, and by adopting a 5 part structure it clearly covers the core parts of training and practice that you will need:
Part 1): Principles of nursing children and young people
Part 2): Wellbeing and development
Part 3): Caring for children and young people with acute health care needs and injury
Part 4): Caring for children and young people with complex and high dependency needs
Part 5): Being a professional children and young people's nurse
PART 1: Principles of nursing children and young people
Chapter 1: Involving children, young people and families in care - Nicola Mitchell, Joanna Smith and Jackie Vasey
Chapter 2: Effective communication with children and young people - Jean Shapcott and Orla McAlinden
Chapter 3: Assessment and management of pain in children and young people - Becky Saul and Alison Twycross
Chapter 4: Medication: management, administration and compliance/concordance - Mary Brady and Linda Moore
Chapter 5: Interprofessional working - Georgina Green
Chapter 6: Organisation and settings for care of children and young people - Jane Hughes, Amanda Kelly, Tracey Jones and Orla McAlinden
Chapter 7: Community care and care in non-hospital settings for children and young people - Gareth Jones, Sarah Jones, Orla McAlinden and Jacqui Scrace
Chapter 8: Law and policy for children and young people's nursing - Marc Cornock
Chapter 9: Safeguarding children and young people - Cameron Cox and Zoe Clark
PART 2: Child and infant wellbeing and development
Chapter 10: Genetics and epigenetics: effects on children and young people - Gill Langmack and Elisabeth O'Brien
Chapter 11: Infant mental wellbeing and health or 'how to grow a healthy adult' - Orla McAlinden
Chapter 12: Factors influencing wellbeing and development in children and young people - Melanie Robbins and Cilla Sanders
Chapter 13: Universal screening and the role of the health visitor - Mandy Brimble and Sarah Reddington-Bowes
PART 3: Caring for children and young people with acute healthcare needs and injury
Chapter 14: Assessment and care of children and young people with acute needs - Rachael Bolland
Chapter 15: Preparing children and young people for hospitalisation - Nicky Varley and Elena Higginson
Chapter 16: Care of children and young people in the peri- and postoperative recovery period - Karen Pattrick
Chapter 17: Care of children and young people with respiratory problems - Zoë Veal, Orla McAclinden and Doreen Crawford
Chapter 18: Care of children and young people with cardiovascular problems - Jo Bailey and Zoë Veal
Chapter 19: Care of children and young people with neurological problems - Stuart Hibbins
Chapter 20: Care of children and young people with urinary and renal problems - Mary Brady and Linda Moore
Chapter 21: Care of children and young people with endocrine problems - Kate Davies
Chapter 22: Care of children and young people with immunological problems - Katie Warburton
Chapter 23: Care of children and young people with musculoskeletal problems - Julia Judd
Chapter 24: Care of children and young people with haematological problems - Lizzy Hoole
Chapter 25: Care of children and young people with a thermal injury - Shirin Pomeroy
Chapter 26: Care of children and young people with fluid and electrolyte imbalance - Zoë Veal and Colin Veal
Chapter 27: Care of children and young people with gastrointestinal problems - Zoë Veal, Rebekah Overend and Doreen Crawford
Chapter 28: Discharge planning and transfer for children and young people - Elizabeth Gillespie and Jayne Price
PART 4: Caring for children and young people with complex and high dependency needs
Chapter 29: Care of highly dependent and critically ill children and young people - Usha Chandran and Fiona Lynch
Chapter 30: Care of the neonate - Elisabeth Podsiadly, Mary Goggin, Kathleen Mangahis and Catharine Grob
Chapter 31: Care of children and young people with a malignant condition - Jayne Price and Suzanne Coulson
Chapter 32: Care of children and young people with life-limiting illness - Antoinette Menezes, Tracie Lewin-Taylor and Jayne Price
Chapter 33: Care of children and young people at the end of life - Jayne Price and Melissa Heywood
Chapter 34: Care of children and young people with learning disabilities - Trish Griffin and Jane Lopez
Chapter 35: Care of children and young people with mental health issues - Laurence Baldwin and Ann Cox
PART 5: On being a professional children's nurse
Chapter 36: Leadership and management in children and young people's nursing - Melanie Hayward
Chapter 37: Lifelong learning and continuing professional development in children and young people's nursing - Claire Anderson
Chapter 38: Decision-making and accountability in children and young people's nursing - Lorraine Highe
