A nurse's survival guide to children's nursing / Sharon L. Edwards, Imelda Coyne.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Edwards, Sharon, MSC (Author) Coyne, Imelda (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Edinburgh : Elsevier, 2019.
Edition:	Revised and updated edition.
Series:	Nurse's survival guide.
Subjects:	Pediatric nursing. Pediatric nursing > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Pediatric Nursing > methods. Handbook.
Genre:	Handbooks, manuals, etc. Handbook.
Physical Description:	xiv, 577 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Variant Title:	Children's nursing
Format:	Book

Contents:

General principles of children's nursing. Introduction ; Health and safety ; Emergency care of a child ; Life threatening complications/outcomes
Assessment and investigations of a child. Paediatric scoring systems ; Assessment of a child ; Haemodynamic monitoring of a child ; Diagnostic procedures
Children's nursing interventions. General interventions ; Specific interventions ; Caring for a child with a variety of conditions ; Caring for a child in a variety of settings
Common conditions in children and reasons for admission. General conditions in children: a systems approach ; Rare conditions observed in children ; Mental health conditions in children
Psychosocial and ethical care. Professional and practice issues ; Psychosocial issues ; Palliative care of a child
Drug administration. General aspects ; Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics ; Classification of drugs used in children ; Medication management.