Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Assessing children: Principles -- 1. Initial assessment: subjective -- 2. History taking -- 3. Principles of systematic assessment -- 4.Communication -- 5. Developmental considerations -- 6. Informed consent -- 7. Safeguarding -- 8. Family-centred care -- 9. Record keeping -- 10. Planning care -- pt. 2 Assessment of the child: Objective data -- 11. Airway and breathing -- 12. Circulatory assessment -- 13. Measuring blood pressure -- 14. Assessment of pain -- 15. Moving and handling -- 16. Measuring temperature -- 17. Weight, BMI, height/length and head circumference -- 18. Blood glucose monitoring -- 19. Skin integrity -- 20. Pulse oximetry -- pt. 3 Drug administration -- 21. Principles of drug administration -- 22. Drug calculations -- 23. Administration of medication -- 24. Inhaled drug administration -- 25. Intranasal diamorphine -- 26. Intravenous fluid administration -- pt. 4 Respiratory -- 27. Spirometry -- 28. Peak expiratory flow. Note continued: 29. Arterial blood gas sampling -- 30. Oxygen administration -- 31. Suctioning -- 32. Tracheostomy care -- 33. Non-invasive ventilation -- 34. Underwater seal drain -- pt. 5 Gastrointestinal -- 35. Infant feeding -- 36. Breastfeeding -- 37. Formula feeding -- 38. Insertion of nasogastric and nasojejunal tubes -- 39. Nasogastric tube feeding -- 40. Gastrostomy feeding -- pt. 6 Renal -- 41. Urine collection -- 42. Catheter insertion -- 43. Catheter care -- pt. 7 Neurological -- 44. Neurological assessment in children -- 45. Preparation for lumbar puncture -- pt. 8 Musculoskeletal -- 46. Neurovascular assessment -- 47. Care of a cast -- 48. Skin traction -- pt. 9 Skin -- 49. SteriStrip["! application -- 50. Wet wrapping in atopic eczema -- pt. 10 Cardiac -- 51.12-lead electrocardiography -- 52.3-lead electrocardiography -- pt. 11 Pre- and post-operative care -- 53. Pre-operative care and transfer to theatre -- 54. Post-operative recovery -- pt. 12 Emergency Care. Note continued: 55. Basic life support (BLS) -- 56. Advanced resuscitation of the infant and child -- 57. Transfer of the critically ill child -- pt. 13 Newborn -- 58. Phototherapy -- 59. Care of the umbilicus -- pt. 14 Infection control -- 60. Hand washing -- 61. Aseptic non-touch technique -- pt. 15 Haematology -- 62. Obtaining blood samples -- 63. Transfusion of blood and blood components -- 64. Cannulation -- pt. 15 End-off-life care -- 65. Care of the dying child -- 66. Care after death.
Summary:
A perfect companion for study and revision for pre-registration children's nursing students. Highly visual, each clinical skill is covered in a two-page spread, with superb colour illustrations accompanied by clear informative text.
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