Children and Young People's Nursing Skills at a Glance

Pediatrics by Elizabeth Gormley-Fleming (Editor), Deborah Martin (Editor)

Children and Young People’s Nursing Skills at a Glance is the 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.

Providing up to date, evidence-based information on a wide range of clinical skills that are required by today’s children’s nurses, this comprehensive and accessible text makes it easy for the reader to grasp the fundamentals in order to meet the care needs of the child and family, both in the hospital and community setting. Structured around the key systems of the body, the book is divided into sixteen sections, and covers all the essential clinical skills, including:

Principles of assessment
Communication
Record keeping
Drug calculations and administration
Safeguarding
Care planning
Respiratory and cardiac care
Gastrointestinal care
ECG reading and interpretation
Neurological assessment
Musculoskeletal care.

Aimed at both student nurses and those newly qualified, Children and Young People’s Nursing Skills at a Glance provides need to know, rapid information to ensure safe and effective clinical practice

About the Author
Elizabeth Gormley-Fleming is Head of Department for Nursing (Children’s, Learning Disability and Mental Health) and Social Work, School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK.

Deborah Martin is Senior Lecturer Children’s Nursing, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK



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