A Survival Guide to Children's Nursing

1. General principles of children’s nursing

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Emergency care of a child

2. Assessment and investigations of a child

1. Identification of problems and scoring systems
2. Assessment of a child
3. Haemodynamic monitoring of a child
4. Diagnostic procedures

1. Interventions
2. Maintaining nutrition in children
3. Peritoneal dialysis (PD)
4. Plasmapheresis
5. Transplantation
6. Circulatory support
7. Intubation and ventilation of a child
8. Acid-base balance
9. Caring for a child in a variety of settings

4. Common conditions in children and reasons for admission

4.1 General conditions in children: a systems approach

4.2 Other conditions observed in children

4.3 Mental ill health in children

5. Psychosocial and ethical care

1. Professional and practice issues

5.2 Psychosocial issues

1. Palliative care of a child

6. Drug administration

6.1 Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics

6.2 Medicines management

6.3 Classifications of drugs used in children

References

Appendix 1 Normal vital signs

Appendix 2 Units of measurement

Appendix 3 Drug measurement and calculations

Useful websites

Glossary of terms and abbreviations

Index