| Description |
1 online resource (360 pages) |
| Contents |
Nursing the Highly Dependent Child or Infant; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION TO PAEDIATRIC HIGH DEPENDENCY CARE Colin M. Way and Doreen Crawford; Chapter 2 PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING Debra Teasdale; Chapter 3 RESPIRATORY Caroline Haines; Chapter 4 CARDIAC Sandra Batcheler and Michaela Dixon; Chapter 5 CARING FOR A HIGHLY DEPENDENT CHILD WITH FLUID, ELECTROLYTE AND NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS Jill Cochrane, Doreen Crawford, Michaela Dixon and Janet Murphy; Chapter 6 THE CHILD WITH ACUTE NEUROLOGICAL DYSFUNCTION Michaela Dixon and Janet Murphy |
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Chapter 7 CARE OF A CHILD WITH A HEPATIC OR METABOLIC DISEASE Graham Gordon, Doreen Crawford, Debra Teasdale and Michaela DixonChapter 8 RENAL Kathryn Summers and Debra Teasdale; Chapter 9 CHILDREN WHO NEED MANAGEMENT OF PAIN AND SEDATION Doreen Crawford and Sarah Roberts; Chapter 10 CARE OF THE CHILD WITH A BURN INJURY Jane Leaver and Clare Thomas; Chapter 11 INFECTION AND INFECTION CONTROL Katie Anderson, Felix Hay and Doreen Crawford; Chapter 12 |
| Summary |
Nursing the Highly Dependent Child or Infant: A Manual of Care provides an accessible and clinical guide to the caring for the acutely ill child. It provides guidance on the specific nursing skills required to care for children and infants who require a 'step up' level of care from those on the general paediatric ward or a 'step down' level of care on discharge from neonatal or paediatric critical care facilities. Chapters follow a general systems approach, covering themes such as respiratory care, renal care and cardiac care as well as covering specialities such as neuro-trauma, burns and tra |
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Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Crawford, Doreen
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Teasdale, Debra
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| ISBN |
9781444309546 |
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1444309544 |
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1282139290 |
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9781282139299 |
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