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.