Book description
The needs of critically ill children are unique and highly specialised.
Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing
is an essential manual of care and an invaluable resource to all those
involved in the care of critically ill children and young people.
Covering all the key aspects of paediatric intensive care, it is a fully
comprehensive textbook which provides an evidence based, and up to date
guide for all nurses who work with critically ill children.
Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing is structured in four
user-friendly sections:
- The first section looks at the general background of paediatric
intensive care
- Section two employs a systems approach, with each chapter focusing
on a specific disease and following the same framework. This
includes treating children with cardiac conditions, acute
neurological dysfunction, muscular skeletal injuries and
gastrointestinal and endocrine care
- Section three looks at the essential care of managing pain relief,
transportation needs and treating wounds
- The final section explores the holistic aspects of nursing -
nutrition and fluid management, infection control issues,
safeguarding children and spirituality and bereavement.
Written by a team of experts in the field, Paediatric Intensive
Care Nursing is indispensable reading for nurses and health care
professionals working with critically ill children.
Michaela Dixon
is Senior Lecturer in Child Health at UWE and Clinical Development
Nurse, Paediatric Intensive Care at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
Doreen Crawford is Senior Lecturer Nursing and Midwifery at De
Montfort University. She is the Chair of the Children and Young
Peoples Acute Care Forum, and has sat on the RCN, National Forum for
Neonatal and Paediatric Intensive Care since 2005, which has led to
work representing them with NPSA, BAPM, RCPCH and NICE.
