Book description
Clinical skills are a fundamental aspect of nursing care of children
and young people.
The
Great Ormond Street Hospital Manual of Children's Nursing Practices
is an evidence-based manual of practical skills in children's nursing,
which builds on the extensive expertise developed at Great Ormond Street
Hospital. It encompasses all aspects of children's nursing from the most
basic aspects of everyday practice to advanced practice in high
dependency and intensive care to provide a comprehensive resource for
all qualified nurses, students, and other health-care professionals
involved in caring for children, both in the hospital and the community
setting.
Children's and young people's nursing presents unique
challenges. The Great Ormond Street Hospital Manual utilises the
latest clinical research and expert clinical knowledge to address
these challenges, and provides the underlying theory and evidence
for nursing care of children. The Manual provides a definitive guide
to clinical skills procedures in children's and young people's nursing
which enables nurses working with children and young people to
practice confidently and deliver clinically effective family-centred care.
Key features
- Evidence-based manual of practical skills in the care of children
and young people
- Clear, user-friendly and easy to understand
- Builds on the extensive expertise developed at Great Ormond Street
Hospital
- Contains recommendations for expert care
- Encompasses all aspects of children's care
- Contains procedures guidelines students can rely on and use in
practice when they qualify
- Highlights specific needs of neonates and adolescents
- Placed in the context of inter-disciplinary care of the child
- All procedures include the rationale for each action - 'why' as
well as 'how'
Sue Macqueen is now retired but was a Clinical Nurse Specialist
in Infection Control at Great Ormond Street.
Elizabeth Bruce is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Pain Control
Service at Great Ormond Street.
Faith Gibson is a Clinical Professor of Children and Young
People's Cancer Care at Great Ormond Street
