Preface

1

General Principles of Children’s nursing

1.1

Introduction

1.2

Emergency care of a child

2

Assessment and investigations of a child

2.1

Identification of problems and scoring systems

2.2

Assessment of a child -scoring systems

2.3

Haemodynamic monitoring of a child

2.4

Diagnostic procedures

3

children’s nursing interventions

3.1

Interventions

3.2

Maintaining nutrition in children

3.3

Peritoneal dialysis (PD)

3.4

Plasmapheresis

3.5

Transplantation

3.6

Circulatory support

3.7

Intubation and venrilation of a child

3.8

Acid-base balance

3.9

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

5.1

Professional and practice issues

5.2

Psychosocial issues

5.3

Palliative care of a child

6

Drug administration

6.1

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics

6.2

Medicines management

6.3

Classification of drugs used in children

Reference

Appendix 1

Normal viral signs

Appendix 2

Units of measurement

Appendix 3

Drug measurement and calculations

Useful websites

Glossary of terms and abbreviations

Index