Summary:
Clinical skills are essential to the practice of nursing. Learning these skills requires a wealth of both factual knowledge and technical expertise. This comprehensive skills text supplements practical teaching by describing clinical skills in the style of a tutor teaching at the bedside. Each chapter presents the essential skills for practice in a step-by-step format alongside an evidence-based rationale, anticipating common problems and suggesting practical solutions.

The accompanying website provides further reading lists, self assessment questions and PowerPoint presentations for each chapter. Essential reading for all student nurses on the child branch, as well as qualified paediatric nurses. It is also relevant to anyone assessing and planning care for an infant, child or young person on the ward, clinic or in the community. From fundamental care processes to advanced nursing skills Developing Practical Skills for Nursing Children and Young People and its companion website enable the reader to make the transition from learner to hands-on-nurse as smoothly as possible.

• Written and edited by experts in paediatric clinical practice
• Evidence-based rationale provided for each skill
• Each chapter includes problem-solving vignettes and key points boxes to aid learning
• An accompanying website provides further reading, Powerpoint presentations for each chapter and self-assessment questions: www.hodderplus.co.uk/childnursingskills

Table of Contents:
1. Key concepts in undertaking clinical procedures with children and young people
2. Clinical holding of children and young people
2. Safeguarding children and young people across the age continuum
3. Communicating with children and young people in a multicultural healthcare environment
4. Promoting family health in contemporary healthcare
5. Planning and assessing the care of children and young people
6. Using play in healthcare environments
7. Fundamentals of moving and handling children and young people in healthcare settings
8. Assessment and vital signs: A comprehensive review
9. Medicines administration
10. Undertaking emergency life support
11. Personal hygiene
12. Providing optimum nutrition and hydration
13. Promoting children's continence
14. Delivering pre- and post-operative care
15. Elimination: non-invasive renal care
16. Pain assessment and management
17. Administration of blood and blood products
18. Skin Health Care
19.The management of the child with an allergy
20. Non invasive respiratory therapy
21. Tracheostomy care
22. Caring for the child requiring long-term ventilation
23. Invasive monitoring
24. Invasive respiratory therapy
25. Invasive cardiovascular support
26. Caring for children with renal disease
27. Caring for children suffering from burn injuries
28. Transporting and transferring sick children and young people
29. Neonatal care
30. Managing children and young people with mental health problems
31. Developing child oncology skills
32. Orthopaedic skills
33. Care of the child with spinal injury
34. Venesection, cannulation and the care of children requiring IV infusions
35. Caring for children with life-limiting conditions
36. Emotional aspects of end of life care
37. Developing your skills as a mentor
38. Developing Skills to enhance the quality of care to children, young people and their families

About the Author(s):
Alan Glasper, Professor of Children and Young Peoples Nursing, University of Southampton, UK
Marion Aylott , Clinovia, UK

Cathryn Battrick, Matron for Child Health, Southampton General Hosptial, UK

Readership:
Nursing students on the child branch, qualified paediatric nurses and all healthcare professionals who encounter children in their roles.