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Children's High Dependency Nursing

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Children may require high dependency care for a variety of reasons, and this care is delivered ideally in a designated high dependency unit but sometimes on the general paediatric ward or even an adult ward as a temporary measure.  Children’s High Dependency Nursing is an invaluable resource for nurses delivering high dependency care to children, providing them with the knowledge required to deliver effective and high quality high dependency care Children’s High Dependency Nursing explores all the key areas required for efficient nursing care, including what high dependency care is and how and where it should be delivered, clinical examination skills and the various clinical or body systems requiring support., caring for families when a child dies, and mental health and intellectual impairment.  With practical features throughout such as learning outcomes, case studies and activities, this is an indispensable guide for post-registration children’s nurses who provide high dependency care, and children’s nurses starting their career in intensive care

Author Biography:

Andrea Cockett, RGN, RSCN, ENB 160 998, BSc (Hons) Child Health, PGCEA; Independent Paediatric Nurse Consultant. Andrea has spent the majority of her career working with children with cardiac disease or in intensive care environments. For nine years she was a Lecturer in Child Health at King’s College London, holding the post of joint Head of Department until 2007. Helen Day, RGN, RSCN, ENB 415, DipN, BSc (Hons) Child Health, MSc Nursing (Paediatric Advanced Nurse Practitioner); Head of Care, InVent Health Ltd. Helen’s career has been varied and she has worked in primary and secondary care settings for the NHS, independent and third sector. After working mainly in a management and educational capacity in paediatric critical care, she is now a Consultant Nurse for InVent Health Ltd, specializing in adults and children with complex needs. Her achievements include the development of one of the first paediatric critical care outreach services and writing and presenting widely on the nature of nursing and advancing nursing practice in critical care.
Release date Australia
December 11th, 2009
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributors
  • Edited by Andrea Cockett
  • Edited by Helen Day
Pages
312
Dimensions
154x232x17
ISBN-13
9780470517161
Product ID
3927909

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