Nursing the Highly Dependent Child or Infant is an accessible and clinical guide to caring for the acutely ill child. It provides guidance on the specific nursing skills required to care for children and infants who require a step uplevel of care from those on the general pediatric ward or a step down level of care on discharge from neonatal or pediatric critical care facilities. Chapters follow a general systems approach, covering themes such as respiratory care, renal care and cardiac care as well as specialties such as neuro-trauma andburns. INDICE: 1. Physiological Monitoring. 2. Respiratory. 3. Cardiac. 4. Fluid and Nutrition. 5. Neurology and Neuro-trauma. 6. Hepatology/Endocrine. 7. Renal. 8. Pain and Sedation. 9. Thermal Injuries. 10. Infection Control. 11. Oncology/Haematology. 12. Play, Development and Education. 13. Transport. 14. Discharge to Ward/Home
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-5176-4
- Editorial: Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 360
- Fecha Publicación: 31/10/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés