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Edwards, Sharon, MSC,

A nurse's survival guide to children's nursing / Children's nursing Sharon L. Edwards, Imelda Coyne. - Revised and updated edition. - Edinburgh ; New York : Elsevier, 2019. - xiv, 577 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm - Nurse's survival guide . - Nurse's survival guide. .

Preceded by A survival guide to children's nursing. 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

General principles of children's nursing. Introduction ; Health and safety ; Emergency care of a child ; Life threatening complications/outcomes -- Assessment and investigations of a child. Paediatric scoring systems ; Assessment of a child ; Haemodynamic monitoring of a child ; Diagnostic procedures -- Children's nursing interventions. General interventions ; Specific interventions ; Caring for a child with a variety of conditions ; Caring for a child in a variety of settings -- Common conditions in children and reasons for admission. General conditions in children: a systems approach ; Rare conditions observed in children ; Mental health conditions in children -- Psychosocial and ethical care. Professional and practice issues ; Psychosocial issues ; Palliative care of a child -- Drug administration. General aspects ; Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics ; Classification of drugs used in children ; Medication management.

ISBN: 9780702079153

LCCN: 2019724956

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB9D3572 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 101758316 DNLM 019494383 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Pediatric nursing.
Pediatric nursing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Pediatric Nursing--methods.
Nursing Assessment.
Nursing Care--methods.
Pediatric nursing.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Handbook.
Handbooks and manuals.

LC Class. No.: RJ245

Dewey Class. No.: 23

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 2019 I-156 WY 49