The Great Ormond Street Hospital Manual of Children's Nursing Practices

Part I:.1. Introduction.Part II:.2. Assessment of Patient.3. Allergy and Anaphylaxis.4. Biopsies.5. Blood Administration.6. Bowel Care.7. Burns and Scalds.8. Child Protection.9. Complimentary Therapies.10. Cytotoxic Drugs.11. Ear Care.12. Eye Care.13. Fluid Balance.14. Hygiene - personal.15.Immunizations.16. Infection Control.17. Infusions and Intravascular Access.18. Investigations.19. Laser Treatment.20. Medicines - Administration of.21. Moving and Handling.22. Neonatal Care.23. Neurological Care.24. Nutrition and Feeding.25. Orthopaedic Care.26. Pain Management.27. Palliative Care.28. Peri-operative Care.29. Play as a Therapeutic Tool.30. Poisoning/Overdose.31. Respiratory Care.32. Resuscitation Practices.33. Sedation.34. Skin Care.35. Urinary Catheter Care.Appendices.....

Sue Macqueen is now retired but was a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Infection Control at Great Ormond Street.Elizabeth Bruce is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Pain Control Service at Great Ormond Street.Faith Gibson is a Clinical Professor of Children and Young People's Cancer Care at Great Ormond Street

"This manual builds on the knowledge, skills and expertise of one of the UK's finest children's hospital and explains comprehensive, evidence-based care clearly ... Additionally its availability as an e-book makes it an excellent pocket-sized reference guide." ( Nursing Children and Young People , 1 October 2012) "Experienced nurses could use the book as a guide for writing their own procedures and clinical guidelines of care ... All children's nurses should have this book as a reference." ( Nursing Standard , 10 October 2012) "It considers all aspects of children's nursing from everyday practice to advanced procedures in high-dependency and intensive-care units with the aim of providing a comprehensive resource for all qualified nurses, students and other healthcare professionals involved in caring for children in hospital and community settings." ( Times Higher Education Supplement , 24 May 2012) "Such a good book! I really like how the book gives you a rationale for why practices are undertaken. It is ideal for a student as it answers all the 'why' questions that they may have about any procedure you can think of...Informative, easy to read, engaging and interesting."( Emma Louise Scragg, 3rd year child nursing student, Salford University ) "A very useful and practical manual on the nursing practices for children...A great manual, thank you!" (Amy Griffin, 3rd year child nursing student, Keele University) "A very interesting and well written book, full of all the right information and more for students and qualified paediatric nurses to read upon to expand their knowledge." (Amy Warburton, 2nd year child nursing student, University of Nottingham)

"This textbook would be most suited for either student paediatric nurses or paediatric nurses working in a ward setting." (Nursing Times, 23 April 2014)"This manual builds on the knowledge, skills and expertise of one of the UK's finest children's hospital and explains comprehensive, evidence-based care clearly . . . Additionally its availability as an e-book makes it an excellent pocket-sized reference guide." (Nursing Children and Young People, 1 October 2012)"Experienced nurses could use the book as a guide for writing their own procedures and clinical guidelines of care . . . All children's nurses should have this book as a reference." (Nursing Standard, 10 October 2012)"It considers all aspects of children's nursing from everyday practice to advanced procedures in high-dependency and intensive-care units with the aim of providing a comprehensive resource for all qualified nurses, students and other healthcare professionals involved in caring for children in hospital and community settings." (Times Higher Education Supplement, 24 May 2012)"Such a good book! I really like how the book gives you a rationale for why practices are undertaken. It is ideal for a student as it answers all the 'why' questions that they may have about any procedure you can think of...Informative, easy to read, engaging and interesting."(Emma Louise Scragg, 3rd year child nursing student, Salford University)"A very useful and practical manual on the nursing practices for children...A great manual, thank you!" (Amy Griffin, 3rd year child nursing student, Keele University)"A very interesting and well written book, full of all the right information and more for students and qualified paediatric nurses to read upon to expand their knowledge." (Amy Warburton, 2nd year child nursing student, University of Nottingham)