Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing

Michaela Dixon is Senior Lecturer in Child Health at UWE and Clinical Development Nurse, Paediatric Intensive Care at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
 
Doreen Crawford is Senior Lecturer Nursing and Midwifery at De Montfort University. She is the Chair of the Children and Young Peoples Acute Care Forum, and has sat on the RCN, National Forum for Neonatal and Paediatric Intensive Care since 2005, which has led to work representing them with NPSA, BAPM, RCPCH and NICE.

The needs of critically ill children are unique and highly specialized. Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing is an essential manual of care and an invaluable resource to all those involved in the care of critically ill children and young people. Covering all the key aspects of pediatric intensive care, it is a fully comprehensive textbook which provides an evidence-based and up-to-date guide for all nurses who work with critically ill children.
 
Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing is divided into four user-friendly sections:
* The first section looks at the general background of paediatric intensive care
* Section two employs a systems approach, with each chapter focusing on a specific disease and following the same framework. This includes treating children with cardiac conditions, acute neurological dysfunction, musculoskeletal injuries and gastrointestinal and endocrine conditions
* Section three looks at the essential care of managing pain relief, transportation needs and treating wounds
* The final section explores the holistic aspects of nursing - nutrition and fluid management, infection control issues, safeguarding children and spirituality and bereavement
 
Written by a team of experts in the field, Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing is indispensable reading for nurses and health care professionals working with critically ill children.

The needs of critically ill children are unique and highly specialized. Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing is an essential manual of care and an invaluable resource to all those involved in the care of critically ill children and young people.

List of Contributors xi
 
Acknowledgements xiii
 
Section 1: Introduction to Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing 1
 
1 Introduction to Children's Intensive Care 3
Dave Clarke
 
2 Assessment and Management of the Critically Ill Child/Resuscitation 11
Mark Fores and Doreen Crawford
 
3 Physiological Monitoring of Infants and Children in the Intensive Care Unit 22
Michaela Dixon and Debra Teasdale
 
Section 2: Systems Approach 33
 
4 Care of an Infant or Child with a Respiratory Illness and/or the Need for Respiratory Support 35
Michaela Dixon
 
5 Care of an Infant or Child with a Cardiac Condition or Disease 102
Sandra Batcheler and Michaela Dixon
 
6 Care of the Infant or Child in Renal Failure 169
Ben Harvey and Doreen Crawford
 
7 Care of the Infant or Child with Acute Neurological Dysfunction 188
Michaela Dixon
 
8 Care of an Infant or Child with Gastrointestinal or Endocrine Dysfunction 215
Doreen Crawford and Michaela Dixon
 
9 Care of a Child with Musculoskeletal Injury 250
Mark Fores and Doreen Crawford
 
10 Care of the Infant or Child with Thermal Injury 273
Jane Leaver and Clare Thomas
 
11 Care of the Child with Cancer 284
Karen Selwood, Caroline Langford and Michelle Wright
 
Section 3: Essential Care 301
 
12 Nutrition and Fluid Management 303
Doreen Crawford
 
13 Management of Pain and Sedation in Intensive Care 318
Doreen Crawford and Michaela Dixon
 
14 Managing Skin Integrity, Wound Healing and Care 338
Doreen Crawford
 
15 Transportation of the Critically Ill Infant or Child 349
Alison Oliver and Michaela Dixon
 
Section 4: Holistic Care 359
 
16 Care of the Family 361
Doreen Crawford and Peter McNee
 
17 Spiritual Care and Bereavement in Paediatric Intensive Care 370
Peter McNee
 
18 Safeguarding Children in the Intensive Care Unit 381
Gillian Earl
 
Conclusion 392
 
References 392
 
Further reading 393
 
Resources 393
 
Index 395