Children and Young People’s Nursing

Ruth Davies RGN, RSCN, RHV, MA PhD PG CertEd.Senior Lecturer in Children and Young People's Nursing,Swansea University, Swansea, UKAlyson Davies RGN, RSCN, BSc MN PG Cert Ed.Lecturer in Children and Young People's Nursing,Swansea University, Swansea, UK

Children and Young People's Nursing provides a comprehensive overview of the issues facing children's nurses today. It will support you to identify best practice and demonstrates how standards and high quality care can be assured. The book supports the student and nurse with information on fundamental principles of contemporary children's nursing, including:-family-centred care, safeguarding, and the need for a culturally sensitive and rights-based approach to care.-pain management, transitional care and restraint. -the wide range of general and specialist children's care settings, including schools, the community, and mental health. -building your portfolio and advancing in your practice and career.All chapters are written by a team of experts from across the UK, and are underpinned by current policies and the latest research. With key points, reflective points, principles for practice boxes, case studies and illustrations to aid learning, this is an essential text for all children's nursing students, as well as a useful reference for qualified nurses looking to update their practice.

Children and young people's nursing in context: The development of children's nursing. Family-centred care and the evolving role of fathers. The need for a culturally sensitive approach to care. A rights-based approach to care: The right for children and young people to participate in their own health care. Safeguarding children and young people. The use of restraint. Principles of pain management and entitlement to pain relief. Care settings: School nursing. Community children's nursing. Child and adolescent mental health. Caring for children and young people with complex mental health problems. Transitional care for children and young people with life-threatening or life-limiting conditions. Advancing practice and developing a career in children and young people's nursing: Developing a professional portfolio. Advanced practice in children and young people's nursing.