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Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing

  • 1st Edition - December 17, 1999
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Carol Williams, Julie Asquith
  • Language: English

A comprehensive textbook on caring for the infant and child in intensive care. The text includes specific illness / disorders with related A & P, medical management and nur… Read more

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Description

A comprehensive textbook on caring for the infant and child in intensive care. The text includes specific illness / disorders with related A & P, medical management and nursing care and a complete guide to the problems and solutions of working in the PICU.

Readership

Postgraduate students in paediatric, neonatal and general intensive care courses, intensive care nursing

Table of contents

Assessment of the Critically Ill Child · Monitoring Physiological Signs · Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation · Transportation of the Critically Ill Child · Respiratory Function · Respiratory Disorders · Cardiovascular Functions · Cardiovascular Disorders · Neurological Dysfunction · Renal Dysfunction · Infectious Disorders · Child with Mulitple Injuries · Child with Thermal Injuries · Gastrointestinal Tract Dysfunction · Haematological and Oncological Emergencies · Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders · Family Support in PICU · Care of the Dying Child · Pain Assessment and Management · Care of the Long-Term Ventilated Child · Legal and Ethical Issues in PICU · Nutritional Needs of the Critically Ill Child · Pharmacological Support in the PICU · Quality Assurance and Audit in the PICU

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: February 10, 2000
  • Language: English

About the authors

CW

Carol Williams

Affiliations and expertise
Special Clinical Nurse, Guy's and Thomas's NHS Trust, UK

JA

Julie Asquith

Affiliations and expertise
Senior Nurse, Guy's and Thomas's NHS Trust, UK