The Surgical Nursing of Children
- 1st Edition - February 19, 2007
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Authors: Margaret A. Chambers, Sue Jones
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 3 2 7 8 - 3
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This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. This excellent, comprehensive text provides an evidence-based approach to nursing care in the field of pediatric surgery. It offers practical guidance for current practice, covering the nursing principles of general surgery and more specialized areas of practice, as well as day care patients. The systematic format ensures easy access to information.
* A comprehensive textbook for nurses working in the field of paediatric surgery that offers a practical guide to current practice
* Covers the nursing principles of general surgery plus more specialised areas of practice, as well as including the nursing of day care patients
* A systematic format ensures easy access to information
* Covers the nursing principles of general surgery plus more specialised areas of practice, as well as including the nursing of day care patients
* A systematic format ensures easy access to information
Nurses working in the field of paediatric surgery, paediatric intensive care units, neonatal intensive care units, surgical day care, community nurses, all tertiary referral centres.
The context of care in surgical nursing. Quality in children’s surgical services. Ethics and consent. Wound care. Peri-operative care. Pain Management. Nutrition. Day care surgery. Neonatal Surgery. Neurosurgery. The cardiovascular system. Ear, nose and throat. The gastrointestinal system. The renal system. Orthopaedic surgery. Burns and plastics. Care of the child undergoing ophthalmic surgery.
- Edition: 1
- Published: February 19, 2007
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Language: English
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Margaret A. Chambers
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Lecturer, University of Plymouth, UKSJ
Sue Jones
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Director of Nursing, United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust, Bristol, UK