Bookedited by Mandy Brimble, Peter McNee.
Summary: "Currently there are limited books available which analyse the context, theory and practice of nursing children and young people with long term conditions. This second edition provides a comprehensive and fully updated resource for nursing students and post-registration children's nurses on assessing health needs and delivering care and services holistically within and across a variety of care settings in order to meet the changing needs of children and young people with long term conditions and their families. Although each chapter can be read independently, the book is designed to provide a comprehensive insight into the changing healthcare needs of children and young people with long term conditions and the implications for delivering nursing care and services to children and young people of several age groups, cultural backgrounds, with differing conditions and in a variety of care settings. In each of the chapters, individualised case studies and reader activities are used to apply theoretical principles and current evidence to nursing practice. In addition, readers are able to gain a greater understanding of the clinical conditions featured in the case studies, both in relation to development issues and associated care needs"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The definition and aetiology of chronic illness / Siân Bill and Dwynwen Barklam
Context of care and service delivery / Peter McNee
Impact upon the child and parents / Dawn Daniel and Mandy Brimble
Impact on siblings / Amie Hodges, Daniel Kelly, and Julia Tod
A holistic approach to meeting physical, social, and psychological needs / Amie Hodges and Julia Tod
Empowering children, young people, and their families / Mandy Brimble
Ethical issues / Peter McNee
Continuing care needs / Melda Price and Sian Thomas
Acute emergencies / Peter McNee, Martina Nathan, and Jane Davies
Adolescence / Siân Bill and Taryn Eccleston
Transitional care / Siân Bill and Amie Hodges.