Children's Nursing Placements: A Pocket Guide - Couverture souple

Denieul, Valerie; Robinson, Julia

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1908625619 ISBN 13 : 9781908625618

Editeur : Lantern Publishing Ltd, 2019

Synopsis

Children's nursing placements can be daunting – you ll be working in a variety of settings and caring for a range of children and their families when they are at their most vulnerable. You will have new colleagues to work with, and newly learned nursing theory to put into practice. This pocket guide is designed to make your placements much more enjoyable and less stressful.
From absence policy to paediatric early warning scores, via faeces, it's full of practical detail, hints and tips.

• Written by experienced lecturers with top tips provided by current nursing students – this guidance is really produced with you in mind.
• Pocket-sized format – carry it with you at all times.
• Space to make your own notes – be it uniform policy, new terminology, or just the names of your new colleagues!

Reduce your stress and make the most of your placement by having this book to hand from the start.

Contents

Before we start
Top tips from Children's Nursing students
Getting there
Preparing for placement; Uniform; Absence from placement; The NMC Code; Family-centred care; Consent, competence and confidentiality
Settling there
Induction and first day; Working with your practice supervisor (mentor); Common documentation; Communicating with your colleagues; Communicating with children, young people and families
Being there
Personal safety; Fundamental skills; Paediatric Basic Life Support and choking; Common medical emergencies; Pain and pain assessment; Common medication groups for children's nursing
Moving on from there
Reflection; FAQs; Common terminology in children's nursing; Useful websites

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Valerie is a Registered Children's Nurse and Registered Nurse Teacher, with a clinical background in children's high dependency nursing and children's clinical trials. Valerie joined the University of Central Lancashire in 2016 as a lecturer in the School of Nursing, gaining a Post Graduate Certificate with Distinction in Health and Social Care Education in 2019. Valerie is currently working as a Student Coach, helping students to get the most out of their time at the university. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Julia Robinson is a Registered Adult Nurse, a Registered Children’s Nurse and a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse. She holds a Bachelor of Nursing degree (BN Hons) and is a non-medical prescriber. Julia has a clinical background in children’s surgical nursing and health visiting. She has also worked with the United Nations (UNHCR) as a volunteer nurse caring for Myanmar refugees in Malaysia.

Julia joined the University of Central Lancashire in 2016 as a lecturer in children’s nursing and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lantern Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1908625619
• ISBN 13: 9781908625618
• Reliure: Couverture à spirales
• Nombre de pages: 138
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Buchpark GmbH; gpsr@buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne