Developing Practical Skills for Nursing Children and Young People

Clinical skills are essential to the practice of nursing. Learning these skills requires a wealth of both factual knowledge and technical expertise. This comprehensive skills text supplements practical teaching by describing clinical skills in the style of a tutor teaching at the bedside. Each chapter presents the essential skills for practice in a step-by-step format alongside an evidence-based rationale , anticipating common problems and suggesting practical solutions. The accompanying website provides reading lists, self-assessment questions, and PowerPoint presentations for each chapter. This book is essential reading for all students nurses on the child branch, as well as qualified pediatric nurses. It is also relevant to anyone assessing and planning care for an infant, child, or young person on the ward, clinic, or in the community. This book and its website enable the reader who may be learning care processes or mastering advanced skills to make the transition from learner to hands-on-nurse as smoothy as possible.

Alan Glasper is Professor of Children's and Young People's Nursing, School of Nursing Midwifery, University of Southampton Marion Aylott is a Senior Lecturer in Child Health Nursing, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol Cath Battrick is Matron, Paediatrics, Southampton Children's Hospital