Pediatric nursing procedures / Vicky R. Bowden, Cindy Smith Greenberg.

Previous ed.: Philadelphia, Pa.: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

UNIT 1: CARING FOR CHILDREN: SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS IN HEALTHCARE:- 1. Principles of family centered care--2. Growth and development milestones--3. Teaching children and their families--4. Promoting coping during hospitalization--5. Principles of fluid and nutritional management--6. Principles of pharmacologic management--7. Principles of pain management--UNIT II: PEDIATRIC GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES:- 8. Abdominal girth-- 9. Admission of the child--10. Admission of the child to the intensive care unit--11. Advance directives--12. Aerosol treatments--13. Apnea monitors--14. Bathing the infant--15. Bed and crib choices--16. Blood drawing from peripheral sites: Heel stick and finger stick--17. Blood drawing from periperal sites: Venipuncture--18. Blood gas sampling and monitoring-- 19. Blood glucose monitoring--20. Blood product administration--21. Bone marrow aspiration-- 22. Breast milk: Handling and storage of expressed human milk-- 23. Cardiopulmonary monitoring--24. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation--25. Cast care-- 26.Chemotherapy: administration and safe handling--27. Chemotherapy: Management of extravasation-- 28. Chest physiotherapy-- 29. Chest tubes--30. Child abuse reporting and documentation--31. Circumcision care--32. Cooling measures, use of--33. Development care of neonate--34. Diapering--35. Disaster preparedness and response-- 36. Ear irrigation--37. Enemas--38. Enteral tubes: placement and management: Gastrostomy, PEG, skin-level devices, and jejunostomy--39. Enteral tubes: Naso/Orogastric placement and management and nasojejunal management-- 40. Exchange transfusions--41. Fall prevention--42. Feeding, enteral--43. Feeding, infant: Breast-feeding and formula-feeding--44. Growth parameter assessment--45. Hearing screening--46. Hemodynamic monitoring: Central venous pressure--47. Hemodynamic monitoring: insertion and setup for central venous pressure and intraarterial blood pressure monitoring--48.Hemodynamic monitoring: intraarterial pressure--49. Heparing lock/flush--50. Immunizations--51. Incentive spirometry--52. Infection control and standard precautions--53. Informed consent--Intracranial pressure monitoring, Assisting in placement and care of--55. Intravascular therapy: Peripheral catheters--56. Intravascular therapy: Peripherally inserted central catheters--57. Intravascular therapy: totally implantable devices--58. Intravascular therapy: tunneled catheters--59. Intubation--60. Latex precautions--61. Lumbar puncture--62. Medication administration: endotracheal--63. Medication Aadministration: Enteral--64. Medication administration: intramuscular--65. Medication administration: Intraosseous--66. Medication Administration: Intravenous--67. Medication Administration: Intravenous cardiovascular--68. Medication administration: Nasal--69. Medication administration: Ophthalmic--70. Medication Administration: Oral--71. Medication administration: Otic--72. Medication administration: Otic--73. Medication administration: Subcutaneous--74. Medication administration: Sublingual and buccal--75. Medication administration: Topical--76. Nasotracheal suctioning--77. Neurologic assessment--78. Newborn care: immediate needs of the stable newborn--79. Newborn care: maintaining a thermal neutral environment--80. Newborn care: newborn screening--81.Oral care--82. Ostomy care--83. Oxygen administration--84.Parenteral nutrition and intravenous fat emulsion infusion--85. Patient identification--86. Peak flowmeters and spacers, use and care of--87. Pediculosis and scabies management--88. Pet therapy--89. pH study--90. Phototherapy-- 91. Pneumogram: Two-ro-Four channel--92. Poison management--93. Postanesthesia care--94. Postmortem care--95. Postural screening--96. Potassium infusion: administration of--97. Preoperative care--98. Procedures: general guidelines--99. Prostheses and Orthoses--100. Pulse oximetry--101. Range-of-motion exercises--102. Restraint and seclusion--103. Safety measures--104. Saline lock/flush--105. Sedation--106. Seizure precautions--107. Skeletal pin site c are--108. Stool collection and analysis--109. Suture/staple removal--110. Toys: distribution, cleaning, and storage--111. Treacheostomy: stoma care and management--112. Treacheostomy: Suctioning--113. Treacheostomy: Tube change--114. Traction care--115. Transition management: Discharging and transferring the child--116.Urinary catheterization: insertion and removal of indwelling catheter--117. Urinary catheterization: Management of indwelling catheter--118. Urinary Catheterization: Self-intermittent catheterization--119. Urine collection: 24-hour specimen--120. Urine collection: clean catch (Midstream)--121. Urine collection: Indwelling catheter--122. Urine collection: routine voided urine specimen--123. Urine collection: straight catheter--124. Urine collection: Suprapubic aspiration--125. Ventilators: High frequency--126. Ventilators: Mechanical--127. Ventriculostomy drain, assisting in placement and care of--128. Vision screening--129. Visitor identification and management--130. Vital signs: blood pressure--131. Vital signs: heart rate--132. Vital signs: pain assessment--133. Vital signs: respiratory rate--134. Vital signs: Temperature--135. Warming devices, use of--136. Wound Care.

This paediatric procedures book provides the student and professional nurse with a quick reference to essential nursing procedures and standards for practice.