Paediatrics by Katie Barnes
Paediatrics: A Clinical Guide for Nurse Practitioners is a concise, pragmatic and clinically focused text that outlines important components to be considered when assessing and managing health problems among infants, children and adolescents. It provides nurse practitioners with information that has immediate relevance to their practice in paediatrics, and brings together the expertise of advanced paediatric nurse practitioners, paediatric specialist nurses, and other paediatric professionals. Part One (Clinical Issues in Paediatrics) contains practical information pertaining to a variety of subjects that are intrinsic to paediatric advanced nursing practice. Part Two (Common Paediatric Problems) outlines the clinical assessment, diagnosis and management of ambulatory conditions that are often encountered, assessed and/or managed by nurse practitioners. This will be a 'bible' for competent practise.Quick reference format that is easy to read and ideally suited as a paediatric guideline text in busy clinical areas 'Paediatric Pearls' that highlight important information and key tips for each topic An overview of the important paediatric issues for the generically trained nurse practitioner A special section on care of the adolescent The clinical expertise of over 50 contributors addressing ambulatory paediatric complaints
""There is a wealth of useful information in this book, it promotes a child-focused approach and it is written for nurses by nurses"" Margaret Simmons, Community Practitioner, January 2004
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| ISBN 13 | 9780750649575 |
| ISBN 10 | 0750649577 |
| Title | Paediatrics |
| Author | Katie Barnes |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Elsevier Health Sciences |
| Year published | 2003-08-18 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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