Perioperative care of the child : a nursing manual / / edited by Linda Shields

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910817298603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009
• ISBN: 1-282-36225-9; 9786612362255; 1-4443-1462-9; 1-4443-1463-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (290 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ShieldsLinda
• Disciplina: 617.98; 618.9200231
• Soggetti: Children - Surgery - Nursing; Operating room nursing
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 The history of children's perioperative care; Why history is important; What is perioperative nursing?; A brief history of perioperative nursing; An overview of the history of surgery; The development of perioperative nursing; Key discoveries in perioperative care; Early beginnings of surgery for children; The growth of paediatric surgery; Conclusion: perioperative nursing of children; References; 2 The psychosocial care of children in the perioperative area; Children's perceptions of the operating theatre; The effect of hospitalisation on childrenModels of care; The presence of parents; Play in the operating theatre suite; Emotional, social and spiritual needs of the patient; Conclusion; References; 3 Care of the child in the operating room; Preparation of children for theatre; Admission prior to surgery; Observation; Weight; Surgical history; Medical history; Medications; Body/site preparation; Pre-admission clinic; Emergency admission; Day of surgery admission; Reception in the operating suite; Registration on entrance to the OR; Fasting; Other things to check on admission to the OR; Safety of children in the operating theatreSpecific safety issues for children during induction; Post anaesthetic/post operative; Standing orders; Conclusion; References; 4 Nursing care and management of children's perioperative pain; Introduction; Preparing and teaching children and parents about pain; Agency, education and training of health care professionals; Assessing children's pain; Core approaches to pain assessment; What tools to consider using with particular groups of children; Non-pharmacological interventions; Overview of pharmacological intervention; Routes of administration; Other local anaesthetic infusionsDischarge home; Conclusion; References; 5 Surgical procedures on children; Introduction; Common surgical procedures performed on children; Acknowledgement; References; 6 Day surgery for children; Day procedure centres; Pre-admission preparation; Admission to the day procedure centre: preparations for surgery; Compartment syndrome; Admission to theatre; Ward stage recovery: post-operative care; Conclusion: support at home; References; 7 Anaesthesia in children; Introduction: What is anaesthesia?; The anaesthetic nurse; Children undergoing anaesthesia; Anaesthetic equipmentAirways; Anaesthesia; Analgesia; Patient preparation; Fasting; Premedication; Loose teeth and nail polish; Hearing aids and glasses; Jewellery; Preparation prior to patient arrival; Patient arrival in theatre; Induction; Rapid sequence induction; Fluids; Monitoring; Documentation; Anaesthetic emergencies; Anaphylaxis; Suxamethonium apnoea; Malignant hyperthermia; Emergence; Regional anaesthesia; References; 8 The paediatric post-anaesthetic care unit; Introduction; In the PPACU; The post-operative environment; Oxygen delivery; Suction; Physiological assessment and management of the paediatric post-anaesthesia patient
• Sommario/riassunto: Edited by well-known and highly-regarded children's nurse Linda Shields, Perioperative Care of the Child is an essential resource for any children's nurse working in a perioperative setting and all student nurses on the child branch. This timely and valuable text provides comprehensive coverage of the essential skills and knowledge required by practitioners in order to deliver safe and effective perioperative nursing care for the child requiring surgery before, during and after any operation. Perioperative Care of the Child explores the role of the nurse in a wide variety of pe