Nursing the Child with Respiratory Problems

Joan Ramsay (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

175 Seiten

1988
Nelson Thornes Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-412-32410-9 (ISBN)

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Each chapter discusses a specific respiratory problem, as well as looking at problems related to a particular age group.

Why are children particularly prone to respiratory problems? What nursing care is relevant for different conditions? Each chapter discusses a specific respiratory problem as well as looking at problems related to a particular age-group. The discussion of problems includes the clinical features, diagnoses and nursing management as well as the complications of specific conditions. The nursing care is presented in the form of problem-solving care-plans. This book is essential reading for paediatric nurses, nurses taking a Sick Children's qualification and those undertaking post-basic paediatric nursing courses.

The development of the respiratory system. The anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system during childhood. The assessment of the child with a respiratory problem. Respiratory therapy for children. Care of the neonate with respiratory distress syndrome. Care of the young infant with bronchiolitis. Care of the infant with whooping cough. Care of the toddler with croup. Care of the pre-school child with asthma. Care of the school-age child with epiglottitis. Care of the older child with pneumonia. Care of the adolescent with cystic fibrosis.

Zusatzinfo	15 Illustrations, black and white; VIII, 175 p. 15 illus.
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pädiatrie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Kinderkrankenpflege
ISBN-10	0-412-32410-5 / 0412324105
ISBN-13	978-0-412-32410-9 / 9780412324109
Zustand	Neuware