Foreword xiii
Editorial panel xiv
List of contributors xv
Introduction xx
1 Assessment 1
Sue Chapman, Eileen Brennan, and Lindy May
2 Allergy and anaphylaxis 29
Roisin Fitzsimons
3 Biopsies 43
Zoe Wilks, Eileen Brennan, Nikki Bennett-Rees, Alex M. Barnacle, Kishore Minhas, and Anne-Marie Kao
4 Administration of blood components and products 61
Kate Khair, Lisa Baldry, and Rachel Moss
5 Bowel care 73
Helen Johnson and June Rogers
6 Burns and scalds 87
Brian McGowan and Sally Robertson
7 Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) 99
Jenni Hallman
8 Administration of systemic anti]cancer treatment (SACT) 113
Emily Baker, Nicky Farrell, Bhumik Patel, Cindy Sparkes, and Julie Bayliss
9 Early recognition and management of the seriously ill child 123
Denise Welsby and Liesje Andre
10 Fluid balance 133
Eileen Brennan, John Courtney, and Josephine Jim
11 Personal hygiene and pressure ulcer prevention 157
Sarah Kipps, Rachel Allaway, and Sarah Carmichael
12 Immunisation 201
Helen Bedford
13 Infection prevention and control 217
Barbara Brekle
14 Intravenous and intra]arterial access and infusions 249
Anne Ho, Hannah Barron, and Lorna O'Rourke
15 Investigations 313
Barbara Brekle, Annabel Linger, Di Robertshaw, and Melanie Hiorns
16 Learning (intellectual) disabilities 357
Jim Blair
17 Administration of medicines 367
Jacqueline Robinson-Rouse, Mandy Matthews, Emily Baker, and Bhumik Patel
18 Mental health 405
Sharon Philips and Caroline Grindrod
19 Moving and handling 415
Kathleen Owen and Janet Brooks
20 Neonatal care 427
Heather Parsons, Marie-Anne Kelly, Monika Sedlbauer, and Jane Burgering
21 Neurological care 453
Nicola Barnes, Sophie Boella, Lindy May, Ainsley Moven, and Jody O'Connor
22 Nutrition and feeding 481
Vanessa Shaw and Sarah Kipps
23 Orthopaedic care 519
Nathan Askew, Edel Broomfield, Penny Howard, Carole Irwin, Deborah Jackson, and Nicola Wilson
24 Pain management 541
Elizabeth Anne Bruce
25 Palliative care 577
June Hemsley
26 Perioperative care 595
Ciara McMullin, Anthony Baker, Claire Cook, Yvonne Hambley, and Melissa Silva
27 Play as therapeutic tool 621
Jennifer Dyer, Janet Holmes, Denise Cochrane, and Nigel Mills
28 Poisoning and overdose 635
Robert Cole
29 Respiratory care 645
Elizabeth Leonard, Charlotte Donovan, Emma Shkurka, Joanne Cooke, Heather Hatter, Maura O'Callaghan, Vicky Robinson, Catherine Spreckley, Ana Marote, Harriet Clark, and Jade Rand
30 Resuscitation 683
Denise Welsby
31 Safeguarding children and young people 713
Janice Baker and Danya Glaser
32 Tracheostomy care and management 729
Joanne Cooke
33 Urinary catheter care 753
Donna Wyan
34 Drug withdrawal: prevention and management 769
Rebecca Saul
35 When a child or young person dies 779
Rachel Cooke
Index 795