Developing Nursing Practice with Children and Young People / Edition 1

by Jane Hughes, Geraldine Lyte

Overview

Developing Nursing Practice with Children and Young People explores the context of children’s nursing in light of recent policy changes, and looks at contemporary issues and emerging roles within the field. Divided into four parts, Part One focuses on the emergence of children’s nursing in healthcare, detailing events and developments that have shaped the role of children’s nurses. Part Two examines many aspects of practice for registered practitioners in nursing, ranging from acute care settings to children’s nurses’ developing roles in primary care, mental health and with children and young people with special health and social needs. Part Three then provides a detailed analysis of advanced practice in children’s nursing. The advanced skills portfolio is presented in depth, augmented by exemplars of a number of advanced practice roles which have already been established. Finally, Part Four builds on the previous three parts by offering several case studies from practice - including accounts from children, young people and families, as well as assistant practitioners and student nurses. The text concludes by focusing on the longer term scope for children’s nurses.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781405156059
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	12/15/2008
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Geraldine Lyte and Jane Hughes are both Lecturers in Child Nursing at the School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Visiting, University of Manchester

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Table of Contents

Part One: Becoming a children’s nurse- an exploration of developing scope and practice.

Chapter 1: The emergence of the 21st century Children’s and Young People’s Nurse.

Chapter Two: The changing educational landscape of children’s and young people’s nursing.

Chapter Three: An international comparison of children’s and young people’s nursing roles.

Part Two: The Registered Practitioner in Nursing- scope of Practice.

Chapter Four: the newly qualified practitioner in acute settings.

Chapter Five: The newly qualified practitioner in primary care.

Chapter Six: The Public Health Practitioner.

Chapter Seven: The Children and Young peoples Mental Health Practitioner.

Chapter Eight: The Practitioner working with Children and Young People with Disabilities.

Chapter Nine: Safeguarding and supporting children & young people and their families.

Part three – Advancing Nursing Roles in Children and young people’s Nursing.

Chapter Ten: The Advanced Practitioner in emergency and acute assessment units.

Chapter Eleven: Advancing Nursing Roles and interdisciplinary working: more examples from practice.

Chapter Twelve: Careers in Research and Education.

Chapter Thirteen: Looking to the Future

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Kyria Ramey, MSN (University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center)
Description: In addition to describing current and developing roles for nurses who work with children and young people in various fields of healthcare, this book also explores historical and contemporary nursing issues.
Purpose: The purpose is to present the scope of practice for nurses who care for children and young people. It also focuses on the history of children's nursing and the developments that have shaped the role of nurses in healthcare. The authors present a useful resource for student nurses and new nurses to help guide them into the area of children's nursing that may be right for them.
Audience: Student nurses and nurses entering the field of children's nursing appear to be the intended audience. The authors bring a wealth of experience to the subject.
Features: The book effectively provides an overview of nursing roles and the increasing demands on the healthcare system that have influenced the evolution of nursing roles. I appreciate the discussions about nursing education and the theory-practice gap. It is important to bring to the forefront concerns about a potential deficit of practical experience in current nursing curricula. Reference is made to nursing roles, policies, and organizations specific to healthcare in the U.K., which makes this book less useful for future nurses who will be working in the U.S.
Assessment: This well-written book provides a comprehensive assessment of nursing roles in children's nursing and other issues impacting these roles in today's healthcare systems.

Doody's Review Service

'This well-written book provides a comprehensive assessment of nursing roles in children's nursing and other issues impacting these roles in today's healthcare systems.' (Doody's, 2009)

From the Publisher

Reviewer: Kyria Ramey, MSN(University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center)
Description: In addition to describing current and developing roles for nurses who work with children and young people in various fields of healthcare, this book also explores historical and contemporary nursing issues.
Purpose: The purpose is to present the scope of practice for nurses who care for children and young people. It also focuses on the history of children's nursing and the developments that have shaped the role of nurses in healthcare. The authors present a useful resource for student nurses and new nurses to help guide them into the area of children's nursing that may be right for them.
Audience: Student nurses and nurses entering the field of children's nursing appear to be the intended audience. The authors bring a wealth of experience to the subject.
Features: The book effectively provides an overview of nursing roles and the increasing demands on the healthcare system that have influenced the evolution of nursing roles. I appreciate the discussions about nursing education and the theory-practice gap. It is important to bring to the forefront concerns about a potential deficit of practical experience in current nursing curricula. Reference is made to nursing roles, policies, and organizations specific to healthcare in the U.K., which makes this book less useful for future nurses who will be working in the U.S.
Assessment: This well-written book provides a comprehensive assessment of nursing roles in children's nursing and other issues impacting these roles in today's healthcare systems.