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Informationen zum Autor Linda Shields is Professor of Paediatric and Child Health Nursing at Curtin University, and the Child and Adolescent Health Service, Western Australia. Prior to that, she was Professor of Nursing at Hull University and Honorary Professor at the University of Queensland, Australia and Northumbria University, UK. Klappentext 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 perioperative contexts, including anaesthetics, surgical procedures (including coverage of fetal surgery, endoscopic procedures and care of children with burns), paediatric transplantation, postoperative recovery, and pre- and post-hospital care. This essential resource benefits from an international perspective, with contributions from experienced and highly-specialised clinicians from around the world. Essential reading for children's and perioperative nurses, and others who work in the perioperative area. Evidence-based, with clear links to nursing practice.Focuses on key skills and knowledge. Emphasises patient-centred care. Edited by an internationally-regarded children's nurse. Zusammenfassung Essential reading for children's and perioperative nurses! and others who work in the perioperative area Evidence-based! with clear links to nursing practice. Focuses on key skills and knowledge. Emphasises patient-centred care. Edited by an internationally-regarded children's nurse. . Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors ix Introduction xi Acknowledgements xiii Abbreviations xiv 1 The history of children's perioperative care - Jeremy Jolley 1 Why history is important 1 What is perioperative nursing? 1 A brief history of perioperative nursing 2 The development of perioperative nursing 5 Key discoveries in perioperative care 6 Early beginnings of surgery for children 7 The growth of paediatric surgery 9 Conclusion: perioperative nursing of children 10 References 11 2 The psychosocial care of children in the perioperative area - Linda Shields 13 Children's perceptions of the operating theatre 13 The effect of hospitalisation on children 14 Models of care 16 The presence of parents 19 Play in the operating theatre suite 20 Emotional, social and spiritual needs of the patient 20 Conclusion 21 References 21 3 Care of the child in the operating room - Linda Shields and Ann Tanner 23 Preparation of children for theatre 23 Admission prior to surgery 24 Observation 25 Weight 25 Surgical history 25 Medical history 25 Medications 27 Body/site preparation 27 Pre-admission clinic 27 Emergency admission 28 Day of surgery admission 29 Reception in the operating suite 30 Registration on entrance to the OR 31 Fasting 31 Other things to check on admission to the OR 32 Safety of children in the operating theatre 33 Specific safety issues for children duri...
