Children's nursing placements: a pocket guide

Denieul, Valerie orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-5799-5008 and Robinson, Julia (2019) Children's nursing placements: a pocket guide. Pocket Guides . Lantern Publishing, Banbury, UK. ISBN 9781908625618

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Abstract

A pocket guide for children's nursing students to help them get the most out of their clinical placements. The guide has five sections: before we start, getting there, settling there, being there, and moving on from there.

Contents

Section title
Section author
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Acknowledgements
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Abbreviations
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Top tips from child nursing students
Contributions from nursing students Ella Barker, Siobhán Beline, Josephine Farrell, and Ellie Field
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Preparing for placement
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Uniform
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9
Absence from placement
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12
The NMC Code
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14
Family-centred care
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17
Consent, competence and confidentiality
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19
Guidance on using social media
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22
Induction and first day
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26
Working with your practice supervisor (mentor)
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28
Common documentation
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31
Communicating with your colleagues
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34
Communicating with children, young people and families
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38
Personal safety
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42
Hand hygiene
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Infection control and sharps
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Moving and handling
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Fundamental skills
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Assessment using activities of daily living
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51
Healthy Child Programme
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55
A to E assessment
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59
Observation of vital signs
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62
Paediatric early warning scores (PEWS)
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65
Aseptic non touch technique (ANTT)
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67
Drug administration
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Drug calculations for children
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72
Infant feeding
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76
Nutrition and fluids
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80
Skin assessment
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83
Urinalysis
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87
Faeces
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91
Risk assessment from a paediatric perspective
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Safeguarding children and young people
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94
Play and distraction
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96
Paediatric basic life support and choking
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99
Common medical emergencies
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103
Respiratory distress
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103
Sepsis
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105
Anaphylactic reaction
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106
Escalating concerns
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108
Pain and pain assessment
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109
Common medication groups for children's nursing
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114
Reflection
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FAQs
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Common terminology in children's nursing
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Useful websites
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