The Other Side of Paediatrics [electronic resource] : A Guide to the Everyday Care of Sick Children

Patients are people. They have feelings, families and fears. Whatever the cause for their seeking help, the caring professional will find that he or she will be concerned with these other issues. All illness carries with it anxiety and each person has very individual and important feelings about it; feelings which can easily be forgotten or neglected when nurses become preoccupied with the details of treatments, procedures and ward routines. The New Approaches to Care series aims to explore this 'other side' of care in a practical and realistic way, emphasising the importance of meeting all the patients' needs, whilst recognising the constraints and problems which so often make the 'other side' the forgotton side of patient care. The books in this series examine the implications that treatments, procedures, investigations and routines can have for patients and their families. They also aim to help nurses gain some insight into the problems, feelings and anxieties which people can experience when they are being looked after in hospital or the community. The series will thus offer a tangible starting point for all nurses and other professionals, both in training and in practice, to give their patients the most complete and understanding care possible. For details of current and forthcoming titles, please see over. Front Matter....Pages i-xx Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Why a New Approach to Caring for Sick Children is Necessary....Pages 3-16 Family-Centred Care....Pages 17-31 Families with Particular Needs....Pages 32-47 Front Matter....Pages 49-49 What is Still Important While You’re Sick?....Pages 51-70 Play....Pages 71-86 Communicating with Children....Pages 87-107 Creating the Right Environment....Pages 108-123 Front Matter....Pages 125-125 Management of a Children’s Unit....Pages 127-138 Integration of the Ward Team....Pages 139-148 The Student in the Paediatric Ward....Pages 149-159 The Way Forward....Pages 160-160 Back Matter....Pages 161-164