Caring for Children and Families

Caring for Children and Families has been written as a resource for those who provide health care for children and their families. The overarching aims are to help the reader to understand the fundamental aspects of care in order to facilitate safe and effective practice; to stimulate thought, and to generate discussion – this will encourage the development of paediatric caring skills underpinned with a sound knowledge base. This is a foundation text that will enable personal growth in relation to child health care.
The material is organised in such a way that it reflects contemporary practice in a user–friendly manner; in addition, information is related to clinical practice issues that may be experienced when working with children and their families. Each chapter has “activities” which have been integrated to help, encourage and motivate. Some of the activities presented will provide the reader with possible responses to the questions set, others do not, they are there to support learning, and to persuade the reader to delve deeper, and extend further understanding of the topic.
Contributors to the book are experts from a range of backgrounds – both in practice and academia. The contributors are committed to, and firmly believe, that the child comes first and foremost; they believe that each child is a unique person with individual needs and aspirations – this stance is clearly reflected in each chapter of the book.
The text should be seen as a handbook or a manual that has a sound evidence base, and one that will challenge and encourage the reader to develop a questioning approach to care provision, it emphasises the integration of theory and practice.

Spis treści:
About the Editors.
About the Contributors.
Acknowledgements.
1. Introduction (Ian Peate and Lisa Whiting).
2. Children and their Families (Lisa Whiting).
3. Communicating with Children and Families ( Peter Vickers).
4. Working as a Member of the Child Health Team (Lisa Whiting and Ian Peate).
5. Health Promotion: A Child–centred Approach (Sue Miller).
6. Biological Aspects of Child Health Care (Pat Harwood).
7. Assessment and Monitoring of Children (Liz Gormley–Fleming).
8. The Importance of Play (Mary Donnelly and Julie Robinson)
9. Maintaining Safety (Cathy Cairns and Liz Gormley–Fleming).
10. Accident Prevention (Mary Donnelly and Billie Kell).
11. Safeguarding Children (Dee Harris and Helen Russell–Johnson).
12. Legal Concerns (Helen Russell–Johnson and Dee Harris).
13. Future Aspirations (Lyn Karstadt).
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
Ian Peate, Associate Head of School, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Hertfordshire
Lisa Whiting, Senior Lecturer, Childrens Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Hertfordshire
The editors are experienced educationalists with many years of practical and academic nursing experience.

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Caring for Children and Families has been written as a resource for those who provide health care for children and their families. The overarching aims are to help the reader to understand the fundamental aspects of care in order to facilitate safe and effective practice; to stimulate thought, and to generate discussion – this will encourage the development of paediatric caring skills underpinned with a sound knowledge base. This is a foundation text that will enable personal growth in relation to child health care.
The material is organised in such a way that it reflects contemporary practice in a user–friendly manner; in addition, information is related to clinical practice issues that may be experienced when working with children and their families. Each chapter has “activities” which have been integrated to help, encourage and motivate. Some of the activities presented will provide the reader with possible responses to the questions set, others do not, they are there to support learning, and to persuade the reader to delve deeper, and extend further understanding of the topic.
Contributors to the book are experts from a range of backgrounds – both in practice and academia. The contributors are committed to, and firmly believe, that the child comes first and foremost; they believe that each child is a unique person with individual needs and aspirations – this stance is clearly reflected in each chapter of the book.
The text should be seen as a handbook or a manual that has a sound evidence base, and one that will challenge and encourage the reader to develop a questioning approach to care provision, it emphasises the integration of theory and practice.