Table Of ContentChildren and
Young People’s Nursing
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Children and
Young People’s Nursing
PRINCIPLES FOR PRACTICE
Editors
Ruth Davies RGN, RSCN, RHV, MA P D PG C E .
H ERT D
Senior Lecturer in Children and Young People’s Nursing,
Swansea University, Swansea, UK
Alyson Davies RGN, RSCN, BS , MN PG C E .
C ERT D
Lecturer in Children and Young People’s Nursing, Swansea
University, Swansea, UK
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Contents
Contributors ix
Foreword x
Preface xi
Acknowledgements xvi
Part 1: Children and young people’s nursing in context 1
1. The development of children’s nursing 2
Jeremy Jolley
2. Family-centred care and the evolving role of fathers 31
Sue Higham
3. The need for a culturally sensitive approach to care 57
Vasso Vydelingum and Pat Colliety
Part 2: A rights-based approach to care 91
4. The right for children and young people to participate in their own
healthcare 92
Jill E John and Richard Griffith
5. Safeguarding children and young people 128
Catherine Powell
6. The use of restraint 152
Sally Williams
7. Principles of pain management and entitlement to pain relief 180
Alison Twycross
Part 3: Care settings 211
8. School nursing 212
Carwen Earles and Susan Jones
9. Community children’s nursing 237
Ruth Davies
10. Child and adolescent mental health 257
Julia Terry and Alyson Davies
11. Caring for children and young people with complex mental health
problems 284
Alyson Davies and Julia Terry
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12. Transitional care for children and young people with life-threatening
or life-limiting conditions 312
Katrina McNamara-Goodger
Part 4: Advancing practice and developing a career in children and
young people’s nursing 343
13. Developing a professional portfolio 344
Alyson Davies and Gary Rolfe
14. Advanced practice in children and young people’s nursing 371
Dave Barton, Alyson Davies and Ruth Davies
Index 405
Contributors
Dave Barton PhD, MPhil, BEd, DipN, RGN, RNT
Academic Lead for Nursing, College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
Pat Colliety PhD, MA, BSc(Hons), PGCEA, RN(Adult), RN(Child), RHV
Senior Tutor, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, UK
Alyson Davies RGN, RSCN, BSc, MN, PG CertEd.
Lecturer in Children and Young People’s Nursing, College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea
University, Swansea, UK
Ruth Davies RGN, RSCN, RHV, MA PhD PG Cert Ed.
Senior Lecturer in Children and Young People’s Nursing, College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea
University, Swansea, UK
Carwen Earles MSc(Econ.), BSc, RGN, HV, RSCN, PG Cert.(FE)
Academic Lead, Department of Public Health and Policy Studies, College of Human and Health Sciences,
Swansea University, Swansea, UK
Richard Griffith LLM, BN, DipN, PgDLaw, RMN, RNT, CertEd.
Lecturer in Health Law, College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
Sue Higham RSCN, RGN, DPSN, BSc, PGCEA, MA
Lecturer in Children’s Nursing, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
Jill E John BSc, MA, RGN, RSCN, Specialist Community Nurse, tHE(PGCE)
Tutor in Children and Young People’s Nursing, College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University,
Swansea, UK
Susan Jones BSc(Hons), SCPHN(SN), RN
Lead Nurse School Health Nursing, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, Port Talbot, UK
Jeremy Jolley BN, MA, PhD, PGCEA, PGCTheol, RGN, RSCN
Senior Lecturer, Paediatric Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Care, The University of Hull, Hull, UK
Katrina McNamara-Goodger RN(General), RN(Child), RHV
Head of Policy and Practice, ACT The Association for Children’s Palliative Care, UK
Catherine Powell RGN, RSCN, RHV, BNSc(Hons) PhD
Consultant Nurse, Safeguarding Children, NHS Portsmouth and Visiting Senior Lecturer, School of Health
Sciences, University of Southampton, UK
Gary Rolfe PhD, MA, BSc, RMN, PGCEA
Professor of Nursing, College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
Julia Terry MSc, BSc(Hons), DipHE, PGCE, RMN
Mental Health Nurse Tutor, College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
Alison Twycross MSc, DMS, CertEd(HE), RGN, RMN, RSCN
Reader in Children’s Nursing, Kingston University–St George’s University of London, UK
Sally Williams BN, MSc Nursing, RN(Child), Post Grad Cert tHE
Tutor, Children and Young People’s Nursing, College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University,
Swansea, UK
Vasso Vydelingum PhD, PGDip, Ed, BSc(Hons), RN, DN, RHV
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, UK
