Innovations in Paediatric Ambulatory Care: A Nursing Perspective

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Ambulatory Care — The Scope of Practice....Pages 1-13
Expanding Roles and Practice within Paediatric A&E Departments — The Children’s Nurse Practitioner....Pages 14-30
Telenursing — The Provision of Information by Telephone: The Implications for Paediatric Nursing....Pages 31-47
Developing a Centre for Health Information and Promotion....Pages 48-60
The NDU as a Strategy for Change within Ambulatory Care....Pages 61-71
The Value of Play in Ambulatory Settings....Pages 72-89
Paediatric Oncology Ambulatory Care....Pages 90-102
The Role of the Macmillan Paediatric Nursing Service....Pages 103-114
Nurse-led Clinics in Ambulatory Care....Pages 115-125
The Role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Provision of Paediatric Ambulatory Care....Pages 126-138
The Role of the Community Children’s Nurse in Enhancing the Primary—Secondary Care Interface....Pages 139-153
Child Protection in Paediatric Ambulatory Care Settings....Pages 154-166
Culture and the Child Health Ambulatory Setting....Pages 167-180
Community Outreach for Children with Complex Needs....Pages 181-197
Paediatric Day Care and its Contribution to Ambulatory Care Nursing....Pages 198-211
Ambulatory Care for Children with Newly Diagnosed Diabetes....Pages 212-227
Hub and Spoke Model of Ambulatory Care....Pages 228-241
Ambulatory Care: Mental Health Issues and the Child Health Nurse....Pages 242-256
Back Matter....Pages 257-266