Pragmatic Children's Nursing: A Theory For Children And Their Childhoods Hardcover

India

Duncan C. Randall

Pragmatic Children?s Nursing is the first attempt to create a paediatric nursing theory which argues for the importance of giving children living with illness access to a childhood which is, as far as possible, equal to that of their peers. Set in the historical context of the development of children?s nursing, this theory is presented in detail as an educational process, complete with eight outcome measures which allow the practitioner to evaluate its effectiveness. This book explores the triad relationship between children, carers and nurses within the context of healthcare delivery. Ht analyses the moral and ethical implications of pragmatic children?s nursing, which challenges the established ideas of family-centred care. In addition to offering theoretical grounding and debate, Randall presents four practical case studies which model how this theory may work within various hospital and community settings. Establishing a link between the concepts inherent in pragmatism and our understanding of childhood within society, this accessible book will appeal to a global audience of undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students, researchers and policy makers. Discover more about this subject on our author Duncan C. Randall's website, which provides extra resources and information here: http://pragmaticchildrensnursing.com/

1138898066

9781138898066

English

Taylor & Francis Ltd

22-Oct-15

148

Duncan C. Randall is a Principal Teaching Fellow in Health Sciences at the University of Southampton.

This book represents the first attempt to create a children's nursing theory that involves giving children with illnesses or disabilities access to childhoods as close as possible to those of their peers. Claiming that children's nursing has been overshadowed by adult-focused theories, the author explores the relationship between children, carers and nurses in the context of healthcare delivery...This is an outstanding text, a pleasure to read, and one that should appeal to pre-registration and postgraduate nursing students alike. -Nursing Children and Young People "Children's nursing a very pragmatic exercise and to date has remained so academically. This is the first book I have seen which gives in-depth examination of children's nursing from a theoretical and philosophical perspective. While this may `scare off' potential readers who are clinical children's nurses, the case examinations included give it a `real time' feel that makes it relevant for anyone working in clinical practice in children's nursing. It will make us all think of things differently, to the betterment of children and families when they need health care."