Manual of children’s nursing practices launched

The Great Ormond Street Hospital Manual of Children’s Nursing Practices has been launched at an event at the hospital.

The new evidence-based manual of practical skills in children’s nursing aims to ensure children’s nurses everywhere have access to a high quality, up-to-date and evidence-based reference.  

In a clear user-friendly format it builds on the expertise in children’s nursing developed at Great Ormond Street Hospital, encompassing all aspects of children’s nursing from the most basic aspects of everyday practice to advanced practice in high dependency and intensive care.

 Fiona Smith, Adviser in Children and Young People’s Nursing at the Royal College of Nursing, said: “I would recommend this as an excellent guide for all practitioners working to ensure children and families have the best possible experience wherever they are receiving care.”

Liz Robinson, a clinical nurse specialist at Great Ormond Street Hospital and one of the editors of the manual, published by Wiley-Blackwell, said: “I was delighted to be involved in this manual. I hope it will help give nurses and student nurses immediately applicable best practices, giving them greater confidence to practice professionally and carry out evidence-based clinical procedures in the important field of children and young people’s nursing.”

The three editors outside Great Ormond Street Hospital Faith Gibson, Susan McQueen and Liz Robinson