Written and reviewed by recognized clinical experts Concise and comprehensive with diagrams to aid understanding of key concepts and procedures Covers specific step-by-step details of how clinical nursing care can be delivered Provides practical advice specifically on how to give child and family-centred care Includes additional tips and possible courses of action for when difficulties with a procedure are encountered Children's nurses are faced with unique challenges when undertaking clinical skills, adapting their knowledge and practice for the physical and developmental age of their patients. The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Skills for Children's and Young People's Nursing is a practical guide to both the most basic and the increasingly complex elements of caring for the health needs of children and young people. Focusing on the key principles underpinning all elements of care, it provides a solid, evidence-based framework which practitioners can use to develop their clinical knowledge, skills, and attitudes. It systematically covers the body systems and the clinical skills relating to them, and includes additional tips and suggested courses of action when encountering difficulties with a procedure, with practical advice from current practitioners. Written by experienced children's nurses working either within clinical paediatric settings or as educators in the field, this handbook is an essential, quick, and reliable practice reference tool for any clinical setting. Readership: Children's nursing students on pre-registration diploma, degree, and masters level degree programmes; registered children's nurses at staff nurse, advanced, specialist level and charge nurse/sister level; registered nurses undertaking post-registration education programmes; healthcare workers who encounter children, young people, and their families in their professional roles; nurses working in the voluntary and private sectors; and other healthcare students.