Nursing Children Supportively Specific Conditions

Learn the mechanisms of common childhood conditions and their management
About this Event

This is an ONLINE event.

THE LINK WILL BE SENT TO YOU 2 days, 1 day, 12 hours, 30 mins & 1 min BEFORE THE EVENT

Part II of the Nursing Children series by Dr Donegan.

NB This is a second level lecture. Participants must have attended Part I - Nursing People Supportively Through Acute Viral Illness or have studied the booklet 'Nursing Children Supportively through Acute Illness'

Having learned about the root cause of infectious diseases and correct fever management in Part I, this lecture aims to enable parents to understand the mechanisms of common specific conditions, some of which are more chronic than the acute fever stage:

• The appropriate management,

• When to engage the services of health professionals and

• What to expect when they do.

Part one

*Brief revision of management of acute fevers and General Measures

*Cough/ colds - post nasal drip, night cough vs asthma, respiratory syncytial virus and wheeze. What is the worst that can happen?

*Pneumonia - how to spot it and what to do.

*Croup

*Sore throats, tonsils, indications for tonsillectomy.

*Ears -acute middle ear infection, glue ear, wax.

*Diarrhoea and Vomiting

Part two