Developing nursing practice with children and young people / edited by Jane Hughes and Geraldine Lyte.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The emergence of the 21st century children's nurse / Jeremy Jolley -- The changing educational landscape of children's and young people's nursing / Alan Glasper, Jim Richardson -- An international comparison of children's nursing roles / Anne Casey -- The newly qualified registered practitioner in acute settings / Sarah Moxon, Geraldine Lyte -- The newly qualified practitioner in primary care / Lucy Andrews, Amber Barnum -- The public health practitioner / Janice Christie, Jackie Parkes, Jayne Price -- The children and young people's mental health practitioner / Barry Nixon -- The practitioner working with children and young people with disabilities / Jane Hughes, Gill Gibson, Joanna Assey -- Safeguarding and supporting children and young people and their families / Hazel Chamberlain -- The advanced practitioner in emergency and acute assessment units / Jo Bennett, Jane Hughes -- Advancing nursing roles and interdisciplinary working : more examples from practice / Jane Hughes -- Careers in research and education / Alison Twycross -- Looking to the future / Peter Callery.

The contributors to this text explore the context of children's nursing in light of policy changes, and look at contemporary issues and emerging roles within the field. The text focuses on the emergence of children's nursing in healthcare, detailing events and developments that have shaped the role of children's nurses.