Product Detail
Pediatric Tracheostomy Home Care Guide
Cynthia M. Bissell, RN, Twin Enterprises, Inc.
ISBN: 9780763753863
Price: (Sugg. US List) $21.95
Cover: Spiral/paperback
Pages: 144
Copyright: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2008
A step-by-step, illustrated guide for parents and others who care for
children with tracheostomies, the Pediatric Tracheostomy Home Care Guide
is expertly and accessibly written. The author is a nurse and parent
with personal experience with the impact of tracheostomy care on
parent-child interaction and the quality of life among
technology-dependent children. This pocket guide is an excellent
reference for any health professional interested in learning about
tracheostomies.
Essential Topics Include:
What is a Tracheostomy?
Types of Tracheostomy Tubes
Reasons for Tracheostomies
Eating with Tracheostomies
Home Equipment
Parenting Challenges
Visit Cynthia Bissell's website
http://www.tracheostomy.com where she
shares her experiences of her son's tracheotomy and airway-expansion
surgery.
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Basic Respiratory Anatomy and Physiology
- Chapter 2: What is Tracheostomy?
- Chapter 3: Tracheostomy History
- Chapter 4: Types of Tracheostomy Tubes
- Chapter 5: Reasons for a Tracheostomy
- Chapter 6: Precautions with a Tracheostomy
- Chapter 7: Tracheostomy Complications
- Chapter 8: Eating with a Tracheostomy
- Chapter 9: Speech with a Tracheostomy
- Chapter 10: Tracheostomy Care
- Chapter 11: Suctioning a Tracheostomy
- Chapter 12: Changing a Tracheostomy Tube
- Chapter 13: Tracheostomy Humidification
- Chapter 14: Decannulation
- Chapter 15: Home Equipment
- Chapter 16: Parenting Challenges
- Chapter 17: Tracheostomy Products
- Glossary
About the Author
Cynthia M. Bissell, RN - Twin Enterprises, Inc.
Cynthia Bissell has been a registered nurse for over 20 years. She
has extensive experience both as a nurse and as a parent of a child
with a tracheostomy. She has received several awards and citations
for her work on behalf of individuals with special needs and has
published articles in JAMA Archived of Otolaryngology, as well as
Exceptional Parent Magazine. Cynthia has also spent a great deal of
time developing internet resources for people with disabilities,
including www.tracheostomy.com which is the internet's leading
tracheostomy resource.
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