Includes bibliographical references and index.

The right for children and young people to participate in their own health care / Jill John & Richard Griffith -- Safeguarding and child protection / Catherine Powell -- The use of restraint in children and young people's nursing / Sally Hore -- Being family centred : inclusive practice with mothers, fathers and others / Sue Higham -- Recognising and supporting the needs of siblings / Maria O'Shea, Mary Hughes, Eileen Savage, Clare O'Brien -- The need for culturally sensitive care / Pat Colliety and Vasso Vydelingum -- Neonatal care : provision, nursing and challenges / Elizabeth Podsiadly -- Specialist community public health nursing : health visiting and school nursing / Cathy Taylor and Susan Jones -- Community children's nursing / Ruth Davies and Marie Bodycombe-James -- Children and young people's mental health / Julia Terry and Alyson Davies -- Caring for children and young people with complex mental health problems / Alyson Davies and Julia Terry -- Transitional care for children and young people with life threatening or life limiting conditions / Katrina McNamara-Goodger -- Advanced Practice in children and young people's nursing / David Barton, Alyson Davies, Ruth Davies -- Involving children and young people in research to inform service delivery at home and in hospital / Joan Livesley and Angela Lee -- Issues in developing an educational and professional portfolio / Alyson Davies and Gary Rolfe.