Pediatric Tracheostomy Home Care Guide is a step-by-step, illustrated guide for those who care for children with tracheostomies. 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
See also Pediatric Care of the Surgical Patient and accompanying Pocket Guide to Pediatric Surgical Nursing.
Visit Cynthia Bissell's website http://www.tracheostomy.com/ where she shares her experiences of her son's tracheotomy and airway-expansion surgery.
