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Abdominal pain - acute
(PIC)
Abdominal pain - chronic
Acceptable ranges for physiological variables
(PIC)
Acquired Torticollis
(PIC)
Acute asthma
(PIC)
Acute behavioural disturbance: Acute management
(PIC)
Acute behavioural disturbance: Code Response
(PIC)
Acute eye injury
(PIC)
Acute Knee Injuries - Emergency Department
Acute management of an oesophageal variceal bleed
Acute meningococcal disease
(PIC)
Acute otitis media
(PIC)
Acute pain management
(PIC)
Acute red eye
Acute scrotal pain or swelling
(PIC)
Acute Spinal Cord Injury Management (see >> Spinal cord injury (acute management))
Acute upper airway obstruction
(PIC)
Adenoidectomy (see >> Tonsillectomy +/- adenoidectomy post-operative nursing management)
Admission criteria for general medicine SSU and IPU
Adolescent gynaecology (see >> Vulval and Vaginal Conditions)
(PIC)
Adolescent gynaecology - Heavy menstrual bleeding
(PIC)
Adolescent gynaecology - lower abdominal pain
(PIC)
Adolescent gynaecology - Sexually transmitted infections (see >> Sexually transmitted infections (STIs))
(PIC)
Adolescent gynaecology - vulval ulcers (see >> Vulval ulcers)
(PIC)
Adolescent patient - engagement and assessment (see >> Engaging with and assessing the adolescent patient)
(PIC)
Adolescent substance use (see >> Substance use (abuse))
Adrenal crisis and acute adrenal insufficiency
Adrenal insufficiency steroid replacement before and after surgery or procedure requiring GA
Adrenaline and fluid bolus administration in resuscitation
advanced secretion clearance (see >> Nurses role in advanced secretion clearance)
Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) reporting
Afebrile seizures
(PIC)
Airway management (see >> Emergency airway management)
(PIC)
Airway Obstruction (see >> Acute upper airway obstruction)
(PIC)
Alkaline Ingestion (see >> Alkalis poisoning)
Alkaline Poisoning (see >> Alkalis poisoning)
Alkalis poisoning
ALTE (see >> Brief Resolved Unexplained Event BRUE)
(PIC)
Altered conscious state
(PIC)
Anaemia
(Victorian)
Anaesthetic (see >> Routine post anaesthetic observation)
Analgesia and sedation (see >> Acute pain management)
(PIC)
Anaphylaxis
(PIC)
Angioedema (see >> C1 Esterase inhibitor deficiency)
Animal and human bites
Antenatal urinary tract dilation
(PIC)
Antibiotic prescribing in children with reported penicillin or cephalosporin allergy
(PIC)
Antibiotics (see >> Antimicrobial guidelines)
(Victorian)
Anticholinergic Syndrome
(Victorian)
Anticoagulation therapy
Anticonvulsant poisoning
Antifungal prophylaxis for children with cancer or undergoing haematopoietic stem cell transplant
(Victorian)
Antihistamine poisoning
(Victorian)
Antimicrobial guidelines
(Victorian)
Apnoea (neonatal)
Apnoea Monitoring Post Operatively in Infants
Apparent life threatening event ALTE (see >> Brief Resolved Unexplained Event BRUE)
(PIC)
Apps (see >> Mobile apps)
Arthritis (see >> The acutely swollen joint)
(PIC)
Assessment (see >> Nursing assessment)
Assessment of severity of respiratory conditions
Assisted thermoregulation
Assisting with elective intubation of the neonate on the Butterfly Ward
Asthma acute (see >> Acute asthma)
(PIC)
Asthma in adolescents (12 years and over)
(PIC)
Asthma in preschool-aged children (1-5 years) (see >> Preschool asthma (1-5 years))
Asthma in primary school-aged children (6-11 years)
Asthma inpatient discharge education
Asylum seeker issues (see >> Immigrant health resources)
Ataxia
(PIC)
Australian Bat Lyssavirus (see >> Rabies and Australian Bat Lyssavirus post exposure prophylaxis)
(Victorian)
Autism and developmental disability: Management of distress/agitation
(PIC)
B
Balanitis (see >> The penis and foreskin)
(Victorian)
Basic Paediatric ECG interpretation
BC algorithm (see >> Childrens cancer centre - blood culture)
BD Saf-T-Intima (see >> Subcutaneous catheter devices management of insuflon and BD safTIntima devices)
Bedwetting (see >> Enuresis - Bed wetting and Monosymptomatic Enuresis)
(PIC)
Bell's palsy (see >> Facial weakness and Bell's palsy)
Benzodiazepine poisoning
(Victorian)
Bier block
(Victorian)
BiPAP (see >> Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and non-invasive ventilation (NIV))
Bites (see >> Animal and human bites)
Bleeding dental socket (see >> Dental conditions - non traumatic)
Bleeding Disorders (see >> Haemophilia)
(PIC)
Blood Culture Guidelines (see >> Childrens cancer centre - blood culture)
Blood Pressure Charts (see >> Hypertension in children and adolescents)
(PIC)
Blood product prescription
(Victorian)
Bone and joint infection
(PIC)
Bowel (see >> Post-operative bowel management)
Bowel washout rectal
Bradycardia during sleep
(PIC)
Breastfeeding support and promotion
Brief Resolved Unexplained Event BRUE
(PIC)
Bronchiolitis
(PIC)
Bronchiolitis ward management
Bucks Traction (see >> Skin traction)
Burns (see >> Nursing management of burn injuries)
Burns - Acute Management
(PIC)
Burns - Post Acute Care and Dressings
(PIC)
Button battery ingestion (see >> Foreign body ingestion)
(PIC)
C
C1 Esterase inhibitor deficiency
Camphor poisoning
(Victorian)
Capsicum spray
Carbamazepine poisoning
(PIC)
Cardiac catheterisation (see >> Care of the patient post cardiac catheterisation)
Cardiac telemetry
Cardiomyopathy (see >> Peri-operative management of patients with pulmonary hypertension or cardiomyopathy)
Cardiothoracic surgery (see >> Pleural and mediastinal drain management after cardiothoracic surgery)
Care of the patient post cardiac catheterisation
Care of the seriously unwell child (see >> Resuscitation: Care of the seriously unwell child)
(PIC)
Catheter (urinary indwelling) - insertion and ongoing care (see >> Indwelling urinary catheter - insertion and ongoing care)
Catheter devices (see >> Subcutaneous catheter devices management of insuflon and BD safTIntima devices)
Catheterisation (see >> Teaching and supporting Clean Intermittent Catheterisation for parents and children)
Cellulitis and other bacterial skin infections
(PIC)
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral Palsy - chest infection
Cerebral Palsy - Increased Seizures
Cerebral palsy - pain and irritability
Cervical lymphadenopathy
(PIC)
Cervical spine assessment
(PIC)
Charcoal in Poisonings (see >> Use of Activated Charcoal in Poisonings)
(Victorian)
Chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting
Chest drain insertion (see >> Thoracocentesis and chest drain insertion)
(PIC)
Chest drain management
Chest pain
Chickenpox (varicella)
Child abuse
(PIC)
Childrens cancer centre - blood culture
Chloral Hydrate Poisoning
(Victorian)
Chroming (see >> InhalantsVolatile Substance Use - Chroming)
(Victorian)
Chylothorax management
CINV (see >> Chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting)
Circumcision (see >> The penis and foreskin)
(Victorian)
Colic (see >> Unsettled or crying babies)
(PIC)
Coma (see >> Altered conscious state)
(PIC)
Common Causes of Ataxia
Communicating procedures to children
(PIC)
Community acquired needle stick injury
(PIC)
Community acquired pneumonia
(PIC)
compartment syndrom (see >> Neurovascular observations)
Congenital Torticollis
(PIC)
Constipation
(PIC)
Contact prophylaxis for invasive meningococcal or Hib disease
(PIC)
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) - Care in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (Butterfly Ward)
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and non-invasive ventilation (NIV)
Convulsions (see >> Afebrile seizures)
(PIC)
Convulsions (see >> Febrile seizure)
(PIC)
Cooling in after death care
Coronavirus (see >> COVID-19)
(PIC)
Coroner (see >> Death of a child)
(PIC)
Corrosives - Caustic Poisoning
(Victorian)
Cough
COVID clinical management guidelines package (RCH)
COVID-19
(PIC)
COVID-19 emergency airway management (see >> Emergency airway management in COVID-19 context)
(PIC)
COVID-19 swabbing
(PIC)
Cow's milk allergy (see >> Non-IgE mediated food allergy)
(PIC)
CPAP (see >> Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) - Care in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (Butterfly Ward))
CPG Committee Calendar
CPG information
CPR (see >> Resuscitation: Hospital Management of Cardiopulmonary Arrest)
(PIC)
CPR (COVID) (see >> Resuscitation: Hospital Management of Cardiopulmonary Arrest COVID-19)
(PIC)
Creating Mementoes and Memories at the RCH
Criteria led discharge link
Croup (Laryngotracheobronchitis)
(PIC)
CSF interpretation
(PIC)
Cyanotic Episodes in Congenital Heart Disease
(PIC)
D
Daytime wetting (see >> Urinary Incontinence - Daytime wetting)
(Victorian)
death and bereavement (see >> Creating Mementoes and Memories at the RCH)
Death Certificate (see >> Death of a child)
(PIC)
Death of a child
(PIC)
Death of a Child
Death of a child: New South Wales resources
(PIC)
Death of a child: Queensland resources
(PIC)
Death of a child: Resources
(PIC)
Death of a child: Sudden unexpected death in infancy SUDI
(PIC)
Death of a child: Victorian resources
(PIC)
Decannulation - Tracheostomy (see >> Tracheostomy management)
Dehydration
(PIC)
Dental abscess (see >> Dental conditions - non traumatic)
Dental conditions - non traumatic
Dental trauma
Depressed Consious State (see >> Altered conscious state)
(PIC)
Developmental disability (see >> Autism and developmental disability: Management of distress/agitation)
(PIC)
Diabetes insipidus
(PIC)
Diabetes mellitus
(Victorian)
Diabetes mellitus and endoscopy
Diabetes mellitus and surgery
Diabetes Phone Calls (see >> Management of diabetes phone calls)
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
(Victorian)
Distraction techniques for COVID-19 swabbing
DKA (see >> Transitioning from IV Insulin to Subcutaneous Insulin for DKA Patients)
DKA (see >> Diabetic Ketoacidosis)
(Victorian)
Documentation (see >> Nursing Documentation Principles)
Drain management (see >> Pleural and mediastinal drain management after cardiothoracic surgery)
Drowning
(PIC)
E
Eating disorders (see >> Management of Eating Disorders in the Emergency Department)
(Victorian)
Ebola (see >> Empiric treatment of infectious diseases in Ebola suspect)
Eczema
(PIC)
Eczema management
Elbow Dislocations
Elbow Dislocations - Emergency Department
Elective extubation (see >> Extubation (elective) of the neonate on butterfly ward)
Elective intubation (see >> Assisting with elective intubation of the neonate on the Butterfly Ward)
Electrolyte abnormalities
(PIC)
Emergency airway management
(PIC)
Emergency airway management in COVID-19 context
(PIC)
Emergency medication and resuscitation resources
(PIC)
Empiric treatment of infectious diseases in Ebola suspect
Empyema (see >> Parapneumonic effusion)
(PIC)
Encephalitis (see >> Meningitis and encephalitis)
(PIC)
Endotracheal tube suction of ventilated neonates
Engaging with and assessing the adolescent patient
(PIC)
Enteral feeding and medication administration
Enuresis - Bed wetting and Monosymptomatic Enuresis
(PIC)
Envenomation and Bites (see >> Snakebite)
(Victorian)
Environmental humidity for premature neonates
Epididymoorchitis (see >> Acute scrotal pain or swelling)
(PIC)
Epidural Analgesia Nursing Management
Epiglottitis (see >> Acute upper airway obstruction)
(PIC)
Epistaxis
Essential Oil Poisoning
(PIC)
Ethanol poisoning
(Victorian)
Eucalyptus Oil Poisoning
(PIC)
External ventricular drains and intracranial pressure monitoring
Extravasation (see >> Peripheral Extravasation Injuries: Initial management and washout procedure)
Extubation (elective) of the neonate on butterfly ward
Eye (see >> Penetrating eye injury)
(PIC)
Eye (see >> Acute eye injury)
(PIC)
Eye Examination
(PIC)
Eye Examination on the Newborn (see >> Neonatal eye examination on the Newborn Intensive Care Unit Butterfly Ward)
F
Facial weakness and Bell's palsy
Faecal stoma care
Failure to thrive (see >> Slow weight gain)
(PIC)
Falls prevention
Family Violence
(Victorian)
Fasting
Febrile child
(PIC)
Febrile neutropenia (see >> Fever and suspected or confirmed neutropenia)
(Victorian)
Febrile seizure
(PIC)
Feeding and medication administration (see >> Enteral feeding and medication administration)
Femoral Nerve Block
(Victorian)
Femoral Skin Traction (see >> Skin traction)
Fever and petechiae – purpura (see >> Petechiae and purpura)
(PIC)
Fever and sickle cell disease (see >> Sickle cell disease)
Fever and suspected or confirmed neutropenia
(Victorian)
Fever in the recently returned traveller
(PIC)
Filters for venous access lines in select group of cardiac patients
Fluid bolus (see >> Adrenaline and fluid bolus administration in resuscitation)
Fluid Management in Meningitis
Fluids (see >> Intravenous fluids)
(PIC)
Fluids (see >> Nasogastric Fluids)
(PIC)
Food allergy - IgE mediated food allergy
Food allergy - Non-IgE mediated food allergy (see >> Non-IgE mediated food allergy)
(PIC)
Foreign bodies inhaled
(PIC)
Foreign body ingestion
(PIC)
Foreskin (see >> The penis and foreskin)
(Victorian)
Fracture casting videos
fractured femur (see >> Skin traction)
Fractures
G
Gastroenteritis
(PIC)
Gastrooesophageal reflux disease in infants
(PIC)
Gastrostomy - common problems
Gastrostomy acute replacement of displaced tubes
Gynaecology (see >> Adolescent gynaecology - Heavy menstrual bleeding)
(PIC)
Gynaecology (see >> Adolescent gynaecology - lower abdominal pain)
(PIC)
H
Haematuria
(PIC)
Haemophilia
(PIC)
Handover (see >> Nursing clinical handover)
HDU (see >> High dependency and special nursing care)
Head injury
(PIC)
Headache
(PIC)
Heart Rate - Normal (see >> Acceptable ranges for physiological variables)
(PIC)
Heavy Menstrual Bleeding (see >> Adolescent gynaecology - Heavy menstrual bleeding)
(PIC)
Henoch-Schönlein purpura
(PIC)
Heparin infusion (see >> Anticoagulation therapy)
Hereditary Angioedema (see >> C1 Esterase inhibitor deficiency)
High dependency and special nursing care
High flow nasal prong (HFNP) therapy
High risk - low dose paediatric ingestions
(Victorian)
High risk anaesthesia (see >> Peri-operative management of patients with pulmonary hypertension or cardiomyopathy)
Hip spica nursing care
Hirschsprung associated enterocolitis HAEC
Holter monitor management
HSP (see >> Henoch-Schönlein purpura)
(PIC)
HSV Gingivostomatitis
Hydrocarbon poisoning
(Victorian)
Hydrocoele (see >> Acute scrotal pain or swelling)
(PIC)
Hydrofluoric acid exposure
(Victorian)
Hydronephrosis (see >> Antenatal urinary tract dilation)
(PIC)
Hyperkalaemia
Hypermagnesaemia
(PIC)
Hypernatraemia
(PIC)
Hyperphosphataemia
Hypertension in children and adolescents
(PIC)
Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis (see >> Pyloric stenosis)
(PIC)
Hypoglycaemia
Hypoglycaemia - Neonatal (see >> Neonatal hypoglycaemia)
Hypoglycaemic poisoning (see >> Oral Hypoglycaemic Poisoning)
(Victorian)
Hypokalaemia
(Victorian)
Hypomagnesaemia
(PIC)
Hyponatraemia
(Victorian)
Hypophosphataemia
Hypothermia (see >> Therapeutic hypothermia in the neonate)
I
Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome (see >> Nephrotic syndrome)
(PIC)
IM (see >> Intramuscular Injections)
Immigrant health - acute presentations
(PIC)
Immigrant health resources
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura
(PIC)
Immunisation and Anaesthesia
Immunisation of inpatients
Immunoglobulin (see >> Palivizumab for at-risk patients)
Incontinence (see >> Urinary Incontinence - Daytime wetting)
(Victorian)
Indwelling urinary catheter - insertion and ongoing care
Infant Distress (see >> Unsettled or crying babies)
(PIC)
Infantile Spasms
(PIC)
Influenza
(PIC)
Infusion Management (see >> Peripheral intravenous (IV) device management)
Inguinal hernia (see >> Acute scrotal pain or swelling)
(PIC)
InhalantsVolatile Substance Use - Chroming
(Victorian)
Insuflon (see >> Subcutaneous catheter devices management of insuflon and BD safTIntima devices)
Intermittent oesophageal pouch suction (see >> Oesophageal Atresia Intermittent oesophageal pouch suction for the neonate and infant)
Intermittent oesophageal pouch suction for the neonate - infant with unrepaired oesophageal atresia including long-gap2
Intracranial Pressure Monitoring (see >> External ventricular drains and intracranial pressure monitoring)
Intramuscular Injections
Intranasal fentanyl
Intraosseous access
Intraosseous needle insertion (see >> Intraosseous access)
Intrathecal baclofen therapy
Intravenous access (see >> Peripheral intravenous (IV) device management)
Intravenous access - Peripheral
Intravenous fluids
(PIC)
Intravenous fluids – neonatal (see >> Neonatal intravenous fluids)
(PIC)
Intubation (Elective) (see >> Assisting with elective intubation of the neonate on the Butterfly Ward)
Intussusception
(PIC)
Invasive group A streptococcal infections: management of household contacts
Iron deficiency
(Victorian)
Iron poisoning
(Victorian)
IV Immunoglobulin
IV insertion (see >> Intravenous access - Peripheral)
J
jaundice (see >> Phototherapy for neonatal jaundice)
Jaundice in early infancy
(PIC)
Jejunal Feeding Guideline
Joint infections (see >> Bone and joint infection)
(PIC)
Joint Pain (see >> The acutely swollen joint)
(PIC)
K
Kangaroo care (see >> Skin to skin care for the newborn)
Kawasaki disease
(PIC)
Ketamine use for procedural sedation
(PIC)
Ketogenic diet acute illness management
L
Lacerations
(PIC)
Laryngotracheobronchitis (see >> Croup (Laryngotracheobronchitis))
(PIC)
Latex - management of a patient at risk of or with a known latex allergy
Lichen Sclerosus (et Atrophicus) (see >> Vulval and Vaginal Conditions)
(PIC)
Limping or non-weight bearing Child (see >> The limping or non-weight bearing child)
(PIC)
Local anaesthetic poisoning
(Victorian)
Long-gap (see >> Oesophageal Atresia Intermittent oesophageal pouch suction for the neonate and infant)
Lumbar puncture
Lymphadenitis (see >> Cervical lymphadenopathy)
(PIC)
M
Major paediatric trauma (see >> Trauma – secondary survey)
(PIC)
Major paediatric trauma (see >> Trauma - primary survey)
(PIC)
Malaria
(PIC)
Management of diabetes phone calls
Management of Distress and Agitation (see >> Autism and developmental disability: Management of distress/agitation)
(PIC)
Management of Eating Disorders in the Emergency Department
(Victorian)
Management of tetanus-prone wounds
Management of the can’t intubate can’t oxygenate CICO airway emergency
(PIC)
Management of the paediatric patient receiving opioids
Medical Emergency Team (see >> MET criteria - call 2222 for help)
Medication administration (see >> Enteral feeding and medication administration)
memory making (see >> Creating Mementoes and Memories at the RCH)
Meningitis (see >> Nursing Management of Meningitis)
Meningitis and encephalitis
(PIC)
Meningococcal infection (see >> Acute meningococcal disease)
(PIC)
Menstrual management in adolescents with disabilities
(PIC)
Mental state examination
(Victorian)
MET criteria - call 2222 for help
Metabolic disorders
Micronutrient deficiency
Milrinone Infusion on Koala Ward
Minimal handling
Mobile apps
Molluscum Contagiosum
Mouth care – oral care of the paediatric oncology patient and haematopoieitic stem cell transplant patient
mPAT (see >> Neonatal Pain Assessment)
N
Nappy rash
Nasal Discharge (see >> Persistent nasal discharge rhinosinusitis)
Nasogastric Fluids
(PIC)
Nasopharyngeal Airway Insertion and Management
Nasopharyngeal tube NPT modified for pierre robin sequence PRS
Nausea and Vomiting (see >> Chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting)
Needlestick injury (community acquired) (see >> Community acquired needle stick injury)
(PIC)
Negative Pressure Ventilation (see >> Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and non-invasive ventilation (NIV))
Neonatal & infant skin care
Neonatal (premature) target oxygen saturation levels (see >> Oxygen saturation SpO2 level targeting in neonates)
Neonatal Apnoea (see >> Apnoea (neonatal))
Neonatal Environmental Humidity (see >> Environmental humidity for premature neonates)
Neonatal eye examination on the Newborn Intensive Care Unit Butterfly Ward
Neonatal hypoglycaemia
Neonatal intravenous fluids
(PIC)
Neonatal intubation (Elective) (see >> Assisting with elective intubation of the neonate on the Butterfly Ward)
Neonatal Pain Assessment
Neonatal Pain Management in the NICU
Neonatal sleep maximisation in the hospital environment
Neonatal Ward Management (see >> Ward management of a neonate)
Neonates (see >> Recognition of the seriously unwell neonate and young infant)
(PIC)
Nephrotic syndrome
(PIC)
Neurovascular observations
Neutropenia (see >> Fever and suspected or confirmed neutropenia)
(Victorian)
Newborn bloodspot screening
NGT feeding (see >> Enteral feeding and medication administration)
Nicotine Poisoning
(Victorian)
Nitrous Oxide - oxygen mix
(PIC)
Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Misuse (see >> Nitrous Oxide Misuse)
(Victorian)
Nitrous Oxide Misuse
(Victorian)
NJT feeding (see >> Enteral feeding and medication administration)
Non Accidental Injury (see >> Child abuse)
(PIC)
Non-IgE mediated food allergy
(PIC)
Non-Invasive ventilation (see >> Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and non-invasive ventilation (NIV))
Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug NSAID poisoning
(Victorian)
Normal Ranges for Physiological Variables (see >> Acceptable ranges for physiological variables)
(PIC)
NPA (see >> Nasopharyngeal Airway Insertion and Management)
NPA
NPA in oncology patients (see >> NPA)
NPT (see >> Nasopharyngeal tube NPT modified for pierre robin sequence PRS)
Nurses role in advanced secretion clearance
Nursing assessment
Nursing clinical handover
Nursing Documentation Principles
Nursing guideline disclaimer
Nursing management of burn injuries
Nursing Management of Meningitis
Nutrition screening
O
Observation (see >> Routine post anaesthetic observation)
Observation and continuous monitoring
Observations - Normal Ranges (see >> Acceptable ranges for physiological variables)
(PIC)
Oesophageal Atresia Intermittent oesophageal pouch suction for the neonate and infant
Oesophageal Variceal Bleed (see >> Acute management of an oesophageal variceal bleed)
Okee in Medical Imaging app
Oncology patients with known or suspected respiratory infections (see >> NPA)
Opioids (see >> Management of the paediatric patient receiving opioids)
Oral Hypoglycaemic Poisoning
(Victorian)
Orbital Cellulitis (see >> Periorbital and orbital cellulitis)
(PIC)
Osteomyelitis and septic arthritis (see >> Bone and joint infection)
(PIC)
Other resources
Otitis Media (see >> Acute otitis media)
(PIC)
Oxygen delivery
Oxygen saturation SpO2 level targeting in neonates
P
Paediatric Improvement Collaborative
Pain - acute pain management link
Pain Assessment (Neonatal) (see >> Neonatal Pain Assessment)
Pain assessment and measurement
Pain management (see >> Acute pain management)
(PIC)
Pain management - Intranasal fentanyl (see >> Intranasal fentanyl)
PainBuster® (see >> Wound catheter management)
Palivizumab for at-risk patients
Paracetamol poisoning
(Victorian)
Paraphimosis (see >> The penis and foreskin)
(Victorian)
Parapneumonic effusion
(PIC)
Parent resources
Patient Blood Management in the Surgical Setting
(Victorian)
PEG feeding (see >> Enteral feeding and medication administration)
Pelvic Pain (see >> Adolescent gynaecology - lower abdominal pain)
(PIC)
Penetrating eye injury
(PIC)
Penis (see >> The penis and foreskin)
(Victorian)
Perianal care for the paediatric oncology patient
Peri-operative management of patients with pulmonary hypertension or cardiomyopathy
Periorbital and orbital cellulitis
(PIC)
Peripheral Extravasation Injuries: Initial management and washout procedure
Peripheral intravenous (IV) device management
Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation (see >> Intravenous access - Peripheral)
Persistent nasal discharge rhinosinusitis
Pertussis (see >> Whooping cough (pertussis))
(Victorian)
Petechiae and purpura
(PIC)
Petrol Poisoning (see >> Hydrocarbon poisoning)
(Victorian)
Pharyngitis (see >> Sore throat)
(PIC)
Phenobarbitone poisoning
(Victorian)
Phenytoin poisoning
(Victorian)
Phototherapy for neonatal jaundice
Pin site care for the child with an external fixator
Play space (see >> Supervised enclosed play space)
Play Therapy (see >> Supervised enclosed play space)
Pleural and mediastinal drain management after cardiothoracic surgery
Pleural effusion (see >> Parapneumonic effusion)
(PIC)
Pneumonia (see >> Community acquired pneumonia)
(PIC)
Pneumothorax (see >> Primary spontaneous pneumothorax)
Poisoning - Acute Guidelines For Initial Management
(Victorian)
Poisoning - Alkaline (see >> Alkalis poisoning)
Poisoning – Anticholinergic Syndrome (see >> Anticholinergic Syndrome)
(Victorian)
Poisoning - Anticonvulsant (see >> Anticonvulsant poisoning)
Poisoning - Antihistamine (see >> Antihistamine poisoning)
(Victorian)
Poisoning - Benzodiazepine (see >> Benzodiazepine poisoning)
(Victorian)
Poisoning - Camphor (see >> Camphor poisoning)
(Victorian)
Poisoning – Carbamazepine (see >> Carbamazepine poisoning)
(PIC)
Poisoning – Chloral Hydrate Poisoning (see >> Chloral Hydrate Poisoning)
(Victorian)
Poisoning – Corrosives / Caustic (see >> Corrosives - Caustic Poisoning)
(Victorian)
Poisoning - Essential Oil (see >> Essential Oil Poisoning)
(PIC)
Poisoning – Ethanol (see >> Ethanol poisoning)
(Victorian)
Poisoning - Eucalyptus Oil (see >> Eucalyptus Oil Poisoning)
(PIC)
Poisoning – High risk – low dose ingestions (see >> High risk - low dose paediatric ingestions)
(Victorian)
Poisoning - Hydrocarbon (see >> Hydrocarbon poisoning)
(Victorian)
Poisoning – Hydrofluoric acid (see >> Hydrofluoric acid exposure)
(Victorian)
Poisoning – Inhalants/volatile substance use (see >> InhalantsVolatile Substance Use - Chroming)
(Victorian)
Poisoning - Iron (see >> Iron poisoning)
(Victorian)
Poisoning – Local anaesthetic (see >> Local anaesthetic poisoning)
(Victorian)
Poisoning – Nicotine (see >> Nicotine Poisoning)
(Victorian)
Poisoning – Nitrous Oxide (see >> Nitrous Oxide Misuse)
(Victorian)
Poisoning - Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) (see >> Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug NSAID poisoning)
(Victorian)
Poisoning - Oral Hypoglycaemic (see >> Oral Hypoglycaemic Poisoning)
(Victorian)
Poisoning - Paracetamol (see >> Paracetamol poisoning)
(Victorian)
Poisoning - Petrol (see >> Hydrocarbon poisoning)
(Victorian)
Poisoning – Phenobarbitone (see >> Phenobarbitone poisoning)
(Victorian)
Poisoning – Phenytoin (see >> Phenytoin poisoning)
(Victorian)
Poisoning – Quetiapine (see >> Quetiapine Poisoning)
(Victorian)
Poisoning - Recreational drug use and overdose (see >> Recreational drug use and overdose)
(Victorian)
Poisoning – Risperidone (see >> Risperidone Poisoning)
(Victorian)
Poisoning - Salicylates (see >> Salicylates poisoning)
(Victorian)
Poisoning - Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) (see >> Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors SSRIs poisoning)
(Victorian)
Poisoning - Serotonin and Noradrenaline Re-uptake Inhibitors (SNRIs) (see >> Serotonin and noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitors SNRIs poisoning)
(Victorian)
Poisoning - Serotonin Syndrome (see >> Serotonin toxicity)
(PIC)
Poisoning – Snakebite (see >> Snakebite)
(Victorian)
Poisoning – Sodium Valproate (see >> Sodium valproate poisoning)
(PIC)
Poisoning - Spider Bite - Big Black Spider (see >> Spider Bite - Big Black Spider)
(Victorian)
Poisoning - Spider Bite - Redback Spider (see >> Spider Bite – Redback Spider)
(Victorian)
Poisoning - Theophylline (see >> Theophylline poisoning)
Poisoning - Toxidromes (see >> Toxidromes poisoning)
(Victorian)
Poisoning - Tricyclic Overdose (see >> Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA) Poisoning)
(Victorian)
Poisoning - Use of Activated Charcoal in Poisonings (see >> Use of Activated Charcoal in Poisonings)
(Victorian)
Poor growth (see >> Slow weight gain)
(PIC)
Post-operative (see >> Routine post anaesthetic observation)
Post-operative bowel management
Premature Environmental Humidity for Neonates (see >> Environmental humidity for premature neonates)
Premature Neonate (see >> Oxygen saturation SpO2 level targeting in neonates)
Premature Neonate (see >> Environmental humidity for premature neonates)
Preschool asthma (1-5 years)
Pressure injury prevention and management
Primary immunodeficiencies
(PIC)
Primary spontaneous pneumothorax
Procedural pain management (see >> Sucrose (oral) for procedural pain management in infants)
Procedural sedation
(PIC)
Procedure Management Guideline
Procedures (see >> Communicating procedures to children)
(PIC)
PRS (see >> Nasopharyngeal tube NPT modified for pierre robin sequence PRS)
Pulled elbow
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (see >> Peri-operative management of patients with pulmonary hypertension or cardiomyopathy)
Pyelonephritis (see >> Urinary tract infection)
(PIC)
Pyloric stenosis
(PIC)
Q
Quetiapine Poisoning
(Victorian)
R
Rabies and Australian Bat Lyssavirus post exposure prophylaxis
(Victorian)
Radiology - Acute indications
Rapid rehydration (see >> Gastroenteritis)
(PIC)
Rapid rehydration (see >> Nasogastric Fluids)
(PIC)
Recognition of the seriously unwell neonate and young infant
(PIC)
Recreational drug use and overdose
(Victorian)
Rectal washout (see >> Bowel washout rectal)
Refugee issues (see >> Immigrant health resources)
Replogle tube management
Respiratory Rate - Normal (see >> Acceptable ranges for physiological variables)
(PIC)
Restraint (aggressive patient) (see >> Acute behavioural disturbance: Code Response)
(PIC)
Resuscitation (see >> Adrenaline and fluid bolus administration in resuscitation)
Resuscitation - Appendices
Resuscitation: Care of the seriously unwell child
(PIC)
Resuscitation: Hospital Management of Cardiopulmonary Arrest
(PIC)
Resuscitation: Hospital Management of Cardiopulmonary Arrest COVID-19
(PIC)
Retrieval services
Rhinosinusitis (see >> Persistent nasal discharge rhinosinusitis)
Rickhams (see >> Ventricular reservoir management in Neonates)
Risperidone Poisoning
(Victorian)
Routine post anaesthetic observation
RSV (see >> Palivizumab for at-risk patients)
S
Safe sleeping
Salicylates poisoning
(Victorian)
Scan meeting resources
Scrotum (see >> Acute scrotal pain or swelling)
(PIC)
Sedation (see >> Peri-operative management of patients with pulmonary hypertension or cardiomyopathy)
Sedation (see >> Acute pain management)
(PIC)
Seizures (see >> Febrile seizure)
(PIC)
Seizures (see >> Infantile Spasms)
(PIC)
Seizures (see >> Afebrile seizures)
(PIC)
Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors SSRIs poisoning
(Victorian)
Sepsis – assessment and management
(PIC)
Seriously unwell neonate and young infant (see >> Recognition of the seriously unwell neonate and young infant)
(PIC)
Serotonin and noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitors SNRIs poisoning
(Victorian)
Serotonin syndrome (see >> Serotonin toxicity)
(PIC)
Serotonin toxicity
(PIC)
Serum Sickness and Serum Sickness like reactions (SSLRs)
(Victorian)
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
(PIC)
Sham feeding for infants with unrepaired long-gap oesophageal atresia
Short Stay Unit Admission Guidelines (see >> Admission criteria for general medicine SSU and IPU)
Sickle cell disease
Sinusitis (see >> Persistent nasal discharge rhinosinusitis)
Sizing a one-piece hard collar
Skin care for the infant (see >> Neonatal & infant skin care)
Skin Infections (see >> Cellulitis and other bacterial skin infections)
(PIC)
Skin to skin care for the newborn
Skin traction
Slipped upper femoral epiphysis SUFE - Emergency Department
Slow weight gain
(PIC)
Smoking parents
Snakebite
(Victorian)
Sodium valproate poisoning
(PIC)
Sore throat
(PIC)
SPA (see >> Suprapubic aspirate)
(Victorian)
Speaking Valves - Tracheostomy (see >> Tracheostomy management)
Special Nursing Care (see >> High dependency and special nursing care)
Spider Bite - Big Black Spider
(Victorian)
Spider Bite – Redback Spider
(Victorian)
Spinal cord injury (acute management)
Standard Heparin (see >> Anticoagulation therapy)
Status epilepticus (see >> Afebrile seizures)
(PIC)
Straddle injuries
(PIC)
Stroke
(Victorian)
Subcutaneous catheter devices management of insuflon and BD safTIntima devices
Substance use (abuse)
Sucrose (oral) for procedural pain management in infants
Suctioning - Tracheostomy (see >> Tracheostomy management)
Supervised enclosed play space
Suprapubic aspirate
(Victorian)
Supraventricular Tachycardia SVT
(PIC)
Surfactant Administration in the NICU
Surfactant Replacement Therapy (see >> Surfactant Administration in the NICU)
Surgical Drains (see >> Surgical drains (non cardiac))
Surgical drains (non cardiac)
Swabbing for COVID-19 (see >> COVID-19 swabbing)
(PIC)
Swine Flu (see >> Influenza)
(PIC)
Syncope
(Victorian)
T
TB guidelines for children and adolescents (Victorian Tuberculosis Program)
Teaching and supporting Clean Intermittent Catheterisation for parents and children
Techniice (see >> Cooling in after death care)
Telemetry (see >> Cardiac telemetry)
Temperature management
Testis (see >> Acute scrotal pain or swelling)
(PIC)
Tetanus-prone wounds (see >> Management of tetanus-prone wounds)
The acutely swollen joint
(PIC)
The limping or non-weight bearing child
(PIC)
The penis and foreskin
(Victorian)
Theophylline poisoning
Therapeutic engagement and observations in Banksia
Therapeutic hypothermia in the neonate
Thermoregulation (see >> Temperature management)
Thermoregulation for neonates (see >> Assisted thermoregulation)
Thoracic elevation device - Airway pad
Thoracocentesis and chest drain insertion
(PIC)
Tissue Donation
Tonsillectomy +/- adenoidectomy post-operative nursing management
Tonsillitis (see >> Sore throat)
(PIC)
Torticollis (see >> Congenital Torticollis)
(PIC)
Torticollis (see >> Acquired Torticollis)
(PIC)
Toxicology (see >> Poisoning - Acute Guidelines For Initial Management)
(Victorian)
Toxidromes poisoning
(Victorian)
Tracheostomy management
Traction (see >> Skin traction)
Transfusion (see >> Blood product prescription)
(Victorian)
Transitioning from IV Insulin to Subcutaneous Insulin for DKA Patients
Trauma (see >> Trauma - primary survey)
(PIC)
Trauma (see >> Trauma – secondary survey)
(PIC)
Trauma – Early management of pelvic injuries in children
(Victorian)
Trauma - primary survey
(PIC)
Trauma – secondary survey
(PIC)
Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA) Poisoning
(Victorian)
U
Unfractionated heparin (see >> Anticoagulation therapy)
Unsettled or crying babies
(PIC)
Upper Airway Obstruction (see >> Acute upper airway obstruction)
(PIC)
Upper limb non-use
Urinary catheter (Indwelling) - insertion and ongoing care (see >> Indwelling urinary catheter - insertion and ongoing care)
Urinary Incontinence - Daytime wetting
(Victorian)
Urinary tract infection
(PIC)
Urticaria
Use of Activated Charcoal in Poisonings
(Victorian)
V
Vaginal Bleeding (see >> Vulval and Vaginal Conditions)
(PIC)
Valproate poisoning (see >> Sodium valproate poisoning)
(PIC)
Vancomycin
Varicella (see >> Chickenpox (varicella))
Ventricular reservoir management in Neonates
Violence (see >> Family Violence)
(Victorian)
Vitamin D deficiency
(PIC)
Volatile substance use (see >> InhalantsVolatile Substance Use - Chroming)
(Victorian)
Vomiting
(PIC)
Von Willebrand Disease vWD
Vulval and Vaginal Conditions
(PIC)
Vulval ulcers
(PIC)
Vulvodynia (see >> Vulval and Vaginal Conditions)
(PIC)
Vulvovaginitis (see >> Vulval and Vaginal Conditions)
(PIC)
W
Ward management of a neonate
Weight loss acute
Wheeze (see >> Acute asthma)
(PIC)
Whooping cough (pertussis)
(Victorian)
work of breathing (see >> Assessment of severity of respiratory conditions)
Wound assessment and management
Wound catheter management
Wound dressings - acute traumatic wounds
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Z
Zipper Injury (see >> The penis and foreskin)
(Victorian)
State-wide clinical practice guidelines
Abdominal pain - acute
(PIC)
Acute eye injury
(PIC)
Acute meningococcal disease
(PIC)
Family Violence
(Victorian)
Eye (see >> Acute eye injury)
(PIC)
Meningococcal infection (see >> Acute meningococcal disease)
(PIC)
Violence (see >> Family Violence)
(Victorian)
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