Nursing Children and Young People
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Neonatal nursing: new guidelines on caring for very premature babies
BAPM guidelines outline the stark decisions that may arise when caring for extremely...
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School nurse wins Cavell Star Award for modernising service
Health and well-being service praised for being innovative and responsive
Depression in children and young people: recognition and management
New guidance aims to improve how depression in children and young people is assessed and...
Antimicrobial prescribing guidance for pneumonia in children and young people
Guidelines on pneumonia aim to optimise use of antibiotics and reduce resistance to them
Applications invited for new children's nursing research awards
Two awards on offer for a children's nurse and nursing student to present their research
‘Ministers must scrap cruel healthcare surcharge overseas nurses are forced to pay’
RCN urges next UK government to promise an end to the immigration health surcharge for nurses
Hospital car parking: NHS staff in England pay £5m more in fees than last year
Political parties make pre-election promises about controversial charges
Evidence and Practice
Nurses’ underuse of non-pharmacological pain relief interventions in preterm infants
Why you should read this article • To understand the experience of pain in preterm infants...
Family members’ perceptions of a Singing Medicine project in a children’s hospital
Children spending prolonged periods in hospital need to play and express themselves
Enhancing the care of children and young people with mental health issues
Children’s nurses require education and training in mental health to provide optimal care
Injection site assessment for lipohypertrophy in children with type 1 diabetes
It is vital that nurses understand the importance of injection site assessment
Does parental anxiety affect children’s perception of pain during intravenous...
Background Pain associated with invasive medical procedures is a significant cause of...
In the child’s best interests: should life be sustained when further treatment is...
Why you should read this article: • To understand that medical advances have meant that...
Features
The RCNi Nurse Awards 2020 can help put you and your specialty in the spotlight
2019's Child health category winner wants to inspire others to be innovative
How a healthcare assistant made the operating theatre a less scary place for children
Award-winner Lisa Morgan's innovations help to ease the anxieties of children
Charity helps children’s transition to adult services
Specialist nurses funded by the Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity are helping to care for children with long-term conditions and smooth their transition to adult services
Nurse develops community oxygen-weaning guideline for neonates with chronic lung disease
Joanna Broderick’s award-winning work has improved safety and enhanced patient autonomy
Putting wheezy children on a pathway to better health
Nurses in North London have cut the number of children re-admitted with breathing problems
Sports charity uses social prescribing to help young people
A charity is using social prescribing to support vulnerable young people in the community
Opinion
Halt to funding for chest deformity surgery is a cruel blow
Specialist children's nurse says ending funding is wrong without further research
The case for integrated children’s continence services
Why children’s continence services should be integrated and community-based
Neonatal support plans fail the most vulnerable
Parents need more support when infants go into neonatal care, but new proposals fall short
Students
Is it time to make MMR vaccination compulsory?
Nurses need to counteract the anti-vaccination movement’s propaganda
Parents are the real professionals when it comes to their children
Good communication is vital in assessing paediatric early warning systems
Your first presentation: a nursing student’s guide to speaking at conferences
How presenting can help you develop critical thinking skills, plus tips for preparing
Careers
Meet the UK's first consultant nurse in paediatric electrophysiology and inherited...
Years ago Cath Renwick doubted her academic ability but now has a pioneering role with a long-term plan to lead on research
Sensitive diagnosis lessens parents’ upset over cystic fibrosis
How parents are told their child may have cystic fibrosis can affect their distress
What hope means for families of children with rare diseases in clinical trials
Does ‘hope’ help as a coping mechanism in clinical trials or give rise to misconceptions and possibly false hope?