Nursing Children and Young People
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The importance of protocol-based eye care in the paediatric intensive care unit
Eye care is a fundamental aspect of personal hygiene that should not be neglected in a...
Newsroom
Singing children’s nurse moves viewers to tears in Great Ormond Street video
Patient's mother praises nurse Beth Porch as hundreds respond to moving clip on Twitter
Paediatric inpatient safe staffing guidance published in Wales
Principles for nurse staffing levels designed to prepare employers for change in the law
Advice on resolving disagreements with the families of critically ill children
How to manage cases where parents conflict with decisions about life-sustaining treatment
Recognising, assessing and responding to child abuse and neglect
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence offers guidance on supporting individuals
Sepsis: hospital admissions in England have more than doubled in three years
Commentators say figure could be due to rise in awareness of the condition
Unpaid overtime and reliance on agency nurses in Wales must stop, RCN says
College briefs government with aim of informing its forthcoming workforce strategy
Evidence and Practice
Parents’ decision-making about attending an emergency department with their child
Evaluation to explain frequent ED attendance and indicate potential redesigns to services
The importance of protocol-based eye care in the paediatric intensive care unit
Eye care is a fundamental aspect of personal hygiene that should not be neglected in a...
Primary school children’s participation in selecting children’s nursing students
Partnerships between universities and schools can have many mutually beneficial outcomes
Matilda the Musical: the potential value of the arts in children’s nursing education
Musical theatre is a valid way of teaching a difficult topic, such as safeguarding children
A-Z syndromes: Congenital Zika syndrome
First identified in 2015, there is no vaccine for this virus
Clinical holding: ethical guidance for children’s nurses working in the UK
An ethical framework is proposed comprising four levels of value-based interventions
Features
Putting wheezy children on a pathway to better health
Nurses in North London have cut the number of children re-admitted with breathing problems
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
Sports charity uses social prescribing to help young people
A charity is using social prescribing to support vulnerable young people in the community
Reflecting on 30 years of change in children’s nursing
Since Nursing Children and Young People's launch there have been enormous advances...
Tackling the growing problem of air pollution and children’s health
Researchers, including nurses, will monitor the effects of low emission initiatives
Robots help children in hospital be part of school/other activities
New devices could help prevent children from becoming lonely when isolated from other people
Opinion
Sepsis: why a nationally agreed early warning system for children is urgently needed
Children's nurse Gillian Priday urged RCN congress to lobby for mandatory training to...
More must be done to address the children's nursing workforce crisis
It is vital that consensus between providers and higher education institutions is achieved
Breast is best but formula is still an option
Healthcare professionals should not be dictatorial in the choice between breast or bottle
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
Being a parent helps me in children’s nursing
Chris Steele on how his personal experiences are used to enhance his caregiving
Careers
When a child dies, grandparents have unique support needs
The emotional pain felt by grandparents is often overlooked
Involving bereaved parents in research design can be a mutually beneficial experience
Tara Kerr-Elliott’s interviews influenced a proposed study on post-death care
How patient involvement enhances research into feeding children during BMT
By sharing their views patients, families and researchers can ensure research is relevant