Evidence and Practice
Prevention of malnutrition and faltering growth in children and young people
Day surgery admissions pathway for children and young people with learning disabilities
Effective transition of young people with long-term conditions into adult services
Clinical
Day surgery admissions pathway for children and young people with learning disabilities
Enhance your awareness of the positive effects of a bespoke admission process
Supporting children’s nurses to deliver trauma-informed care
Developing resilience and using self-care strategies can inform a trauma-informed approach
Advanced clinical practice in paediatric haematology and oncology
Developing a capability document to support and standardise practice
Development of a nurse-led transport service for non-critical neonates and children
Understand the advantages of the transport nurse role and similar nurse-led services
Safely transferring critically ill adults and children during COVID-19
The role of retrieval nurse practitioners in inter-hospital transport of the critically ill
Barriers to health promotion with overweight children, young people and their families
Identifying the barriers that children’s nurses face in addressing overweight or obesity
CPD articles
Prevention of malnutrition and faltering growth in children and young people
Regular surveillance of child growth can prevent or identify malnutrition
Effective transition of young people with long-term conditions into adult services
Until recently little has been done to address the perceived barriers and challenges
Using cultural safety to enhance nursing care for children and young people
Cultural safety can be an effective way to work with people from diverse communities
Biological basis of child health 15: the renal system and common renal conditions
The 15th in our series focuses on the renal system and common renal conditions in children
Tourette’s syndrome: challenging misconceptions and improving understanding
Tourette’s syndrome affects about 1% of the school-age population
Clinical assessment and management of children with bronchiolitis
Bronchiolitis is a common seasonal viral illness in babies and children aged under two years
Practice question
How can continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) support a child’s breathing?
Why CPAP is used, complications, and how it differs from non-invasive ventilation (NIV)
What is ECMO and how can it save the sickest of children?
ECMO can support children with primary respiratory and cardiac failure
How should nurses discuss substance use with children and young people?
Good communication is essential to elicit accurate information and optimise care
What is the nurse’s role in supporting young people’s sexual health?
Young people should have access to education, assessment and treatment for sexual health
How do bone marrow transplants work?
Children undergoing bone marrow transplants need support and follow up
County lines crime: what is a nurse's role in safeguarding children?
Children’s nurses can help prevent young people from being exploited in drug trafficking
A to Z of syndromes
A-Z syndromes: Congenital Zika syndrome
First identified in 2015, there is no vaccine for this virus, which can have devastating effects on the unborn child
A-Z syndromes: Yunis-Varon syndrome
An insight into this rare genetic disorder in which both parents are recessive gene carriers
A-Z of syndromes: X-linked ichthyosis
An insight into this genetic disorder occurring in 1 in 6,000 infant males
A-Z of syndromes: Waardenburg syndrome
Waardenburg syndrome is a genetic disorder that gives people a distinctive appearance
A-Z of syndromes: Usher syndrome
Understanding Usher syndrome which is found in approximately 10,000 people in the UK
A-Z Syndromes: Tay-Sachs disease
An insight into this genetic disorder which carries a poor prognosis and is often fatal