Evidence and Practice

Clinical

Care of an infant born with a cleft palate: a case study

Care of an infant born with a cleft palate: a case study

Nurses should work in close partnership with the family and the multidisciplinary team

Checking nasogastric tube safety in children cared for in the community: a re-examination of the evidence base

Nasogastric tube safety in children cared for in the community: evidence re-examined

A revised approach is proposed in which nurses can use checks other than nasogastric aspirate pH testing

Developing a web-based app for non-mental health nurses to assess the mental health needs and risks of children and young people

App for non-mental health nurses to assess needs, risks of children and young people

Overview of project to develop app to assess mental health needs, risks of children and young people

Oral and dental health promotion for children’s nurses

Oral and dental health promotion for children’s nurses

Opportunistic dental advice should be provided to help prevent early onset dental disease

Supporting children, young people and families to self-manage atopic eczema

Supporting children, young people and families to self-manage atopic eczema

Learn about strategies nurses can use to help families manage atopic eczema

Central precocious puberty: assessment, diagnosis and decisions about treatment

Central precocious puberty: assessment and diagnosis

Testing and diagnosis in children and how to approach the decision to treat

CPD articles

Administration of intravenous fluids and medicines in children and young people

Administration of intravenous fluids and medicines in children and young people

An essential overview of the evidence base for IV fluid and medicine administration

Managing the deteriorating child with suspected group A Streptococcus infection

Managing the deteriorating child with suspected group A Streptococcus infection

A case study includes respiratory and haemodynamic support and symptom management

Neurological observations in infants, children and young people: part two

Neurological observations in infants, children and young people: part two

How to undertake neurological assessment, how often to do observations and when to escalate concerns

Neurological observations in infants, children and young people: part one

Neurological observations in infants, children and young people: part one

Understanding the pathophysiology of acquired brain injury and identifying deterioration

Managing type 1 diabetes in children and young people: challenges and solutions

Managing type 1 diabetes in children and young people: challenges and solutions

Support from healthcare professionals and school staff should include encouragement to self-manage

Managing type 2 diabetes in children and young people: challenges and solutions

Managing type 2 diabetes in children and young people

How nurses can help children and young people with type 2 diabetes achieve optimal self-management

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)

ECMO

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

Mother and baby

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

Webbed_fingers

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

Stef Sanjati

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

Tay-sachs disease

A-Z Syndromes: Tay-Sachs disease

An insight into this genetic disorder which carries a poor prognosis and is often fatal

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