Evidence and Practice
Retained primitive reflexes in children, clinical implications and targeted home-based interventions
Improving asthma care for children and young people through reflection
The Me first communication model
Clinical
Retained primitive reflexes in children, clinical implications and targeted home-based...
This article discusses problems such as learning difficulties and behavioural problems that...
Improving asthma care for children and young people through reflection
Asthma is a common condition, but there is evidence that it is not always managed well in...
Recognition and management of food allergy in children
Incidence of food allergy has been increasing and is more commonly seen in children....
Treatment and management of seven children with fractured femurs experiencing night...
This article reports on seven cases of night terror disorder in children with no previous...
Predictors of uncertainty in parents of children living with chronic conditions
Background Uncertainty in illness implies no meaning has been attributed to an illness event...
Development and evaluation of play specialist documentation in a New Zealand hospital
Background Play specialists work closely with doctors and nurses to improve outcomes and the...
CPD articles
The Me first communication model
This article explores communication and decision-making with children and young people in...
Diagnosing and managing migraine in children and young people
This article gives an overview of migraine in children. It outlines the epidemiology of the...
An update on complementary feeding
Complementary feeding is an important developmental milestone in children and occurs at a...
Assessment and treatment of nocturnal enuresis in children and young people
Nocturnal enuresis – or bed-wetting – is one of the most common chronic conditions of...
Principles of suctioning in infants, children and young people
Suctioning to clear airway secretions is an important part of the nursing care for children...
Understanding fluid homoeostasis in infants and children: part 2
Part two of this article focuses on the care and management of infants and children who are...
A to Z of syndromes
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
A-Z of syndromes: Sturge-Weber syndrome
Insight into this rare neurological condition which causes port wine skin lesions and can be...