Evidence and Practice
Development and evaluation of play specialist documentation in a New Zealand hospital
A-Z of syndromes: X-linked ichthyosis
Preparing young people with complex needs and their families for transition to adult...
Clinical
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...
Preparing young people with complex needs and their families for transition to adult...
Improving survival rates for children and young people with complex health needs requires a...
Communication skills: placement reflections of a children’s nursing student
Reflection is a natural human activity. It is important for nursing students during practice...
Meeting the psychosocial needs of adolescents and their families during a diagnosis of...
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), an oncological condition affecting blood-producing...
Effects of watching cartoons on pain scores in children undergoing venepuncture
Background Children experience pain and restlessness during invasive procedures. Aim To...
Pain assessment in paediatric intensive care: the Italian COMFORT behaviour scale
Background Assessment of pain in paediatric intensive care units (PICUs) is crucial to...
CPD articles
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...
Understanding fluid homeostasis in infants and children: part 1
Fluid requirements differ between infants and children. It is important for children’s...
A to Z of syndromes
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...
A-Z of syndromes: Rett syndrome
How to recognise and support children who have this rare developmental and neurological...