Evidence and Practice
A-Z of syndromes: Waardenburg syndrome
Pain assessment in paediatric intensive care: the Italian COMFORT behaviour scale
Indications for chest X-rays in children and how to obtain and interpret them
Clinical
Pain assessment in paediatric intensive care: the Italian COMFORT behaviour scale
Background Assessment of pain in paediatric intensive care units (PICUs) is crucial to...
Indications for chest X-rays in children and how to obtain and interpret them
Chest X-ray (CXR) is one of the most common radiological investigations undertaken in...
Reflection on the assessment and care of a child with osteogenesis imperfecta
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a rare genetic condition that causes bones to become brittle...
Parents’ experiences of receiving an antenatal versus postnatal diagnosis of complex...
Background The time point at which parents receive a diagnosis of congenital heart disease (...
The relationship between physical activity and diet, and overweight and obesity, in...
Background Childhood obesity has a worldwide association with serious health problems and...
Supporting fathers who want to be involved in providing healthcare for their child
An increasing number of fathers want to be involved in providing healthcare for their child...
CPD articles
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...
Diagnosis and management of children with primary ciliary dyskinesia
Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare, genetic disorder of the motile cilia...
A to Z of syndromes
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...
A-Z of syndromes: Qazi Markouizos syndrome
A series about disorders and diseases with common symptoms that constitute syndromes