Clinical
Our clinical nursing articles aim to inform and educate nurse practitioners and students. This is achieved through the publication of peer-reviewed, evidence-based, relevant and topical articles.
The implementation of family-witnessed resuscitation in children and young people
Exploring the evidence for and against the practice of family-witnessed resuscitation
A position statement about predictive genetic testing among children
Genetic testing of children to predict the future risk of illness remains controversial
Development and validation of the Children’s Competence in Decision-Making Scale
Developing a tool to measure competence in the decision-making process in children aged 8-12
Withdrawal of treatment from critically ill children: legal and ethical issues
The complex issues involved in the care of children who receive life-sustaining treatment
Approaches to community-based palliative care provision by children’s hospices in the UK
Meeting the needs of children with palliative conditions and those of their families
Adolescent safeguarding: a review of the literature
Key themes are identified: adolescent life course, risk and vulnerability, and safeguarding
Early recognition and treatment of Henoch-Schönlein purpura in children
Nurses should be aware of the presentation and pathophysiology of Henoch-Schönlein purpura
Use of storytelling and audio podcasts in qualitative research
This article discusses the author’s experiences of using an audio podcast to guide and stimulate debate among a small team of service evaluators or co-designers tasked with evaluating sleep services. The podcast was created from interviews with parents of children with developmental disabilities. The author argues that this medium offers an effective way to promote service-user participation in service improvement projects, and highlights how podcasts can stimulate emotional connections in service evaluators leading to informed identification of priorities for change.
Parents’ decision-making about attending an emergency department with their child
Evaluation to explain frequent ED attendance and indicate potential redesigns to services
The importance of protocol-based eye care in the paediatric intensive care unit
With eye care education, nurses can look out for any warning signs of injury or infection
Primary school children’s participation in selecting children’s nursing students
Partnerships between universities and schools can have many mutually beneficial outcomes
Matilda the Musical: the potential value of the arts in children’s nursing education
Musical theatre is a valid way of teaching a difficult topic, such as safeguarding children