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.
What it means to be the parent of a child with a disability or complex health need
Aim To explore how parents of children with disabilities and complex health needs make sense...
10 Jun 2014
The case for a children’s multidisciplinary food allergy clinic
In the UK, up to 6% of children are affected by food allergy. Accurate diagnosis,...
07 May 2014
Support requirements of parents caring for a child with disability and complex health...
Aim To investigate the experiences of parents of children with complex health needs in...
07 May 2014
Service user input in pre-registration children’s nursing education
The Nursing and Midwifery Council pre-registration standards include service user...
07 May 2014
Meeting the needs of siblings of children with life-limiting illnesses
Siblings of children with life-threatening or life-limiting illnesses can face a number of...
08 Apr 2014
Messy boundaries: the benefits to teenage patients of being cared for by young nursing...
Aims To record some of the advantages expressed by young inpatients at a district general...
08 Apr 2014
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Children with disability and complex health needs: the impact on family life
Aim To identify consistency and differences in parental perceptions of impact, need for...
08 Apr 2014
Childhood obesity: The challenges for nurses
Obesity is one of the biggest challenges facing UK children’s nurses today. However, it is a...
11 Mar 2014
Alternatives to restraining children for clinical procedures
On children’s wards, restraint appears to be used often, rather than as a last resort, to...
11 Mar 2014
Assessment and management of scalds and burns in children
In childhood, burn or scald injuries are comparatively common, and the greatest risk is to...
11 Mar 2014
Evaluating students’ knowledge of child pain and its management after attending a...
Aim To evaluate the impact of a structured pain education programme on pre-registration...
11 Mar 2014
Developing a spirometry protocol for children and young people
The practicalities of obtaining technically acceptable spirometry results with children and...
11 Feb 2014
Predictors for somatic symptoms in children
This literature review focuses on risk factors that influence somatic symptoms in children...
11 Feb 2014
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis: updated guide to administering methotrexate
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common rheumatic disease in children and...
11 Feb 2014
How caring for a parent affects the psychosocial development of the young
Aim To investigate the impact of caring for a parent on the psychosocial development of the...
01 Dec 2013
Guidelines for routine gastrostomy tube replacement in children
Endoscopic placement of a gastrostomy is the safest method of inserting a gastrostomy in...
01 Dec 2013
Use of clowns to aid recovery in hospitalised children
Aim To examine how children in hospital perceive their meetings with clowns. Methods An...
01 Dec 2013
Immunisation: Changes in the UK for Children and Young People
Vaccination programmes are implemented either in response to a specific situation, or as new...
01 Nov 2013