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.
Effect of a children’s at-home nursing team on reducing emergency admissions
This article explores the effect of a children’s at-home nursing team, Hospital at Home (H@H...
05 Dec 2017
Parent-infant co-sleeping and the implications for sudden infant death syndrome
In 2015 the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) updated its 2006...
05 Dec 2017
Service user involvement in preregistration child nursing programmes
Service user involvement is a fundamental part of preregistration nursing education...
05 Dec 2017
Prevalence of neonate adhesive skin injuries in a Jordanian intensive care unit
Aim To determine the prevalence of adhesive skin injuries in neonates in a Jordanian...
05 Dec 2017
How modifiable factors influence parental decision-making about organ donation
A global shortage of organs from children and adults available for transplantation is...
07 Nov 2017
Behavioural approaches to treating overweight and obesity in adolescents
Being overweight and obese in adolescence are significant global public health issues which...
07 Nov 2017
Open access
Development of a clinical transition pathway for adolescents in the Netherlands
Aims To explore how young people with juvenile-onset rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases...
07 Nov 2017
Interdisciplinary care of a neonate with haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare condition not commonly observed in...
07 Nov 2017
Open access
Graphic facilitation as a novel approach to practice development
The active participation of staff from the outset of any health service or practice...
10 Oct 2017
Transition of care from children’s to adult services
Transition service development is high on the agenda in contemporary healthcare improvement...
10 Oct 2017
Importance of measuring lactate levels in children with sepsis
Sepsis is a major public health problem as well as one of the leading causes of preventable...
10 Oct 2017
An advanced nurse practitioner service for neonates, children and young people
The NHS continues to face unprecedented demands and reform which necessitates a move away...
10 Oct 2017
Neurofibromatosis and the role of the specialist adviser
Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a genetic condition that mainly involves the nervous system. There...
11 Sep 2017
Ghanaian nurses’ knowledge of invasive procedural pain and its effect on children,...
Aim To explore Ghanaian nurses’ knowledge of invasive procedural pain in children who are in...
11 Sep 2017
Efficacy and safety of cannabis for treating children with refractory epilepsy
The aim of this literature review was to examine the evidence base for the safety and...
11 Sep 2017
Multi-agency practice for developing a blended diet for children fed via gastrostomy
The administration of a blended diet via a gastrostomy tube to children with complex needs...
10 Jul 2017
Risk factors for childhood obesity: a data analysis of the Welsh Health Survey
Background The prevalence of childhood obesity in Wales is 12%. It has been estimated that...
10 Jul 2017
Assessment of Northern Jordanian adolescents’ knowledge and attitudes towards asthma
Background Asthma is a chronic illness of the airways that can cause a persistent cough. The...
10 Jul 2017