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.
Preparing staff for respiratory surge in children: lessons from COVID-19
A project helped staff understand how the pandemic affected their emotional health and well-being
Care of an infant born with a cleft palate: a case study
Nurses should work in close partnership with the family and the multidisciplinary team
Nasogastric tube safety in children cared for in the community: evidence re-examined
A revised approach is proposed in which nurses can use checks other than nasogastric aspirate pH testing
App for non-mental health nurses to assess needs, risks of children and young people
Overview of project to develop app to assess mental health needs, risks of children and young people
Oral and dental health promotion for children’s nurses
Opportunistic dental advice should be provided to help prevent early onset dental disease
Supporting children, young people and families to self-manage atopic eczema
Learn about strategies nurses can use to help families manage atopic eczema
Central precocious puberty: assessment and diagnosis
Testing and diagnosis in children and how to approach the decision to treat
Exploring the implementation of key nursing roles in children’s cardiac services
This study informed RCN guidance for career pathways and competences that reflect changing needs
Food allergy: a proposed new tool to help children and young people self-manage
Advice on guiding discussions on food allergy management with patients and families
Evaluation of an independent domestic violence advocate post in a children’s hospital
Findings from having a pilot domestic violence advocate post based in a children’s hospital
Developing a nurse-led salbutamol weaning pathway for asthma or viral-induced wheeze
Pathway improved confidence in nurses’ ability to provide care for children and young people
Craniopagus: a proposed nursing care protocol
Increase your awareness of a rare condition in which identical twins are joined at the head