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.
Oral and dental health promotion for children’s nurses
Opportunistic dental advice should be provided to help prevent early onset dental disease
05 Feb 2024
Supporting children, young people and families to self-manage atopic eczema
Learn about strategies nurses can use to help families manage atopic eczema
22 Jan 2024
Central precocious puberty: assessment and diagnosis
Testing and diagnosis in children and how to approach the decision to treat
08 Jan 2024
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...
18 Dec 2023
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
04 Dec 2023
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
20 Nov 2023
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
06 Nov 2023
Craniopagus: a proposed nursing care protocol
Increase your awareness of a rare condition in which identical twins are joined at the head
16 Oct 2023
Adultification: risk factors, harmful effects and implications for nursing practice
Strategies to prevent children and young people being perceived as older than they are
02 Oct 2023
Simulated learning for staff at a children’s hospice
Exploring the benefits of simulation workshops in end of life care
18 Sep 2023
Nurses’ role in caring for girls with precocious puberty
A look at interventions to help manage precocious puberty and support for the child and...
07 Aug 2023
Evaluation of workshops in children’s palliative care education
Examining the effect on learning of service user-led workshops for nursing students
19 Jun 2023
How adolescents used social media to cope during Covid-19 pandemic
Using social media can help adolescents manage stress and loneliness during a crisis
22 May 2023
How talking therapy can ease parental anxiety over food allergies
Interventions that use approaches from CBT can reduce stress and anxiety in parents
09 May 2023
Atopic eczema and barriers to treatment adherence for children
Healthcare professionals can allay medicines worries with timely education and signposting ...
17 Apr 2023
Virtual and online learning during Covid-19
Education experiences of community children’s nursing students during the pandemic
20 Mar 2023
Exploring the voices of children and children’s nurses in hospital
Findings from a study and literature review, and implications for children’s nursing practice
06 Mar 2023
Implementing partnership working to enhance the care of the acutely unwell child
Care of children who become acutely unwell while accessing community palliative care services
20 Feb 2023