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.
Nurse-initiated and criteria-led discharge from hospital for children and young people
The readiness of a child or young person for discharge includes patient safety, the family’s...
07 Oct 2016
Open access
Picture book support for preparing children ahead of and during day surgery
Aim To develop and evaluate the use of a specific picture book aiming to prepare children...
07 Oct 2016
How holistic nursing can enhance the quality of life of children with cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common life-limiting genetic conditions. This...
07 Oct 2016
Self-care of young people with long-term physical and mental health conditions
This article examines the evidence about ‘what works’ in supporting self-care in relation to...
12 Sep 2016
Patients’ experience of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery: a phenomenological...
Background Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is a three-dimensional curvature of the spine of...
12 Sep 2016
Adolescents’ view and experiences of living with type 1 diabetes
This literature review explores the perceptions and experiences of adolescents living with...
08 Jul 2016
Opioid consumption and bowel dysfunction in adolescents after spinal surgery
The study, outlined in this article, aimed to ascertain the effect of length of surgery and...
08 Jul 2016
Open access
An examination of interprofessional education in a pre-registration children’s nursing...
Aim This study set out to gain insight into views held by children’s nursing students,...
08 Jul 2016
Storyboarding in learning about death
The sudden or anticipated death of a child is one of the most challenging and unique...
08 Jun 2016
An experience-based treatment model for children unwilling to eat
Background Guidance during Meals is a two-week inpatient intervention undertaken at the...
08 Jun 2016
Children’s nurses’ post-operative pain assessment practices
Pain assessment is crucial to achieving optimal pain management in children. Pain that is...
08 Jun 2016
How a short stay unit can reduce children’s waiting times
Admitting children to emergency departments (EDs) often places them in an environment better...
08 Jun 2016
Storyboarding as an aid to learning about death in children’s nursing
The sudden or anticipated death of a child is one of the most challenging and unique...
08 Jun 2016
An experience-based treatment model for children unwilling to eat
Background Guidance during Meals is a two-week inpatient intervention undertaken at the...
08 Jun 2016
Children’s nurses’ post-operative pain assessment practices
Pain assessment is crucial to achieving optimal pain management in children. Pain that is...
08 Jun 2016
How a short stay unit can reduce children’s waiting times
Admitting children to emergency departments (EDs) often places them in an environment better...
08 Jun 2016
Child-parent shared decision making about asthma management
Aim To explore and describe child-parent shared decision making for the management of...
09 May 2016
Nurse-led implementation of a ventilator-associated pneumonia care bundle in a children...
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the leading cause of death with hospital-acquired...
09 May 2016