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.
Anorexia: a literature review of young people’s experiences of hospital treatment
A literature review on the experiences of young people who have received hospital treatment...
07 Dec 2020
Children’s and adolescents’ experiences of living with cancer
An analysis of interviews with 15 young people with cancer in Sweden
23 Nov 2020
Communicating positive screening results to parents of children with sickle cell disease
Healthcare professionals should be confident and knowledgeable about the disorder
13 Oct 2020
Bereavement support standards for families following the death of a child
Introduction to the National Children’s Hospitals Bereavement Network’s support standards
23 Sep 2020
Planning surgery for young people with learning disabilities
Evaluation of the journey through spinal surgery of young people with learning disabilities
21 Sep 2020
Improving practice in accessing haemodialysis central venous catheters
How a unit’s central venous catheter access guidelines were modified to prevent infection
14 Sep 2020
Paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (...
Resuscitative care for a child with suspected PIMS-TS associated with SARS-CoV-2
10 Aug 2020
Maternal experiences of domestic abuse and effects on the mother’s approach to parenting
Maternal experiences of domestic abuse can have detrimental effects on mothers’ parenting
16 Jul 2020
Use of subcutaneous fluids in palliative care with children: a case study
A discussion of subcutaneous fluid therapy in the children’s palliative care setting
15 Jun 2020
Designing an adolescent safeguarding curriculum framework for preregistration nurse...
A proposed curriculum framework for adolescent safeguarding education
08 Jun 2020
Factors contributing to parental ‘vaccine hesitancy’ for childhood immunisations
A literature review of factors contributing to ‘vaccine hesitancy’ among parents
01 Jun 2020
Evaluating a nurse-led sleep support intervention to reduce melatonin prescribing in...
Recommendations for a nurse-led, non-pharmacological approach to sleep support in children
24 Feb 2020
Role of school nurses in identifying and supporting children and young people with...
A literature review on school nurses’ ability to identify mental health issues in children
11 Feb 2020
Non-biological lesbian mothers’ experiences of accessing healthcare for their children
This group often experiences positive and negative interactions with healthcare professionals
27 Jan 2020
A process for supporting children’s nurses after medication errors
Report on a quality improvement project aimed at improving the process of supporting nurses
20 Jan 2020
Exploring support systems for nurses involved with safeguarding children
Study found that safeguarding children work can have significant emotional effects on nurses
13 Jan 2020
Perceptions of transition from hospital to home of a child who is ventilator dependent
Families can provide skilled, competent care at home to their children with support
16 Dec 2019
Nurses’ underuse of non-pharmacological pain relief interventions in preterm infants
Literature review identified factors contributing to nurses’ underuse of such pain relief
09 Dec 2019