Paediatric early warning scores on a children’s ward: a quality improvement initiative
The aim of this quality improvement initiative was to incorporate a paediatric early warning...
09 Sep 2014
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Best practice injection technique for children and young people with diabetes
Children and young people who manage diabetes with injection therapy are at risk of using a...
09 Sep 2014
Stigmatising feelings and disclosure apprehension among children with epilepsy
Despite worldwide campaigns to enhance public awareness, understanding and acceptability of...
08 Jul 2014
Innovative approach to providing 24/7 palliative care for children
This study outlines an innovative, English hospice-based service that provides 24/7 care for...
08 Jul 2014
Family-focused children’s end of life care in hospital and at home
An increasing number of children and young people require end of life care, and providing...
08 Jul 2014
Development of competent children’s ward co-ordinators
Taking charge of a clinical shift on a ward is daunting for newly qualified staff nurses....
08 Jul 2014
Multidisciplinary meetings as an effective clinical intervention
When used well, multidisciplinary meetings can function in the same way as other clinical...
10 Jun 2014
Giving hope to families in palliative care and implications for practice
Caring for a dying child and the family is one of the greatest nursing challenges. The way...
10 Jun 2014
What it means to be the parent of a child with a disability or complex health need
Aim To explore how parents of children with disabilities and complex health needs make sense...
10 Jun 2014
The case for a children’s multidisciplinary food allergy clinic
In the UK, up to 6% of children are affected by food allergy. Accurate diagnosis,...
07 May 2014
Support requirements of parents caring for a child with disability and complex health...
Aim To investigate the experiences of parents of children with complex health needs in...
07 May 2014
Service user input in pre-registration children’s nursing education
The Nursing and Midwifery Council pre-registration standards include service user...
07 May 2014
Meeting the needs of siblings of children with life-limiting illnesses
Siblings of children with life-threatening or life-limiting illnesses can face a number of...
08 Apr 2014
Messy boundaries: the benefits to teenage patients of being cared for by young nursing...
Aims To record some of the advantages expressed by young inpatients at a district general...
08 Apr 2014
Open access
Children with disability and complex health needs: the impact on family life
Aim To identify consistency and differences in parental perceptions of impact, need for...
08 Apr 2014
Childhood obesity: The challenges for nurses
Obesity is one of the biggest challenges facing UK children’s nurses today. However, it is a...
11 Mar 2014
Alternatives to restraining children for clinical procedures
On children’s wards, restraint appears to be used often, rather than as a last resort, to...
11 Mar 2014
Assessment and management of scalds and burns in children
In childhood, burn or scald injuries are comparatively common, and the greatest risk is to...
11 Mar 2014