CPD articles
Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.
Privacy: what does it mean for children’s nurses?
Children and young people have a right to privacy and respect. However, conflict can arise,...
01 Jun 2005
Tracheostomy management
Even though care of children with tracheostomies may differ between hospitals, there are...
01 Apr 2005
Safeguarding children
Nurses are well placed to identify behaviour or circumstances that might signify a child is...
01 Feb 2005
Family involvement: are we asking too much?
An exploration of what family-centred care means for the hospitalised child, families,...
01 Dec 2004
Culture, ethnicity, race: what’s the difference?
An exploration of the challenges facing nurses to provide culturally appropriate care to the...
01 Oct 2004
Assessment and management of the child requiring chronic haemodialysis
A child with acute or end stage renal failure requiring haemodialysis has specific needs....
01 Sep 2004
Genetics: Overview and issues in child health
When the normal growth and development of a child fails it can cause major developmental and...
01 Jul 2004
Power and control over children and young people
This feature introduces you to theories of control and power and invites you to relate these...
01 Jul 2003
Croup
Croup is an upper respiratory tract infection and is a common cause of hospital admission...
01 Sep 2002
Manual handling and nursing children
The aim of this article is to highlight some of the unique challenges relating to handling...
01 Mar 2002
Assessment and management of the child with nephrotic syndrome
This article describes the clinical and social effects of childhood nephrotic syndrome and...
01 Feb 2002
Oxygen administration
The aim of this article is to update nurses on the properties of oxygen, how it should be...
01 Oct 2001
The deaf child in hospital
The aim of this article is to provide the reader with an understanding of the physiology of...
01 Jun 2001
Wound dressings
Each child, wound and wound site is unique and these factors will impact on the type of...
01 May 2001
Making sense of fluid balance in children
Fluid balance is fundamental to life. Monitoring and maintaining fluid balance in sick...
01 Sep 2000
Keeping the hospital environment safe for children
A distinct responsibility of healthcare staff and, in particular, children’s nurses is to...
01 Jul 2000
Promoting continence: the child with special needs
Aim and intended learning outcomes The aim of this article is to raise nurses’ awareness of...
01 May 2000
Fever management in children
Aims and intended learning outcomes The aim of this article is to provide a physiological...
01 Apr 2000