Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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A child with a burn injury often has to go through reconstructive surgery after it has healed to improve function and cosmetic appear
Background Admission of a child to the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) may be one of the most stressful events for parents because the ou
Aim To explore children’s nurses’ attitudes to providing health promotion advice to overweight children and their families during hospital admi
To improve outcomes for children and young people health organisations are required to train all staff in children’s safeguarding.
Aim Distress and pain associated with immunisation are significant problems for children, carers and healthcare professionals.
Aim To examine the perspectives of children’s nurses about parental presence during resuscitation.
The most common background to hyperpyrexia and convulsions is immaturity of the child’s physiological reactions to infection, so an understanding of the pat
The quality of clinical placements is an important factor in nurse education and depends, partly, on the quality of the mentoring.
There is strong evidence suggesting young people with type 1 diabetes experience difficulties adhering to their treatment regimens.
Aims To explore parents’ involvement in the care of their child’s hydrocephalus and the ways in which parents and professionals collaborate whe
Make Every Contact Count is a public health strategy and not entirely a new idea in nursing, but one that all nurses need to be more conscious of when deali
Fever is the most likely reason for a child to be taken to the doctor and, occasionally, the signs may indicate the start of serious illness.
Children are identified as a vulnerable group in need of a degree of safeguarding. About 6% of children in the UK have a disability, which can increase their level of vulnerability.
A blended diet for enteral nutrition is defined as home-made everyday food blended to a smooth ‘single cream’ consistency. At present, blended food is not recommended as a first choice.
This study aimed to evaluate nurses’ knowledge, perceptions and opinions of double-checking medication administration in a UK children’s hospital. Of 119 questionnaires distributed, 48 were returned.
Trauma from burns and scalds in children is more common and more damaging than in adults, and may indicate abuse. The main goal of intensive care of an acute burn is to limit the extent of the systemic insult.
A surgical care practitioner (SCP) is a registered nurse or allied health professional who, following specific education and competency training, carries out pre- and post-operative treatment and some surgical interventions under the supervision of a consultant surgeon, contr
In the UK, tuberculosis (TB) is on the increase. Miliary TB affects the lungs and can leave lasting damage, and affect a person’s quality of life adversely.
