Background [Figure: see text] Healthcare professionals are keen to find alternative therapies to reduce the stress of hospital admissions, especially in the treatment of cancer. Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) involves using animals to help i...
Faltering growth [0.03%]
增长乏力
Erin Dean
Erin Dean
Essential facts Faltering growth, previously called failure to thrive, refers to a slower rate of weight gain in childhood than expected for age and sex. While newborns normally lose weight in the first days of life, persisting or large wei...
Evaluation of a drop-in clinic for young people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [0.03%]
ADHD青少年患者门诊治疗效果评估研究
Hanah Sfar-Gandoura,Gemma Sinead Ryan,Gail Melvin
Hanah Sfar-Gandoura
Aims To implement and evaluate a nurse-led, multi-agency drop-in clinic for young people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Method A repeated measures observational study over 12 months exploring clinic attendance and use...
Observational Study
Nursing children and young people. 2017 Jun 12;29(5):24-32. DOI:10.7748/ncyp.2017.e808 2017
Updated perinatal palliative standards emphasise choice and bereavement support [0.03%]
更新的围产期姑息治疗标准强调选择和哀伤支持
Nick Evans
Nick Evans
Ana Todorovic's baby, Nadia, died just before birth. Ana says she received excellent care and was told when 37 weeks pregnant that Nadia was not going to survive for long.
Joubert syndrome [0.03%]
乔布雷综合征
Doreen Crawford,Annette Dearmun
Doreen Crawford
Named after the French doctor who first described this rare neurological condition, Joubert syndrome is characterised by developmental delay, hypotonia, ataxia and oculomotor apraxia.
Updated guidelines on recognising the signs of stroke in children have been published by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and the Stroke Association.
Kat Keogh
Kat Keogh
Nurses have called for improvements to the care of children with autism in hospitals and the community. About 1% of children in the UK have autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which affects social interaction, behaviour and communication. Howev...
A literature review exploring role transitions in caring for a child requiring long-term ventilationIn recent years, the UK and other high-income countries have seen an increase in the use of long-term ventilation (LTV) in paediatric intensive care ( Neupane et al 2015 ). Children who need LTV often stay in hospital for 28 days or more [0.03%]
长期通气儿童照护中的角色转换：文献回顾近年来，英国及其他发达国家在儿科重症监护中使用长期通气(LTV)的案例不断增加（Neupane等，2015）。需要LTV的儿童通常会在医院住上28天或更长时间。
Emily Goss
Emily Goss
Government policies advocate that children should be cared for at home ( Noyes et al 2006 ), although medically stable LTV children often stay in hospital months longer than is necessary ( NHS England 2015 ). Research shows that parents of ...
Why did you become a nurse? I am a learning disability nurse who has spent a large part of my career working with children who have a learning disability and their families in the community. My experiences in supporting children have enable...
Emma Cowen
Emma Cowen
It is fair to say that nursing morale is low and public trust in the NHS is being chipped away. Every headline in the media seems to be about the problems faced by the NHS, with too few beds and nurses, and too little money.