Down's syndrome [0.03%]
唐氏综合症
Doreen Crawford,Annette Dearmun
Doreen Crawford
Down's syndrome is one of the most common congenital anomalies, affecting 1:1000 infants in the UK. It occurs in people of all races, and males and females are equally affected. It was named after a British doctor who is credited as the fir...
The training of community teams caring for children who need respiratory support in their own homes can be inadequate, clinical leads have revealed in a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report.
Detecting signs of decline [0.03%]
发现衰弱迹象
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a leading cause of mortality in infancy in the UK and parents must be able to recognise early signs of deterioration if they are to access timely care.
Background The number of infants who survive initial surgery for complex congenital heart disease (CHD), such as hypoplastic left heart syndrome, is increasing, but they are often left with residual complex health needs.
Rachel Brown,Mags Jubb
Rachel Brown
Healthcare play specialists (HPSs) provide therapeutic play programmes for children in healthcare settings. Each HPS student must have a mentor in practice, but most HPSs have received no formal training for their role. This article explore...
'Nursing is where I belong' [0.03%]
护理工作最适合我
Why did you become a children's nurse? When I was training in the 1980s everyone did a paediatric placement and mine was on an orthopaedic children's ward. Many of the children were essentially 'well' children who were marooned in the beds....
While the use of intravenous magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) is an accepted part of the pharmacological management of patients with asthma, there is conflicting information about whether it is beneficial in its nebulised form.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common cause of non-organic recurrent abdominal pain in children.
Partnership working between hospice and children's community nursing teams [0.03%]
安宁疗护团队与儿童社区护理团队的合作模式
Helen Bennett,Lesley McCarthy,Sam McKinnon
Helen Bennett
This article describes the implementation and evaluation of a new partnership between a children's hospice service and an NHS children's community nursing team to support children's palliative care in the community. Aims and outcomes of the...
Nick Evans
Nick Evans
The National Neonatal Audit Programme, which is funded by NHS England and the Welsh and Scottish governments, has found there is too much variation and too little progress made since the last review in 2014.