Chris Longhurst
Chris Longhurst
Most school nurses are not confident they can give essential support to pupils with long-term health conditions. Research by the National Children's Bureau found that, due to heavy workloads and the need to work across several schools, nine...
Emma Cowen
Emma Cowen
On my last placement I met two wonderful people who were in the most frightening situation parents can find themselves in.
Back to school misery could be compounded for schoolchildren in future as numbers suffering from hay fever caused by ragweed pollen is expected to double in Europe within 35 years.
Taking a new path [0.03%]
开辟新路径
Duncan Randall
Duncan Randall
We would not place a child on a bicycle designed for an adult and expect them to pedal or steer it. So why would we apply adult theories of nursing to children?
Picture book support for preparing children ahead of and during day surgery [0.03%]
术前和日间手术期间用于儿童的绘本缓解焦虑
Elisabeth Nilsson,Gunnar Svensson,Gunilla Hollman Frisman
Elisabeth Nilsson
Aim To develop and evaluate the use of a specific picture book aiming to prepare children for anaesthesia and surgery. Methods An intervention comparing two different information methods before ear, nose and throat day surgery was performed...
Anne Longfield
Anne Longfield
School nurses are in a unique position to spot the early signs of abuse in children, but evidence suggests that this aspect of their role is being compromised.
The charity Together for Short Lives (TSL), which supports families of children with life-shortening conditions, has launched a campaign called You Can Be That Nurse to lure staff into the sector.
Daniel Allen
Daniel Allen
The death of a child is a comparatively rare event in the UK. Even so, more than 3,000 infant and 2,000 children and young people age 1-19 years died in England and Wales in 2012.
Seizures in children [0.03%]
儿童癫痫发作
Defined as a sudden surge of electrical activity in the brain, a seizure will usually affect how a person acts for a short time.
Brain tumours account for more than one quarter of all cancers and are the most common cause of cancer-related death among children in the UK.