Kate Davies,Jacqueline Collin
Kate Davies
Educating children and families about growth hormone deficiency and its management: part 2 [0.03%]
儿童和家庭生长激素缺乏及相关治疗教育（二）
Jacqueline Collin,Amanda Whitehead,Jenny Walker
Jacqueline Collin
Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is a long-term condition, therefore creating ongoing partnerships with families is a fundamental part of the role of a paediatric endocrine nurse specialist (PENS). Teaching children, young people and their f...
Ella Bedells,Ann Bevan
Ella Bedells
This article reviews the literature on nurses' and parents' self-perceived roles when caring for hospitalised children, focusing on research conducted since the Department of Health published the National Service Framework for Children: Sta...
Davina Richardson
Davina Richardson
Toilet training is one of the key developmental milestones of early childhood and there is growing evidence that it is now being initiated later than it was 50 years ago. This article explores the reasons why this is happening and considers...
Emma Cowen
Emma Cowen
BEING A nursing student in the current political climate can be alarming and exhausting. There is an uneasiness in the back of everyone's minds that the NHS is not the institution we thought it was, and that every day a new crack will appea...
Patric Devitt
Patric Devitt
The study by Smith et al (2015) was conducted in only one geographical area and among a single patient group; however, it does have wider resonance. Health care continues to change apace. Conditions that, until recently, would have resulted...
Research essentials [0.03%]
研究要点
Joanna Smith,Jane Chudleigh
Joanna Smith
TO MAXIMISE success, a research grant application should: ■ Have a clear purpose with demonstrable and measurable outcomes. ■ Be in line with government policies, healthcare agendas and health priorities. ■ Meet objectives of the funding...
Jackie Cosh
Jackie Cosh
EMOTIONAL AND practical support is crucial for the families of children with eczema. This was the main feedback from a workshop organised by the charity Eczema Outreach Scotland for first-year nursing students at the University of Edinburgh...
Nick Evans
Nick Evans
TRANSFORMING CARE has become a buzz phrase in the health service. Since NHS England's Five-Year Forward View was published in autumn 2014 a great deal of interest has been expressed in changing services to improve care and save money.
CHILDREN'S NURSE Amika Challacombe has received funding from ITV's Text Santa appeal to become the charity WellChild's lead nurse for Yorkshire.