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Clinical

Interviews with nurses underscore need to educate patients and healthcare providers on use

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Role of the children’s nurse in identifying and responding to medical neglect

Analyses barriers to safeguarding including communication and not keeping the child at the

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Screening, immunotherapy and the future of type 1 diabetes care in children and young people

Overview of developments and the need for robust pathways to inform new services and enhan

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Developing a diabetes self-management policy for hospitalised children and young people on insulin therapy

A paediatric team developed a policy that integrates self-management and a tool for health

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Nasogastric tube feeding under physical restraint: understanding the effects on parents and how to support them

Exploring parents’ conflicting emotional experiences when their child receives NGT feeding

Clinical

CPD articles

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Assessing the dental health needs of children in the intensive care unit

PICU nurses’ role in undertaking oral assessments and implementing national health guideli

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Climate change and the environmental impact of asthma inhalers: advice for children, young people and families

Nurses can help reduce emissions by supporting patients to switch from pMDIs to DPIs where

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Suspected sepsis in children and young people: assessment, recognition and when to escalate

Update and be ‘sepsis savvy’ with this article on what to do when sepsis is suspected

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Medicines management in children and young people: pharmacological approaches to treat pain

An overview of the three main groups of analgesics used in the management of pain

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The nurse’s role in assisting with a lumbar puncture in an infant or child

Outlining why lumbar punctures are performed, and the practical aspects of the procedure

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Exploring homeostasis in children, the body’s dynamic balancing act

A case study illustrates the relevance of understanding homeostasis in children’s nursing<

CPD articles

Practice question

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Why CPAP is used, complications, and how it differs from non-invasive ventilation (NIV)

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ECMO

ECMO can support children with primary respiratory and cardiac failure

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Good communication is essential to elicit accurate information and optimise care

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Young people should have access to education, assessment and treatment for sexual health

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Children undergoing bone marrow transplants need support and follow up

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Children’s nurses can help prevent young people from being exploited in drug trafficking

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A to Z of syndromes

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Mother and baby

First identified in 2015, there is no vaccine for this virus, which can have devastat

A to Z of syndromes
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Webbed_fingers

An insight into this rare genetic disorder in which both parents are recessive gene carrie

A to Z of syndromes
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An insight into this genetic disorder occurring in 1 in 6,000 infant males

A to Z of syndromes
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Understanding Usher syndrome which is found in approximately 10,000 people in the UK

A to Z of syndromes
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Tay-sachs disease

An insight into this genetic disorder which carries a poor prognosis an

A to Z of syndromes
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A baby's face with port wine birthmarks on it.

Insight into this rare neurological condition which causes port wine sk

A to Z of syndromes

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