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INTRODUCTION: Nationally, over 45,000 children die each year with nearly 75% of those dying in hospitals and 80% of hospital deaths occurring in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). CHRISTUS Children's is among an estimated 20% of children's…
BACKGROUND: Currently, approximately 85% of children with significant congenital heart problems survive to adolescence and adulthood. This survival rate represents a dramatic improvement in the medical and surgical care of congenital heart disease…
In this research study, a quasi-experimental, nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used to assess the impact of the Cardiovascular Health Education Program (CHEP) on the cardiovascular health knowledge of grade eight adolescents. A…
