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CAMHS liaison: supporting care in general paediatric settings

Increasing numbers of children and young people with mental health problems are being cared for in general paediatric settings, presenting a challenge to nurses who do not have mental health nursing qualification and experience. A survey of nurses in…

Constipation in paediatric oncology

Constipation is a common problem encountered by many children during treatment for childhood cancer. It can be distressing and impact on the quality of life for the child. However, the advice and information they and their families receive can vary…

Developing the Liverpool Care Pathway for the dying child

In most western societies the death of a child is a rare occurrence. When it does occur, it typically takes place after a period of intensive and often prolonged treatment. In light of the relative infrequency of these events in clinical practice,…

Evidence for healing interventions with perinatal bereavement

The purpose of this article is to explore the concept of perinatal grief and evidence-based healing interventions for it. The loss of a pregnancy or death of an infant causes profound grief, yet society has long minimized or ignored this grief, which…

Nurse-led paediatric pre operative assessment: an equivalence study

AIM: to explore whether nurses can undertake the pre operative assessment of children prior to day case surgery as safely as senior house officers. DESIGN: a randomised controlled trial involving 595 children, using an equivalence methodology (a…

Pain assessment in nonverbal children with severe cognitive impairments: the Individualized Numeric Rating Scale (INRS)

Children's Hospital Boston began a major pain assessment and management initiative 3 years ago: Pain assessment and management are considered one of the institution's primary standards of care. The initiative included State of the Science meetings…

Providing a seamless service for children with life-limiting illness: experiences and recommendations of professional staff at the Diana Princess of Wales Children's Community Service

The Diana Children's Community Teams (DCCTs), a new nurse-led service funded by the Department of Health, were established to provide care in the community as an alternative to hospital for children with life-threatening/life-limiting illnesses and…

The development of an interdisciplinary outpatient clinic in specialist palliative care

The interdisciplinary team approach is essential in the assessment and management of the palliative care of patients and their families. An innovative approach has been developed to allow the interdisciplinary team to see patients and their families…

Transition: a conceptual analysis in the context of siblings of children with cancer

Transition has been described by many disciplines. However, the concept of transition has yet to be applied to the sibling experience of childhood cancer. Understanding the transitions that siblings encounter is important because it will offer nurses…

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