Why family-centred care is vital when a child’s health depends on technology
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Why family-centred care is vital when a child’s health depends on technology

Michael Tatterton Consultant editor, Nursing Children and Young People

It is not news that some babies, children and young people rely on technologies to sustain or enhance their lives. Sometimes, though, technology dependence can have a negative effect on family experience, as our article Checking nasogastric tube safety in children cared for in the community (Evidence & practice, page 16) outlines.

Nursing Children and Young People. 36, 5, 5-5. doi: 10.7748/ncyp.36.5.5.s1

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