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Sexuality in the hospital setting

01 October 2005

Paediatric Nursing

Clinical

Working with adolescents in a hospital environment brings nurses into contact with the section of society that is experiencing rising rates of sexually acquired...

Visitors and children’s hospitals, 1852-1948: A re-appraisal

01 May 2001

Paediatric Nursing

General

Parental access to hospitalised children and parental participation in the care of these children are currently viewed as central aspects of family-centred care...

Incident reporting: every nurse’s responsibility

01 February 2004

Paediatric Nursing

Clinical

The contribution of incident reporting to patient safety has been recognised and promoted by the government in Organisation with a Memory (DoH 2000), Building a...

Experiences of young people admitted for planned surgery

01 June 2007

Paediatric Nursing

Research

Background: Despite national and international guidance, young people requiring hospitalisation are still cared for in inappropriate environments and not always...

Perceptions of young people about decision making in the acute healthcare environment

01 July 2007

Paediatric Nursing

Research

Abstract Aim: This study explored young people’s perceptions of their involvement in healthcare decisions affecting their management of care. Method: A...

Information exchange in paediatric settings: an observational study

01 September 2007

Paediatric Nursing

A&S Science

Aim: The aim of this observational study was to identify, describe and generate concepts regarding the exchange of information between children/young people and...

National survey of observation and monitoring practices of children in hospital

24 July 2008

Paediatric Nursing

Clinical

Aim: Prior to the implementation of a systematic approach to the observation and monitoring of children at the Birmingham Children’s Hospital (BCH) a survey was...

Dignified care for children and young people: nurses’ perspectives

11 March 2009

Paediatric Nursing

A&S Science

Aim: To explore the perspectives of nurses working with children and young people on dignified care and the challenges of providing such care. Methods: A...

Hospital lunches: giving children choice

01 December 2003

Paediatric Nursing

Clinical

Maintaining the nutritional needs of sick children is an important nursing priority, but meeting these needs in a hospital setting can be a challenge. This article...

Adolescent facilities: the potential…

01 September 2003

Paediatric Nursing

Service provision

There has been recent debate about whether adolescents should be admitted to a separate adolescent unit, a general paediatric ward with separate bays for...