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Extended independent and supplementary prescribing: An update

01 April 2004

Paediatric Nursing

General

It has been a bone of contention for many community children’s nurses (CCNs) (and other nursing groups) that qualified district nurses and health visitors have been...

Constipation in childhood: a multidisciplinary approach to management in the community

01 September 2007

Paediatric Nursing

Clinical

Three per cent of children in the community may be affected by chronic constipation. Causes of constipation may be organic or functional: the cornerstone of...

Training High: a clinical skills initiative for families and staff

11 September 2012

Nursing Children and Young People

A&S Science

During the past 50 years the care of children and young people who are unwell in the UK has shifted out of the hospital environment and into the community and has...

Community children’s nursing: a student nurse’s perspective

01 December 2003

Paediatric Nursing

Clinical

The development of community children’s nursing (CCN) is relatively new, with the first teams being established in the 1950s when it was recognised that many...

The clinical effectiveness of movicol® in children with severe constipation: an outcome audit

01 March 2006

Paediatric Nursing

Audit

This audit reviewed the clinical effectiveness of polyethylene glycol 3350 plus electrolytes (PEG+E, Movicol®) in the management of severe paediatric constipation. A...

Respite care for technology-dependent children and their families

01 September 2002

Paediatric Nursing

Service provision

Caring for a child who is chronically sick or disabled and reliant on technology to maintain their health is often a stressful experience for carers (Bradford 1997)....

Aromatherapy and massage: the evidence

01 July 2003

Paediatric Nursing

Clinical

The use of complementary therapies in children’s health care is widespread (Ernst 1999, Simpson et al 1998). A review by Kemper (2001) showed that up to 75 per cent...

Oncology outreach: history in the making

01 November 2004

Paediatric Nursing

General

During the 1960s, outreach nursing services for children with general medical or surgical problems began to spread in the UK, supporting the aim of early discharge...

Sure Start community children’s nursing

01 April 2006

Paediatric Nursing

General

A feasibility study was carried out in a Sure Start area to examine ways of implementing the ‘improving health’ Sure Start target to reduce the numbers of children...

Promoting independence for children on long-term ventilation

01 December 2011

Nursing Children and Young People

Care

It is the responsibility of children’s nurses to enable children and young people who are on long-term ventilation (LTV) to live independent and varied lives. This...