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An intensive nurse-led occlusion therapy programme

09 July 2009

Paediatric Nursing

Clinical

Some children and parents find it difficult, if not impossible, to adhere to a prescribed occlusion regime for treatment of amblyopia. A nurse-run, one-day admission...

Open AccessPO09 – Parenting promotion: recommendation during infant crying or tantrums and a child’s feeding time

09 May 2016

Nursing Children and Young People

Supplement

Theme: Parenting/parenthood. Introduction: Parenting role involves some stress, especially in infant cry/tantrums and during feeding time, leading to pursuit of...

Open AccessOC21 – Psychosocial functioning of parents of infants diagnosed with complex congenital heart defect

09 May 2016

Nursing Children and Young People

Supplement

Theme: Parenting/parenthood. Introduction: The diagnosis of complex CHD impacts the psychosocial status of parents and their functioning. Purpose: A critical...

Supporting parents caring for a child with a learning disability

12 December 2007

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Parenting a child with a learning disability is a unique and often demanding experience. The learning disability nurse can play a key role in supporting parents and...

Good practice in parenting support: a joint education and service improvement project

02 September 2015

Learning Disability Practice

Art & Science

A growing number of people with learning disabilities are becoming parents, and many of them risk having their children removed from their care. It is difficult to...

One parent’s experience of autism spectrum disorder

01 June 2013

Learning Disability Practice

Art & Science

This article is written from the perspective of a parent who has a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). My son has taught me that living with autism is simply...

Supporting parents with a learning disability

10 March 2010

Learning Disability Practice

Feature

The number of parents with a learning disability is increasing, so it is important that the roles of professionals in supporting them are identified. The community...

The importance of specialist advocacy services for parents with learning disabilities

10 February 2010

Learning Disability Practice

Feature

Parents who have learning disabilities often require additional support to be able to look after their children and keep them from being taken into care. Sue English...

A parent’s pathway to helping her children gain their independence

01 May 2012

Learning Disability Practice

Feature

Since the death of her husband in December 2001, Christine Noble, who has a borderline learning disability, has been provided with support in the home. Christine’s...

Methodological challenges in intervention studies

01 January 2009

Nurse Researcher

A&S Science

Drug abuse rehabilitation, characterised by high recidivism and difficult-to-access populations, is one of the greatest challenges of modern health care. The...