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Introducing a bereavement support programme in ICU

13 August 1997

Nursing Standard

Clinical

Until 1994, the intensive care unit (ICU) at Hull Royal Infirmary offered no facility for bereaved family and friends to seek information and comfort following the...

Techniques to use when consulting families about child health services

25 June 2010

Paediatric Nursing

CPD

Government policy proposed by Lord Darzi (2009) and others has highlighted the importance of consultation with patients and carers. NHS foundation trusts have a duty...

Stigmatising feelings and disclosure apprehension among children with epilepsy

08 July 2014

Nursing Children and Young People

Art & Science

Despite worldwide campaigns to enhance public awareness, understanding and acceptability of epilepsy, stigmatising feelings remain among children with epilepsy and...

Tissue donation:benefits, legal issues and the nurse’s role

19 September 2006

Nursing Standard

Learning zone continuing professional development

This article provides an overview of tissue donation. It examines the importance of the nurse’s role in relation to tissue donation and caring for bereaved...

Tissue donation: benefits, legal issues and the nurse’s role

13 September 2006

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article provides an overview of tissue donation. It examines the importance of the nurse’s role in relation to tissue donation and caring for bereaved...

Respite care for children who have complex healthcare needs

01 June 2002

Paediatric Nursing

General

Increasing numbers of children are surviving with a range of complex health problems as a result of medical and nursing advances (Kirk 1999, Olsen and...

Congenital heart disease and its effects on children and their families

02 March 2011

Paediatric Nursing

Care

This article provides insights into the experiences of families with a child with congenital heart disease. These are clarified by descriptions of the most common...

Parental perspectives on the care of children with autism

01 November 2013

Learning Disability Practice

Art & Science

The author of this article, a nursing student, proposes a model of support for families in which children have been diagnosed with an autism spectrum condition. The...

Improving clinical reasoning in children’s nursing through narrative analysis

04 July 2011

Nursing Children and Young People

CPD

This article introduces the reader to the use of narratives to inform and enhance patient care. In this context narratives are specific stories about patient care...

From substantive theory towards a family nursing scale

01 April 2009

Nurse Researcher

General

This paper describes the process of developing and testing a family nursing scale called Family Care during Child’s Illness (FCCI). The scale is based on Maijala’s...