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The principles and practice of child protection

12 January 2000

Nursing Standard

CPD

Nurses working with children might find themselves exposed to issues of child abuse. Sharon Stower discusses how to recognise child abuse, the legislation that...

Nurses’ knowledge of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy

01 September 2001

Paediatric Nursing

Education

Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP) is a form of child abuse that can remain undetected for years. The child, and occasionally siblings, suffer serious physiological...

Chastising a child – the legal position

01 June 2008

Paediatric Nursing

General

Chastisement of children can take many forms, some of which could be offences under law. If the child was afraid of a physical attack because the parent was shouting...

The principles and practice of child protection

01 March 2000

Learning Disability Practice

CPD

Nurses working with children might find themselves exposed to issues of child abuse. Sharon Stower discusses how to recognise child abuse, the legislation that...

The principles and practice of child protection

01 July 2000

Mental Health Practice

CPD

Nurses working with children might find themselves exposed to issues of child abuse. Sharon Stower discusses how to recognise child abuse, the legislation that...

Working with internet paedophiles

01 June 2006

Mental Health Practice

General

The number of people in the UK who were cautioned or charged over internet child pornography offences quadrupled between 2001 and 2003. By 2003, a record number of...

Abuse of children with disabilities in hospital: issues and implications

01 July 2007

Paediatric Nursing

Rights and ethics

Children with disabilities are among the most vulnerable in our society and are more likely to be abused or neglected than non-disabled children. Health...

A window of opportunity: preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome in A&E

01 September 2002

Paediatric Nursing

Clinical

Child abuse is not a new phenomenon, but new definitions and interpretations of what is classed as an offence might make it seem new (Corby 1993). In the document...

Smacking a family perspective

01 October 2004

Paediatric Nursing

General

The Children Bill seeks to replace the legal defence of ‘reasonable chastisement’ with an alternative definition in law of what constitutes ‘moderate smacking’. On...

‘Children are unbeatable’ a nurse’s perspective

01 October 2004

Paediatric Nursing

General

There is no clear borderline between ‘reasonable chastisement’ and physical abuse, and parents prosecuted for physical abuse often admit that it was a ‘smack gone...