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the influence of attachment on relationships in caring for people with learning disability

01 March 2008

Learning Disability Practice

A&S Science

This article examines how an understanding of attachment theory can be helpful when trying to respond to incidents of challenging behaviour. Attachments can underpin...

Assessing continence needs in children

09 June 1999

Nursing Standard

CPD

The aim of this article is to develop nurses’ knowledge and skills to enable them to assess a child with continence problems. After reading this article you should...

Communicating with the child who has autistic spectrum disorder: a practical introduction

01 February 2006

Paediatric Nursing

Clinical

Many health professionals seem to lack the knowledge and skills required to understand and communicate with the child or young person with an autistic spectrum...

Growth assessment: how do we measure up?

01 September 2006

Paediatric Nursing

Clinical

Measurement of children’s height and weight at regular intervals is important for identifying growth problems as well as for planning health promotion interventions...

Managing daytime and night-time enuresis in children

24 April 2002

Nursing Standard

CPD

Children with daytime or night-time enuresis should be assessed to discover the causes, and an appropriate treatment programme should be implemented.

Health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids

11 August 2004

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Evidence suggests that omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids play an integral role in cell membrane function and development of the brain and eyes. Optimising intake...

How do children express their spiritual needs?

01 April 2007

Paediatric Nursing

Clinical

Like adults, children draw on previous experiences of life including religious and spiritual beliefs to make sense of life events and to cope with crises. They will...

Can very young children share in their diabetes care? Ruby’s story

01 December 2004

Paediatric Nursing

Clinical

When do children with a serious medical condition begin to be old enough to understand, and consent to their treatment? Katy Sutcliffe describes her daughter Ruby’s...

‘Now wash your hands please’ teaching health concepts to very young children

01 October 2004

Paediatric Nursing

Clinical

‘Now wash your hands, please’ were possibly the very words spoken by Ignaz Zemmelweiss, the Hungarian physician who in 1847 demonstrated the link between the hand...

Inequalities in children’s health

01 October 2005

Paediatric Nursing

CPD

This article explores some of the differences between adult and child health services and aims to assist readers appreciate the possible inequalities that can occur....