Paediatric nursingPub Date : 2010-12-01DOI: 10.7748/paed2010.12.22.10.30.c8135
Kay Penny, Michael Fleming, Denise Kazmierczak, Angela Thomas
{"title":"An epidemiological study of Henoch-Schönlein purpura.","authors":"Kay Penny, Michael Fleming, Denise Kazmierczak, Angela Thomas","doi":"10.7748/paed2010.12.22.10.30.c8135","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/paed2010.12.22.10.30.c8135","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To describe the incidence of hospital admission among children in the Scottish population for Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The annual, quarterly and monthly incidences of HSP were derived from routinely collected data for Scotland from 1995 to 2007.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Annual incidences of childhood cases of HSP in Scotland ranged from 20.3 to 26.7 per 100,000 of the child population over 1995-2007. Quarterly rates were highest in winter and lowest in summer. Monthly rates were highest in the months between December and March and consistently low in July and August.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The annual incidence of childhood HSP in Scotland appears high compared with rates reported in other countries, and the results demonstrate a seasonal pattern. Health professionals should be aware of the symptoms, and of the best treatments and care available. Further research is needed to gain a better understanding of this disease, as the aetiology remains unknown and there are no clear evidence-based treatments or interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":79363,"journal":{"name":"Paediatric nursing","volume":"22 10","pages":"30-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.7748/paed2010.12.22.10.30.c8135","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29649308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advocacy is a complex concept.","authors":"Dave Clarke, Doreen Crawford","doi":"10.7748/paed.22.10.13.s23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/paed.22.10.13.s23","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79363,"journal":{"name":"Paediatric nursing","volume":"22 10","pages":"13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29649341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paediatric nursingPub Date : 2010-11-01DOI: 10.7748/paed2010.11.22.9.14.c8063
Helen Dodds
{"title":"Meeting the needs of young people in hospital.","authors":"Helen Dodds","doi":"10.7748/paed2010.11.22.9.14.c8063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/paed2010.11.22.9.14.c8063","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A critical review of the literature about the primary needs of young inpatients was conducted following principles delineated by Polit and Hungler (1997). Three were identified: privacy, independence and psychosocial support. The author concludes that adjustments to existing ward facilities are a more viable option than the provision of universally established 'adolescent units'. Success in meeting the challenges is ultimately determined by the nurses providing care on the front line.</p>","PeriodicalId":79363,"journal":{"name":"Paediatric nursing","volume":"22 9","pages":"14-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.7748/paed2010.11.22.9.14.c8063","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29521559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paediatric nursingPub Date : 2010-11-01DOI: 10.7748/paed2010.11.22.9.30.c8066
C Donovan, J Blewitt
{"title":"Signs, symptoms and management of bacterial meningitis.","authors":"C Donovan, J Blewitt","doi":"10.7748/paed2010.11.22.9.30.c8066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/paed2010.11.22.9.30.c8066","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article describes the common causes of bacterial meningitis, signs and symptoms, and management. It summarises the 2010 guideline on bacterial meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia produced by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.</p>","PeriodicalId":79363,"journal":{"name":"Paediatric nursing","volume":"22 9","pages":"30-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.7748/paed2010.11.22.9.30.c8066","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29521562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paediatric nursingPub Date : 2010-11-01DOI: 10.7748/paed2010.11.22.9.21.c8064
Polly Lee
{"title":"Evaluating the effects on families of swine flu contingency policies.","authors":"Polly Lee","doi":"10.7748/paed2010.11.22.9.21.c8064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/paed2010.11.22.9.21.c8064","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Policies developed to cope with the influenza A (H1N1) pandemic in the winter of 2009 may have conflicted with the philosophy in child health nursing of family-centred care. This article considered the impact of policies adopted by NHS trusts. The author argues that children's nurses should always advocate for the holistic wellbeing of the children, young people and families in their care, and for a change in policy if necessary.</p>","PeriodicalId":79363,"journal":{"name":"Paediatric nursing","volume":"22 9","pages":"21-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.7748/paed2010.11.22.9.21.c8064","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29521560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Generic initiatives miss the need for bespoke child health care.","authors":"Annette Dearmun","doi":"10.7748/paed.22.9.7.s11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/paed.22.9.7.s11","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79363,"journal":{"name":"Paediatric nursing","volume":"22 9","pages":"7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29521558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paediatric nursingPub Date : 2010-11-01DOI: 10.7748/paed2010.11.22.9.24.c8065
Viviane Martins da Silva, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes, Thelama Leite de Araujo, Beatriz Amorim Beltrão, Nirla Gomes Guedes
{"title":"Ineffective breathing pattern in children with congenital heart disease: definitions and outcomes.","authors":"Viviane Martins da Silva, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes, Thelama Leite de Araujo, Beatriz Amorim Beltrão, Nirla Gomes Guedes","doi":"10.7748/paed2010.11.22.9.24.c8065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/paed2010.11.22.9.24.c8065","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To check the content validity of operational definitions for respiratory indicators of ineffective breathing pattern of children with congenital heart disease.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A methodologic study performed with Brazilian expert nurses that assesses the item-objective congruence and adequacy of criteria of operational definitions for indicators of ineffective breathing pattern.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirty two indicators presented item-objective congruence higher than 0.80. The content validity index higher than 0.80 was identified in at least 16 indicators for each criterion.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Implementation of these concepts is helpful but they need to be kept under review.</p>","PeriodicalId":79363,"journal":{"name":"Paediatric nursing","volume":"22 9","pages":"24-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.7748/paed2010.11.22.9.24.c8065","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29521561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paediatric nursingPub Date : 2010-10-01DOI: 10.7748/paed2010.10.22.8.32.c7998
Susan Frost, William Daly
{"title":"Nurse-led asthma services for children and young people: a survey of GPs' views.","authors":"Susan Frost, William Daly","doi":"10.7748/paed2010.10.22.8.32.c7998","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/paed2010.10.22.8.32.c7998","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To explore GPs' attitudes to nurse-led initiatives in the care of children with asthma.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A questionnaire was posted to 541 GPs in the study area, of whom 236 (43.6 per cent) responded. The data were analysed quantitatively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 236 responders, 90 per cent did provide nurse-led services, 89 per cent believed that patients benefited from these, 84 per cent would consider referral to a nurse-led asthma clinic at the regional children's hospital and 79 per cent would refer to a satellite paediatric nurse-led clinic.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>GPs believe children's nurse-led asthma services benefit the GP's surgery, the regional children's hospital and the primary care trust. Improvements in communication between primary and secondary care are needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":79363,"journal":{"name":"Paediatric nursing","volume":"22 8","pages":"32-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.7748/paed2010.10.22.8.32.c7998","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29460686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}