Pediatric Nursing

• Health-Related Quality of Life In Two Itinerant Samples: Carnival and Migrant Farm Worker Children Despite their itinerant lifestyle and marginalized status, these communities provide their children a health-related quality of life similar to that of more geographically stable populations.
  Pediatric Nursing, May 2009
• Lost in the Shuffle: Culture of Homeless Adolescents This study of the street culture and experiences of homeless youth touches on the challenges of providing health care to this at-risk group.
  Pediatric Nursing, May 2009
• An Evidence-Based Approach for Supporting Parents Experiencing Chronic Sorrow How can nurses support parents experiencing chronic sorrow and help them cope?
  Pediatric Nursing, April 2009
• Caring for Dying Children: Assessing the Needs of the Pediatric Palliative Care Nurse What are some of the issues staff face when caring for dying children?
  Pediatric Nursing, March 2009
• Wish Fulfillment: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Intervention In children with life-threatening illnesses, the fulfillment of a special wish can ease suffering and sorrow, but may raise complex emotions that require sensitive management.
  Pediatric Nursing, March 2009
• Cisplatin Ototoxicity in Children: Implications for Primary Care Providers This review discusses the characteristics, prevalence, mechanisms, and management of long-term sensorineural hearing loss from cisplatin chemotherapy treatment in children with cancer.
  Pediatric Nursing, March 2009
• Financial Analysis of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in a High School Wrestler This case study is an informative look into MRSA in school athletic settings and just how much money can be saved with increased awareness, prevention, and education.
  Pediatric Nursing, March 2009
• Tinea Capitis: Diagnostic Criteria and Treatment Options
  Pediatric Nursing, January 2009
• Factors Influencing the Onset of Childhood Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Once considered rare in childhood, OCD is now known to affect up to 4% of children and adolescents. Heres a guide to its early identification and treatment.
  Pediatric Nursing, January 2009
• Nasogastric Tube Placement Verification in Pediatric and Neonatal Patients X-rays are impractical and auscultation is unreliable, but this study describes an evidence-based approach to verifying NG tube placement and its adoption into practice at a childrens hospital.
  Pediatric Nursing, January 2009
• Accuracy of Tobramycin levels Obtained from Central Venous Access Devices in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis is Technique Dependent This study was initiated to determine the conditions that would permit the use of CVADs to avoid the pain and anxiety associated with venipuncture in pediatric patients with Cystic Fibrosis.
  Pediatric Nursing, November 2008
• He Walks Funny Peter, a three-year-old is brought to a pediatrician for a well-child visit. His mother is concerned because he has a funny gait while walking. What could possibly be the cause?
  Pediatric Nursing, November 2008
• Infectious Diseases in International Adoptees From South Korea What infectious diseases are common in South Korean children but not commonly seen in pediatric primary care settings in the United States?
  Pediatric Nursing, November 2008
• Management of Traumatic Brain Injury: Nursing Practice Guidelines for Cerebral Perfusion and Brain Tissue Oxygenation (PbtO2) Systems With proper guidelines and education, this new technology can be used effectively by bedside clinicians and educators in adult and pediatric ICU units.
  Pediatric Nursing, November 2008
• The Art of Procedural Sedation and Analgesia Children who undergo painful procedures need to have adequate sedation and analgesia. Constant vigilance and collaboration are required, particularly for a child who may need repeated procedures.
  Pediatric Nursing, November 2008
• Integrating Lactation Consultants Into Primary Health Care Services: Are Lactation Consultants Affecting Breastfeeding Success? This article describes the certification of the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, (IBCLC). Is there a correlation between IBCLC use and breastfeeding duration?
  Pediatric Nursing, September 2008
• The New Human Papillomavirus (HPV) for Pediatric and Adolescent Health There are issues both for and against the new HPV vaccine. What does the pediatric nurse need to know?
  Pediatric Nursing, September 2008
• Ten-Year-Old With Irritability and Temper Tantrums Why is this ten-year-old boy having temper tantrums? Learn why it is essential for the clinician to be familiar with pediatric mental health resources.
  Pediatric Nursing, September 2008
• Does Your Facility Have a Pediatric Sedation Team? If Not, Why Not? Children's hospitals across the country should consider the formation of pediatric sedation teams; this article explains why.
  Pediatric Nursing, July 2008
• Nurses' Role in Children's Environmental Health Protection Children are especially vulnerable to toxic pollutants in the air, water, soil, food, and indoor environment. Learn to integrate environmental health into everyday practice.
  Pediatric Nursing, July 2008