Recently added articles from Pediatric Nursing:
Hoping that good things may come from bad times.(From the Editor)
Mar 01, 2009; ... On January 21st, President Barack Obama was inaugurated at an historic event cheered on by millions. In the two short months of a new administration, we have witnessed unprecedented change in policies unfolding with new plans for revival and reform--revival of a dismal economy filled with ...
Wish fulfillment: palliative care and end-of-life intervention.(Continuing Nursing Education Series)
Mar 01, 2009; ... One of the greatest challenges for pediatric nurses is providing care for children with life-threatening illnesses. They endure complicated treatments and complex procedures, and experience physical and emotional pain as efforts are made to extend their lives. Children with ...
Erratum.(CNE series)(Correction notice)
Mar 01, 2009 ... In the January/February 2009 issue of Pediatric Nursing (vol. 35, no. 1), the article by Michele Farrington, Sheryl Long, Laura Cullen, and Stephanie Stewart ("Nasogastric Tube Placement Verification in Pediatric and Neonatal Patients," pp. 17-24), the following corrections are made: ...
Caring for dying children: assessing the needs of the pediatric palliative care nurse.(Continuing Nursing Education Series)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Sumner (2006) used a children s book to poignantly describe the life cycle of nature: <Pre> There are lots of livingthings in our world. Each onehas its special lifetime. Allaround us, everywhere, beginningsand endings aregoing on around us all the ...
Impact of training on child care health consultant knowledge and practice.
Mar 01, 2009; ... Approximately 12 million children under 6 years of age are n non-parental child care arrangements for some part of the day (Federal Interagency Forum on Children and Family Statistics, 2007). For more than two decades (Gomby, Lamer, Stevenson, Lewit, & Behrman, 1995; Peisner-Feinberg et ...
Evenflo[R] recalls children's activity centers due to fall hazard.(Items of Interest)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2009; ... The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Evenflo[R], recently announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Evenflo Activity Centers ...
Measuring parent-child shared management of chronic illness.
Mar 01, 2009; ... The 2001 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs estimates 13% of children in the United States live with special health care needs (Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative, 2005). Recent data indicate this number continues to increase and may currently be as ...
Spanish version of the child and adolescent self-care performance questionnaire: psychometric testing.
Mar 01, 2009; ... Self-care behaviors are learned and are affected by one's environment, culture, and values. These behaviors regulate and maintain human structural integrity, function, and development. Orem's Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory (Orem, 2001) describes the relationship existing among self-care ...
An evidence-based approach for supporting parents experiencing chronic sorrow.(Family Matters)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Nearly 9.4 million children in the United States under 18 years of age are estimated to have a physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional chronic condition requiring special health care services (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [DHHS], Health Resources and Services ...
Letter to the editor.(Letter to the editor)
Mar 01, 2009; ... To the Editor: In her article, "Issues and Ethics Related to Embryo Placement: A National Discussion," which appeared in your November-December 2008 issue, Anita Catlin states that the national conference on embryos was funded under grant #EAAPA941002. In fact, the grant for ...
Cisplatin ototoxicity in children: implications for primary care providers.(Primary Care Approaches)
Mar 01, 2009; ... The National Cancer Institute (2007) estimates that 12,500 children are diagnosed with cancer each year. Survival rates for childhood cancer have dramatically improved over the past two decades; 80.2% of young children diagnosed before age five, 78.3% of children diagnosed between ages 5 ...
Financial analysis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a high school wrestler.(Pediatric Ethics, Issues & Commentary)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Ryan, a 16-year-old male, is on the Junior Varsity Wrestling Team in a central California high school. Ryan is very active in multiple sports, school events, academics, and social events. He is successful as a wrestler, and well regarded by his peers. His home life is positive. His family ...