Recently added articles from Pediatric Nursing:

Self-care behaviors of school-age children with heart disease.(Continuing Nursing Education Series)

Mar 01, 2008; Fan, Ling ... Heart disease in children are divided into two major groups, congenital and acquired. The incidence of congenital heart diseases (CHD) in children is generally reported to be 4 to 10:1000 live births (Whaley & Wong, 2003). CHD include atrial septal defect (ASD), ventricular septal defect ...

CNE series: international issues.

Mar 01, 2008 ... The purpose of this continuing education series is to increase the pediatric nurse's understanding of selected international issues. With the remarkable technology that exists today, we are living in a global world. It is critical to identify strategies to promote collaboration ...

Eliciting accurate reports of adherence in a clinical interview: development of the medical adherence measure.

Mar 01, 2008; Zelikovsky, Nataliya ... Nonadherence to medical regimens is a major public health issue that cuts across illnesses, patient populations, and medical recommendations (World Health Organization [WHO], 2003), but adherence tends to decline, particularly during adolescence (Nevins, 2002; Zindani, Streetman, ...

Calendar of events.(Calendar)

Mar 01, 2008 ... April 4-6, 2008 Society of Pediatric Nurses Annual Meeting. Location: Grand Hyatt Hotel, Denver, CO. Sponsor: Society of Pediatric Nurses (SPN). Contact: SPN National Office at (800) 723-2902; Web site: www.pedsnurses.org. April 14-17, 2008 NAPNAP Annual ...

Rash in a 15-year-old female.(PEDIATRIC MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS)(Case study)

Mar 01, 2008; Simpson, Tina ... This is a Pediatric Management Problem (PMP) designed to test your problem-solving and decision-making abilities. Instructions: Read the PMP below. Then outline how you would assess and manage the problem. Finally, compare your rationale and decision to that listed in the shaded ...

Breastfeeding preterm infants: an educational program to support mothers of preterm infants in Cairo, Egypt.(Continuing Nursing Education Series)

Mar 01, 2008; Ahmed, Azza H. ... Breast milk is a dynamic body fluid that changes in its composition to meet the nutritional requirements of the neonate, provides protection from infectious disease, and promotes neurodevelopment (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2005). The health benefits of mother's milk are especially ...

Perceptions of children with HIV/AIDS from the USA and Kenya: self-concept and emotional indicators.(Continuing Nursing Education Series)(Human Immunodeficiency Virus)(Acquired immune deficiency syndrome)(United States)

Mar 01, 2008; Waweru, Sylvia M. ... By the end of 2007, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2007) reported that there were 2.5 million children below the age of 15 living with HIV/AIDS. However, with the advancement in antiretroviral therapies and their subsequent availability, these children are living longer ...

The network for nursing in child health.(Continuing Nursing Education Series)

Mar 01, 2008; Harrison, Lynda ... In today's global world it is critical to identify strategies to promote collaboration and communication between nurses of different countries, to share knowledge and experiences, and to improve professional nursing practice. The primary objective of this article is to describe the history ...

Historic partnership to unify the scope of practice and standards for pediatric nurses.(From the Editor)(Editorial)

Mar 01, 2008; Feeg, Veronica D. ... How many pediatric nursing organizations does it take to change a light bulb? (This is a trick question!) The answer is at least more than one! What if the light bulb is a statement on scope of practice or standards? As with all matters related to children's health, it takes more than one ...

2008 Donna Wong Pediatric Nursing[R] Writers' Award Contest.

Mar 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It's time to "write on" and enter the Donna Wong 2008 Pediatric Nursing Writers Award Contest! There is no name more synonymous with pediatric nursing than Donna Wong. Donna has set a standard that has influenced authors toward developing manuscripts that ...

Pediatric hospital leaders launch new fundraising foundation, Together for Kids.(Items of Interest)

Mar 01, 2008; Rollins, Judy A. ... Leaders of children's hospitals across the country today announced the formation of a new nonprofit foundation, Together for Kids, which will raise funds nationally to help member hospitals cope with dramatic increases in the health needs of children. At a press conference at ...

Employment characteristics and role functions of recent PNP graduates.(Primary Care Approaches)

Mar 01, 2008; Allen, Patricia Jackson ... The pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP) role was started over 35 years ago with baccalaureate pediatric nurses trained and educated to provide well care, screening, and common illness management to essentially healthy children in rural areas not adequately served by physicians (Silver & ...

Normalizing risky sexual behaviors: a grounded theory study.(Practice Applications of Research)

Mar 01, 2008; Weiss, Josie A. ... Safe sexual decision-making is a national priority of such importance that it is included as a national health indicator in Healthy People 2010 (U. S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2000). The results of risky sexual choices include sexually transmitted infections (STIs), unwanted ...

Assisting adoptive families: children adopted at older ages.(Family Matters)

Mar 01, 2008; Singer, Ellen ... Children who have joined their families through adoption each have their own personal stories while sharing many commonalities. All adoptees face the developmental task of incorporating their unique history and individual thoughts and feelings about the adoptive experience into the ...

Over-the-counter cough and cold medication use in young children.(Evidence-Based Practice)

Mar 01, 2008; Ryan, Teresa ... On October 11, 2007, 14 over-the-counter (OTC) medications labeled for use with infants were withdrawn from the market (Ricks, 2007). Manufacturers voluntarily recalled these medications to help reduce misuse leading to overdose, to promote the appropriate use of these medications, and to ...

First specific drug therapy approved for the treatment of PKU.(Items of Interest)

Mar 01, 2008; Rollins, Judy A. ... BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. announced in December the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing approval for KuvanTM (sapropterin dihydrochloride) tablets, the first specific drug therapy approved for the treatment of phenylketonuria (PKU). Shipments to the ...

Pediatric Nursing salutes exemplary nurse editor Annette Flanagin.(Spotlight on Excellence)(Editorial)

Mar 01, 2008; Catlin, Anita J. ... It is always a pleasure to honor the work of a nurse colleague who has completed an outstanding achievement. Annette Flanagin, MA, RN, is the Managing Deputy Editor of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. Her work in shaping the editorial content of the journal is the ...