Pediatric Nursing back issues from January 2004:
From the editor.(the need for doctoral education in pediatric nursing)
Jan 01, 2004; ... Doctoral Education: Why Now and Why You? Have you ever wondered if the saying " ... those who can, do, and those who can't teach ..." was first uttered by an unhappy nursing student who was frustrated by a bad clinical grade? Those of us who teach know first-hand that ...
Methods to confirm feeding tube placement: application of research in practice.(Continuing Education Series)
Jan 01, 2004; ... Ensuring that feeding tubes are in the correct location is a common nursing function. Pediatric nurses are also often responsible for teaching parents and other caregivers how to perform this function. Even after proper initial placement, feeding tubes can migrate out of position. Improper ...
Pediatric health care providers' knowledge of pulse oximetry.(Continuing Education Series)
Jan 01, 2004; ... Pulse oximetry provides a noninvasive, painless, and reliable method to measure arterial oxygen saturation. This technology adds valuable data to the assessment of the pediatric practitioner. Ten years ago these devices were mainly found in operating rooms and some intensive care units ....
Pediatric thoracic organ transplants: challenges in primary care.
Jan 01, 2004; ... Primary care pediatric nurse practitioners (PNP) are an integral part of the team caring for infants, children and adolescents who receive a heart, lung, or heart-lung transplant. This group of patients presents with complicated medical histories, numerous medications, and treatment ...
Preventing treatment interference: nurses' and parents' intervention strategies.
Jan 01, 2004; ... A child's admission to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is a stressful event. The PICU is filled with equipment emitting strange lights and sounds. Unfamiliar people, talking in a language that is foreign to the child, examine and perform uncomfortable and sometimes painful ...
The cold truth.(Critical Thinking in Critical Care)(identifying and treating antifreeze poisoning in children)
Jan 01, 2004; ... Sammie, a 3-month-old male, was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) via ambulance from a referring hospital 20 minutes away. He presented at an outlying hospital with decreased level of consciousness and rapid, shallow respirations for which he was intubated with a 3.5 ...
War in Iraq influences health care professional.(Pediatric Ethics, Issues & Commentary)(Dr. Brian Carter )
Jan 01, 2004; ... In October 1990, Dr. Brian Carter, then a neonatologist with the United States Army, was deployed to Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait as part of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Carter's mission as a Medical Company Commander and Brigade Surgeon was to plan for and establish ...
Gastroesophageal reflux in infants: a primary care perspective.(Primary Care Approaches)
Jan 01, 2004; ... Gastroesophageal reflux (GER), defined as the passage of gastric contents into the esophagus, is one of the most common gastrointestinal problems in infants and affects about 50% of healthy, full-term newborns (Jadcherla & Shaker, 2001). Postprandial regurgitation is the most common sign ...
Great expectations: a position description for parents as caregivers: Part II.(Family Matters)
Jan 01, 2004; ... Parents of a child newly diagnosed with a chronic condition soon learn they must become skilled in a variety of caregiving areas. Part I of this series (see the previous issue of Pediatric Nursing) presented a review of the literature from both adult and pediatric family caregiving ...
Evidence to support parental concerns as an early indicator of autism in children.(Evidence-Based Practice)
Jan 01, 2004; ... Autism is one of a group of conditions characterized by deviance in social functioning, communication skills, and restricted and repetitive behaviors. Most children with problems in development have only one or two areas of disability. Children with these conditions have difficulties in ...
Asthmatic toddler with cough.(The 15-Minute Clinical Encounter)
Jan 01, 2004; ... Luis is a 2fi year old Latino boy, born in the United States. He lives with his mother in a one-bedroom apartment, situated in a local Spanish-speaking community with convenient mass transportation access to pediatric health care. His mother has limited English language proficiency and a ...
A national survey of PNP curricula: preparing pediatric nurse practitioners to meet the challenge in behavioral mental health.(Credentialing & Professionalism in Pediatric Nursing)
Jan 01, 2004; ... Pediatric nurse practitioners (PNPs) have been providing primary care to children and adolescents for over 35 years. The role of the PNP has continued to evolve throughout this period, expanding from the initial role of providing predominately well child care and management of common ...
Attending to weak signals: the leader's challenge.(On Leadership)
Jan 01, 2004; ... Executive Summary * The ability of a culture to spot and act upon weak signals is one of the hallmarks of a culture of safety. * Organizations work very hard at silencing people. Teaching an organization to recognize and act upon weak signals is a challenge for a ...
Calendar of events.(Calendar)
Jan 01, 2004 ... March 24-27, 2004 NAPNAP's 25th Annual Conference. Location: Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion, Dallas, TX. To request a brochure contact: NAPNAP Registration Department, NAPNAP Conference Management Office, East Holly Avenue, Box 56, Pitman, NJ 08071-0056; 856 256-2300; ...