Jane Chudleigh
Congenital heart disease: factors influencing parents’ knowledge of a child’s condition
A literature review to identify factors influencing parents’ knowledge of their child’s CHD
Sensitive diagnosis lessens parents’ upset over cystic fibrosis
How parents are told their child may have cystic fibrosis can affect their distress
Waiting on a newborn’s result from a heel prick test is an anxious time for parents
Healthcare professionals’ and parents’ experiences of the confirmatory testing period
More psychosocial support needed for parents caring for a child with cystic fibrosis
Paper examines caregiver burden and quality of life of parents of young children with cystic fibrosis
The benefits of newborn screening to identify cystic fibrosis early on
Since its roll-out in the UK in 2007, newborn screening programmes to identify cystic fibrosis have proven to help provide growth developments in later life
Parental response to sickle cell and cystic fibrosis results
Gaining informed consent does not always guarantee that parents are fully aware of the possible outcomes of newborn screening for genetic or congenital conditions
Safeguarding children
Nurses are well placed to identify behaviour or circumstances that might signify a child is at risk and to contribute to measures designed to protect children. Legislation, guidance and local policies provide the framework for nurses to implement good practice in communication, documentation and multi-agency working to safeguard every child and young person with whom they have contact.
Safeguarding children
Nurses are well placed to identify behaviour or circumstances that might signify a child is at risk and to contribute to measures designed to protect children. Legislation, guidance and local policies provide the framework for nurses to implement good practice in communication, documentation and multi-agency working to safeguard every child and young person with whom they have contact.
Nurse requested X-rays in A&E department
Shortening waiting times in A&E departments is high on the government agenda. This is highlighted in documents such as The NHS Plan (Department of Health 2000) and Reforming Emergency Care (DoH 2002). Indeed, The NHS Plan states that by this year waiting times in A&E departments should be no more than four hours and an average of 75 minutes. One approach to meeting this target has been to empower appropriately qualified healthcare professionals to undertake a wider range of clinical tasks, such as requesting X-rays (DoH 2000).