Child health nursing is an area of nursing and medical practice with a focus on providing holistic care to infants, children and adolescents. It differs from paediatrics, in that the emphasis in paediatrics is ill-health and the alleviation of symptoms or disease.

One of the major principles of paediatric nursing is the concept of family centred care. Paediatric nurses function to support the family by providing nursing care that the family cannot perform, educating and supporting them to maintain their normal caring activities and actively viewing the parents as partners in the care process.

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• Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health in the UK

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Journal of Child Health Care current issue

Editorial: The fight for children's nursing and children's nurses: has the ABPN lost its marbles?
Randall, D. Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 -0000

Signs of life and signs of death: brain death and other mixed messages at the end of life
Macdonald, M. E., Liben, S., Carnevale, F. A., Cohen, S. R. Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 -0000
Brain death is a medical, legal and cultural category constructed to fill an important need created by evolving medical technologies and practices. However, managing life and death via organ transplants and brain death criteria is not without controversy; there remains much confusion and ambivalence in both lay and medical populations regarding both organ donation and the diagnostic category of brain death. By way of a case study of cranial trauma taken from a larger study of bereaved parents, this article discusses how, from a parent's perspective, brain death and organ donation are neither morally nor medically straightforward concepts. The case study presented in this article demonstrates the necessity for more research and clinical training in communication issues regarding brain death and end-of-life care with families in critical care situations.
Health emigration: a challenge in paediatric oncology
Massimo, L. M., Wiley, T. J., Caprino, D. Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 -0000
For the past 10 years European states have experienced an increasing flow of emigrating families from developing countries seeking better medical care for their sick children. For Italian paediatricians this has become a new challenge, considering the cultural differences in customs regarding the illness. The onset of a life-threatening disease has a strong impact on the family. The natural bond between the patient and the family must be preserved and strengthened; parents should be encouraged to entertain their child during hospitalization. The inclusion of art therapy may facilitate communication, especially for children of a different language and culture. This approach can help medical staff to understand better both the child's and the parents' anxieties and feelings. This article discusses facets of the now well-known phenomenon of `health emigration', that is, when a family searches abroad in the hope of finding the most advanced medical treatment possible for their sick child.

NPR Topics: Children's Health

Stomach Bacteria Could Prevent Asthma
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:48:00 -0400
Several years ago, researchers proposed the provocative idea that bacteria living in the human stomach could be responsible for the development of some stomach ulcers. New research suggests, however, that those bacteria may not be all bad.
Cholesterol Tests For Kids?
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:00:00 -0400
The American Academy of Pediatrics issues guidelines suggesting that children should get cholesterol tests — and in some cases take cholesterol-lowering medication. Dr. Sydney Spiesel is skeptical of the new recommendations.
Researchers Find Possible Genetic Clue To ADHD
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:36:00 -0400
A study of two brothers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could give scientists the right ammunition to resolve the mysteries of ADHD, one of the most common mental disorders that develop in children.

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