Article: A Virtual Children's Hospice in Response to COVID-19: The Scottish Experience

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This article describes the experience of Children's Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) and their implementation of a telehospice program in...

Article: Debunking myths: can you over oxygenate a child?

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This one page article addresses the question can you over oxygenate a child.  It discusses the complications with oxygen toxicity and the co...

Article: The importance of pulse oximetry

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Oxygen saturation levels are key to noticing someone's respiratory health decline as a result of a range of a respiratory diseases and i...

Article: Paediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome: what nurses need to know

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This article provides an overview of the symptoms children with COVID-19 are presenting with, which differs to adults. Dean, E. 2020. Paedia...

Article: Paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporarily associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS): the Evelina Experience

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An interesting read, describing the experience of the Evelina London Children's Hospital and the 70 children admitted to the hospital wi...

Article: Paediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome temporarily associated with SARS- CoV-2 (PIMS-TS): providing resuscitative care

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Little is known about severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.   Child...

Article: Giving oral medicines and supplements to children

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The aim of this article is to review the challenges associated with prescribing oral medications to children, especially those who cannot sw...

Bereavement care interventions for children under the age of 18 following the death of a sibling

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Twenty three studies were included in this systematic review.  Bereavement care was most often accessed by children ages 6 - 18 whose siblin...

Article: Men's grief following pregnancy loss and neonatal loss

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Emotional distress following pregnancy loss and neonatal loss is common, however little is known about men's grief as the majority of li...

Article: Equipping children's nurses to de-escalate conflict and communicate challenging information

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This article considers some of the challenging situations that healthcare staff may encounter when there are tensions and disagreements betw...

Article: An overview of the central nervous system and principles of neurological assessment

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This article aims to provide an overview of the embryology, anatomy and physiology of the central nervous system (CNS), relating this to the...

Article: Investigation and management of childhood dystonia

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Dystonia is a challenging condition to diagnose and treat.  It is often under recognised in children with cerebral palsy and frequently co-e...

Article: Rare health conditions: Krabbe disease and Batten disease

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From the British Journal of  Healthcare Assistants a good overview of these two conditions, signs and symptoms, long term prognosis and trea...

Article: What will the "new normal" look like for children's services

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While severe cases of COVID-19 in children have been rare, with just 70 intensive care admissions  by mid June, children's services have...

Report: Give me a break

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Seriously ill children need short breaks which can meet their often complex physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs.  This new repor...

Report: The economic benefits of short breaks for families of children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions

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The parents of children in need of palliative care are often the primary carers: facing psychological, physical and social distress due the ...

Hospice UK: Schwartz rounds

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Much of the guidance on best practice in supporting staff in hospices refer to Schwartz Rounds.   They provide a way for all staff across an...

Recommended book chapter from the newly published Neonatal Palliative Care for Nurses

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Earlier this year, the first book specifically on Neonatal Palliative Care for Nurses was published. Covering a range of topics,  it brings ...

Article: Anticipatory prescribing in community end of life care in the UK and Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic: an online survey

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This is an update to a survey carried out amongst adult hospices, following changes to prescribing guidelines and practice reported during t...

Article: The pervasive relevance of COVID-19 within routine paediatric palliative care consultations during the pandemic

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This Australian study looked at the conversations that took place between families and healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic...