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Practitioner review: Communicating with hospitalised children: Review and application of research pertaining to children’s understanding of health and illness
No full textThere is growing recognition amongst child health care practitioners of children’s rights to be informed about their condition and treatment, and to be actively involved in decisions pertaining to their care. In order to facilitate such understanding, there is a need to explore the ways in which such concepts can best be communicated, in particular to younger children whose conceptual ability many be regarded as limited. Consideration of the literature on how children’s conceptualisation of health and illness develops reveals diverse perspectives, with seminal work heavily influenced by the work of Piaget (1929), and a belief that the understanding of younger children may be minimal. However, more contemporary theorists refute such beliefs, suggesting that children may have far more potential to understand complex illness concepts that they have previously been given credit for. The work of Carey (1985) and Vygotsky (1962) offers alternative developmental theories congruent with this perspective, which might more appropriately underpin current practice. A variety of clinical situations are then explored in the light of this debate, including preparation of children for hospitalisation, their competence to consent, their views of pain and death, and approaches to child health promotion. Guidelines are offered to practitioners throughout, with the aim of enhancing children’s understanding of their conditions, and their active participation in care, which in turn has the potential to optimise care delivery
Paediatric preoperative assessment: a randomised controlled trial to compare the competence of nurses and senior house officers (SHO) assessing children prior to day case surgery
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Study of the factors influencing decisions by acute care nurses to undertake expanded practice roles traditionally associated with medical practice
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An exploration of contemporary approaches to advanced nursing practice education in history taking and physical assessment
No full textThis report summarises the findings of a study tour undertaken in February to April 2005, which explored contemporary approaches to advanced nursing practice education in History Taking and Physical Assessment (HPTA). The study tour included visits to 16 different universities in England, Wales, Scotland Republic of Ireland, Canada and the United States. Nineteen classes/assessment sessions were attended, and meetings took place with 50 difference lecturers/members of faculty.<br/
Nursing Role Expansion into Areas of Traditional Medical Practice: The Challenges of Demonstrating Equivalence in Practitioner
No full textThe use of objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) in nurse education: current reality and future vision
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