Tag: Pediatric

Pediatric nursing is the practice of nursing with children, youth, and their families across the health continuum, including health promotion, illness management, and health restoration. Pediatric nursing is not only centered on child care, but involves the well being of the family.

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Study on Cerebral Malaria

Nursing Essays

Cerebral malaria (CM) remains a common cause of death in African children. The pathologic hallmark of pediatric CM is sequestration of parasitized red blood cells in the cerebral microvasculature. ...

Last modified: 23rd Apr 2021

Preterm Birth Effects on Visuospatial Working Memory

Nursing Literature Reviews

Neural alterations of the Visuospatial Working Memory Network in Children Born Preterm: A Systematic Review   Abstract Today premature birth has been identified as a serious clinical and public ...

Last modified: 23rd Apr 2021

Pediatric Tonsillectomy Literature Review

Nursing Literature Reviews

Literature on change management is diverse and robust, with applicability to health care organizations. In this literature, it is apparent that in order to manage change specifically in healthcare, a model or approach needs to be selected to address an organization’s specific needs and current issues....

Last modified: 23rd Apr 2021

Pediatric Cancer Case Study

Nursing Case Studies

In present case series study, a series of pediatric secondary malignancies with different primary cancers and subsequent treatment protocol are presented....

Last modified: 21st Apr 2021

Treatment of Pediatric Delirium Essay

Nursing Essays

Delirium in children is relatively common (between 4.5-28% in critically ill children) but not widely understood by medical professionals. It presents with acute onset altered sleep-wake cycle, disorientation, perceptual disturbances and altered mood and affect....

Last modified: 20th Apr 2021

Overview of Cancer in Children

Nursing Essays

The American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program state that cancer is the second leading cause of death in children under the age of 14, after accidents. Pediatric cancers make up less than 1% of all newly diagnosed cancers annually....

Last modified: 19th Apr 2021

Literature Review on Childhood Obesity and Treatment

Nursing Literature Reviews

This review was mainly focussing on the use of two articles Obesity in Childhood and Prevention of Childhood Obesity which between then cover all the issues surrounding childhood obesity....

Last modified: 24th Mar 2021

What Are The Causes Of Childhood Obesity Health Essay

Nursing Essays

Throughout the years, obesity has been a very important topic in our society and has risen exponentially among children and many researchers have wondered what are the causes of childhood obesity. ...

Last modified: 17th Dec 2020

A Pediatric Assessment of Kawasaki Disease

Nursing Case Studies

Kawasaki Disease is a rare condition that affects children typically from an infant to 5 years of age....

Last modified: 4th Nov 2020

Tackling the Rise of Childhood Obesity

Nursing Essays

Obesity is a growing problem in the United States; it is particularly alarming amongst children. With the high rise of childhood obesity within the past few years it has led to concerns about the health issues attributed to it....

Last modified: 22nd Oct 2020

Health Promotion in Nursing: Child Obesity Interventions

Nursing Essays

This essay will explore the knowledge, skills and attitudes nurses need for health promotion. In the last decade health promotion has been a significant part of health policy in the UK (Piper, 2009)....

Last modified: 14th Oct 2020

Effects of Childhood Malnutrition and Child Obesity

Nursing Essays

A literature review is a compilation of resources that provide the ground work for further study. It is frequently found as a subsection of a published research study. ...

Last modified: 7th Oct 2020

Relationship between Parenting Styles and Obesity

Nursing Assignments

Obesity, in general, affects the physical and psychological wellbeing of the individuals affected, as well as increases the risk of other premature illnesses including cardiovascular disease, particular types of cancer, hypertension, stroke, and even premature death (Foss & Dyrstad, 2011)....

Last modified: 21st Aug 2020

Role and Significance of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (HPCA) 2003

Nursing Essays

Introduction Healthcare sector has become the most crucial yet effective sector in this 21st century as advancement of the healthcare means has increased the possibility of positive outcomes and has d...

Last modified: 8th Jun 2020

Health Problem: Child Obesity in Canada

Nursing Essays

Health Problem: Child Obesity in Canada Needs Assessment and Rationale An excessive accumulation of body fats causes childhood obesity over time due to positive energy balance. Therefore, the conditio...

Last modified: 1st Jun 2020

Examining the Need for Obesity Prevention Programs in Schools

Nursing Case Studies

Results  A phenomenological study was conducted to explore the need for a school-based obesity prevention program in rural elementary schools by principals. The face-to-face interviews were vari...

Last modified: 29th May 2020

Pilot Study of Bronx-Lebanon Pediatrics Screening Program for Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)

Nursing Case Studies

Pilot Study of Bronx-Lebanon Pediatrics Screening Program for Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): Focus on Asthma, Housing Conditions, and Food Insecurity Abstract Objectives: The present study is a...

Last modified: 20th May 2020

Treatment Of Type One Diabetes Nursing Essay

Nursing Essays

Type 1 diabetes is one of the most common chronic childhood illnesses, affecting 18 to 20 per 100 000 children a year in the United Kingdom. The term type 1A diabetes for immune mediated diabetes wit...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Application Of Theory In Pediatric Epilepsy Nursing Essay

Nursing Essays

Theories of nursing can be directly applied to nursing practice.  Middle range theories are especially important in caring for patients.  Recognizing that the theory of chronic sorrow is applicable ...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Examining Ethical Decision Making in Abdominal Pain case

Nursing Essays

In this essay, I am going to discuss the scenario of a 12 years old girl, Christine who has been admitted in a pediatric unit for observation and investigation for recent abdominal pain. I will try to...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

The Role of Pediatric Nursing

Nursing Essays

Pediatric nursing is the practice of nursing with children, youth, and their families across the health continuum, including health promotion, illness management, and health restoration (Taylor, 2006)...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

End of life care - child

Nursing Essays

Care of a child with end of life During my clinical rotation at children cancer hospital, I encountered a child of 6 years old who was going through relapse of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Th...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Pediatric Developmental Care Plan

Nursing Essays

Running Head: PEDIATRIC DEVELOPMENTAL PAPER Pediatric Developmental Paper Arlena Davis   Subjective Clarissa is a 3 year old girl with upper respiratory infection. She has always lived with her pare...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Reducing Childhood Obesity: Health Promotion or CBT

Nursing Essays

NuRS21010 Understanding Evidence-Based Nursing Practice Concept Terms Boolean Operator Hits Population: Childhood Childhood, young people, children, child, youth. (Childhood obesity...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Can breastfeeding Prevent Childhood Obesity

Nursing Essays

Can breastfeeding in the first six months prevent childhood obesity? ‘Obesity’ is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of ≥25kg/m2 (World Health Organisation 2015). In the past decade, thr...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020