Effective nursing care of children and young people outside hospital.

OC46 - NIDCAP at hospital São João - the journey.

Theme: Complex health care and chronic disease management.

The role of the school nurse.

'Colleagues in education and healthcare colleagues, such as nurses in hospital services and community services, do not really understand what school nurses do. We have got a lot of work to do in articulating why the role is important'.

Developing effective therapeutic relationships with children, young people and their families.

It is imperative that nurses caring for children, young people and their families develop and maintain effective, trusting and collaborative therapeutic relationships that sit within the scope of professional boundaries. This relationship is the nurse's responsibility and should be positive and mutually acceptable to all stakeholders. A unique challenge for children's nurses is to address and p...

Charity calls on Wales to focus on palliative care.

Adolescent appropriate care in an adult hospital: the use of a youth care plan.

OBJECTIVE This paper explores the development of a specific youth care plan which provides a framework for adolescent appropriate care in an adult acute care facility. SETTING The Sydney South Western Area Health Service (SSWAHS) Youth Consultancy, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPAH), Camperdown, Sydney, Australia. SUBJECTS Young people aged 12- 24 years who were admitted to the acute hospi...