Oxygen therapy for children in hospitals
The current practice of using oxygen therapy has proven to be incomplete.
The current practice of using oxygen therapy has proven to be incomplete.
It is challenging to treat children in a general intensive care unit intended for adults. Good training, good cooperation, and fulfilling children’s needs are valuable measures.
The experiences gained during a student exchange in Tanzania have subsequently had a major impact on the nurses’ personal and professional development.
Young girls want information about bleeding and irregular bleeding in relation to use of the contraceptive pill.
De-escalation training improved students’ de-escalation skills and boosted their confidence in coping with patient aggression.
When staff in the child health clinic and school health services tell parents that their child is overweight, many feel both a sense of shame and guilt.
PEWS promotes a systematic approach to monitoring and better communication in paediatric departments, but there is a need to follow up and improve guidelines and quality-assurance activities.
Parents who unexpectedly have a child with Down’s syndrome can interact with the child in a more constructive way when healthcare personnel talk to them in a positive manner immediately following the birth.
A care discourse, aimed at the patient’s needs, was prominent in the evaluation and assessment notes. The treatment plans reflected a problem-focused discourse, where only problems were recorded.
Almost 84% of people over the age of 70 used a computer, smartphone or tablet to maintain contact with their friends and social networks. Only 8% used these media to contact healthcare personnel.