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Comprehensive Child and Adolescent... Mar 2023Children's nurses in African pediatric settings are often responsible for leading practice improvements. There is a shortage of contextually relevant guidance to inform... (Review)
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Children's nurses in African pediatric settings are often responsible for leading practice improvements. There is a shortage of contextually relevant guidance to inform the design of practice improvement projects in African care settings. Distinctive features of children's nursing practice in Africa include high levels of family caregiver involvement, and organizational and professional cultures which value participation. While established practice improvement methods offer many strengths, methods developed in other geographies should not be adopted uncritically. Our purpose in undertaking this review was to inform selection of methods for a multi-center practice improvement project in Africa. Our aim was to identify types of participatory methods used to improve and develop pediatric nursing practice. We used the PRISMA-ScR method to conduct a scoping review to identify published reports of participatory methods used to improve and develop pediatric nursing practice. We undertook structured searches of five bibliographic databases to identify articles. Only articles written in the English language were included and no limitation was applied to publication date. We identified 7,406 titles and abstracts. After screening, 76 articles met the inclusion criteria. A wide range of participatory methodologies were identified; just under half (n = 34) reported on methods that were not recognized or named methodologies but can be described as collaborative in nature. Plan-do-study-act cycles were reported in 22 articles. There was considerable heterogeneity in frameworks, practical tools and/or nursing models on which the participatory methods were based and there was no apparent relationship between these and the choice of participatory methods. The outcomes identified were also heterogenous in nature and were grouped according to whether they improved structure and/or processes and patient outcomes. Most of the included articles stem from high-income countries with little evidence from low-middle-income countries and none in African settings. Less than half of the included articles involved family caregivers in their practice improvement methodologies. This review highlights the need for greater application of formalized methods for practice improvement and improved rigor and consistency in reporting outcomes. There is also a need to formalize participatory practice improvement methodologies specifically suited to Africa's context of children's nursing.
Topics: Child; Humans; Caregivers; Pediatric Nursing
PubMed: 36630534
DOI: 10.1080/24694193.2022.2153945 -
Nursing Standard (Royal College of... Jun 2016I met Louise (below right) in 2009. She was 18 and a nursing student on the children's ward at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford. I was 15 and had been admitt...
I met Louise (below right) in 2009. She was 18 and a nursing student on the children's ward at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford. I was 15 and had been admitt ed by my children's home aft er a suicide att empt. I was not medically unwell so I found being on the ward distressing.
Topics: Adolescent; Emergency Service, Hospital; Female; Humans; Nurse-Patient Relations; Pediatric Nursing; Suicide, Attempted; United Kingdom
PubMed: 27332613
DOI: 10.7748/ns.30.43.65.s53 -
Nephrology Nursing Journal : Journal of... 2016
Topics: Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Infant; Kidney Failure, Chronic; Male; Nephrology Nursing; Organizational Objectives; Pediatric Nursing; Societies, Nursing; United States
PubMed: 27025143
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Anales de Pediatria Aug 2023
Topics: Child; Humans; Pediatric Nursing; Workforce
PubMed: 37474416
DOI: 10.1016/j.anpede.2023.06.014 -
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine : a... Aug 2016The objectives of this review are to describe the education and critical thinking skills that characterize pediatric critical care nursing and how these skills impact... (Review)
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OBJECTIVE
The objectives of this review are to describe the education and critical thinking skills that characterize pediatric critical care nursing and how these skills impact patient care and outcomes in pediatric cardiac critical care.
DATA SOURCE
MEDLINE and PubMed.
CONCLUSIONS
Pediatric cardiac critical care nurses manage complex and vulnerable patients requiring various levels of support. Effective care of these patients requires knowledge about the complex anatomy and physiology associated with congenital and acquired heart disease, as well as the effects of mechanical ventilation, mechanical circulatory support, and vasoactive medications. Strong physical examination skills, accurate interpretation of hemodynamic and laboratory data, active participation in bedside rounds, excellent communication skills, meticulous care of invasive monitoring catheters and tubes, and compassionate support of families are among the skills that distinguish a cardiac critical care nurse.
Topics: Clinical Competence; Critical Care Nursing; Heart Diseases; Humans; Pediatric Nursing
PubMed: 27490627
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000000856 -
Journal of Pediatric Nursing 2018
Topics: Child; Child Welfare; Diffusion of Innovation; Health Promotion; Humans; Nursing Care; Nursing Research; Pediatric Nursing; Quality Assurance, Health Care
PubMed: 29246503
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2017.11.016 -
Journal of Pediatric Nursing 2020
Topics: Child; Humans; Pediatric Nursing
PubMed: 32482381
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2020.04.025 -
Nursing Outlook 2020The provision of safe and effective nursing care to children is dependent upon pediatric nurse scientists creating knowledge that guides and directs day-to-day nursing...
The provision of safe and effective nursing care to children is dependent upon pediatric nurse scientists creating knowledge that guides and directs day-to-day nursing practice. Current trends demonstrating steady decreases of pediatric nurses and inadequate numbers of PhD-prepared pediatric nurse scientists put the health of our children at risk. The purposes of this paper are to (1) summarize current health care demands in pediatrics, (2) present our concern that the number of pediatric nurse scientists is inadequate to generate foundational knowledge to guide pediatric nursing practice, (3) present our perspectives on factors influencing the number of pediatric nurse scientists, and (4) recommend specific actions for nursing leaders, nursing faculty, and professional nursing organizations to increase the depth and breadth of pediatric nursing science to meet current and future pediatric care needs.
Topics: Child; Child Health; Delivery of Health Care; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Forecasting; Humans; Nursing Research; Pediatric Nursing
PubMed: 31375348
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2019.06.020 -
Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical... Mar 2015children's health concerns the revitalization and future of countries and nations. Pediatric nursing management is always the research hotspot of the international... (Review)
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children's health concerns the revitalization and future of countries and nations. Pediatric nursing management is always the research hotspot of the international nursing field, and also the weak step in nursing management of China. China is now in a severe situation, i.e., shortage and loss of pediatric nursing staffs. In addition, a huge gap lies in the subject development between China and developed countries. This paper discussed the problems existing in the development of pediatric nursing as well as the application effect of high quality nursing in pediatric nursing, in order to promote the development of pediatric nursing and provide reference for nursing managers.
Topics: Attitude of Health Personnel; China; Clinical Competence; Curriculum; Education, Nursing; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Nurse's Role; Nurse-Patient Relations; Nurses; Pediatric Nursing; Professional-Family Relations; Workforce
PubMed: 25796166
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Soins. Pediatrie, Puericulture 2017
Topics: Education, Nursing, Continuing; Humans; Pediatric Nursing
PubMed: 28104263
DOI: 10.1016/j.spp.2016.11.001