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Promoting the dignity of the child in hospital (2003)
Journal Article
Reed, P., Smith, P., Fletcher, M., & Bradding, A. (2003). Promoting the dignity of the child in hospital. Nursing Ethics, 10(1), 67-76. https://doi.org/10.1191/0969733003ne540oa

This article aims to deconstruct the concept of dignity in a way that is meaningful, in particular to nurses and other health workers who seek to promote the dignity of children in their care. Despite the emphasis in a variety of codes and policies t... Read More about Promoting the dignity of the child in hospital.

Skills or skilled? Children's nursing in the context of the current debate around nursing skills (2003)
Journal Article
Kenny, G. (2003). Skills or skilled? Children's nursing in the context of the current debate around nursing skills. Journal of Child Health Care, 7(2), 113-122. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367493503007002005

This article seeks to demonstrate how the current debate around nursing skills is derived from an economic model of care and competency that has been based on the needs of the adult population. The professional perspective of children's nursing has b... Read More about Skills or skilled? Children's nursing in the context of the current debate around nursing skills.

Classifying general and specialist children's nursing competencies (2003)
Journal Article
Gibson, F., Fletcher, M., & Casey, A. (2003). Classifying general and specialist children's nursing competencies. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 44(6), 591-602. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.0309-2402.2003.02849.x

Background. Whilst there is evidence in the literature to support the continuation of a children's nursing qualification, the distinction between generalist and specialist nursing is insufficiently comprehensive to distinguish children's nursing from... Read More about Classifying general and specialist children's nursing competencies.

Progress theatre (2003)
Journal Article
Baker, K. (2003). Progress theatre. Midirs Midwifery Digest, 13(4),

Nitrous oxide in emergency medicine (2003)
Journal Article
O'Sullivan, Í., & Benger, J. (2003). Nitrous oxide in emergency medicine. Emergency Medicine Journal, 20(3), 214-217. https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.20.3.214

Safe and predictable analgesia is required for the potentially painful or uncomfortable procedures often undertaken in an emergency department. The characteristics of an ideal analgesic agent are safety, predictability, non-invasive delivery, freedom... Read More about Nitrous oxide in emergency medicine.

News from BIOME (2003)
Journal Article
MacKay, D., Hall, J., & Ward, R. (2003). News from BIOME

A 12-month follow-up of preschool children investigating the natural history of speech and language delay (2003)
Journal Article
Glogowska, M., Peters, T. J., Roulstone, S., & Enderby, P. (2003). A 12-month follow-up of preschool children investigating the natural history of speech and language delay. Child: Care, Health and Development, 29(4), 245-255. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2214.2003.00339.x

Aim. The aim of this paper is to examine the natural history of early speech and language delay in preschool children over a 12-month period. Methods. The study reports data on 69 children under the age of 3.5 years who were referred for speech and l... Read More about A 12-month follow-up of preschool children investigating the natural history of speech and language delay.

NMAP: The UK’s nursing Internet gateway (2003)
Journal Article
Ward, R. (2003). NMAP: The UK’s nursing Internet gateway. Vine -London-, 33(2), 78-82. https://doi.org/10.1108/03055720310509055

The massive growth in health related information on the Internet has led to concerns about the quality of that information. This paper explores the need for quality filtering and describes the development of NMAP, the UK academic gateway to high qual... Read More about NMAP: The UK’s nursing Internet gateway.

Malodorous fungating wounds: Uncertain concepts underlying the management of social isolation (2003)
Journal Article
Piggin, C. (2003). Malodorous fungating wounds: Uncertain concepts underlying the management of social isolation. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 9(5), 216-221. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2003.9.5.11495

Malodorous fungating wounds can exacerbate the social isolation of patients with palliative care needs through changes in patients' body image. There is a lack of consensus regarding the most effective management approaches for patients with malodoro... Read More about Malodorous fungating wounds: Uncertain concepts underlying the management of social isolation.