Introduction While varying in extent and frequency, restraining children can be part of pediatric nurses’ routine. Children receiving pediatric care are often subject to clinical procedures for which they are… Lees meer »
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Whitepaper: Digital medication management in healthcare settings: a key opportunity for the European union
CALL FOR ACTION BY THE ALLIANCE FOR THE DIGITALISATION OF MEDICATION MANAGEMENT IN EUROPEAN HOSPITALS TO SUPPORT THE DIGITALISATION OF HOSPITALS’ MEDICATION MANAGEMENT PATHWAYS Introduction On the occasion of the… Lees meer »
Better health care experiences for children are the ambition of new international standards
Better health care experiences for children are the ambition of new international rights-based standards launched by the ISupport group The launch at hospitals across Europe marks the culmination of two… Lees meer »
Development of the My Positive Health dialogue tool for children: a qualitative study on children’s views of health
Patient perspective – Original research Abstract Background Children’s views of health were explored in order to develop a health dialogue tool for children. Methods A qualitative research design was used as part… Lees meer »
Zero separation: infant and family-centred developmental care in times of COVID-19
Ever since its initiation by the European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFCNI) more than 10 years ago, World Prematurity Day on November 17 has become a global… Lees meer »
Five Reasons Why Pediatric Settings Should Integrate the Play Specialist and Five Issues in Practice
OPINION article Introduction Article 31 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child of the United Nations identifies play as a human right (Lundy, 2012) and the European Association for… Lees meer »
Healthy play
Play and chronic diseased children “Children with a chronic or life-threatening disease may face obstacles that negatively impact play and play development, possibly impeding developmental milestones, beyond the actual illness… Lees meer »
Colourfull Murals
Brightening the lives of hospitalised children through art A clinical environment in any type of healthcare institution can provoke anxiety and stress, especially for young patients. As an Associated member… Lees meer »
Children’s Participation in Hospitals
Handbook Children’s Participation in Hospitals Listening to children and actually acting upon what they say requires not only a cultural turn in the way we think of children, but also… Lees meer »
Forced immobilization (‘restraint’) during medical procedures in young children
Piet Leroy, paediatric intensivist (MD, PhD) presents in his dissertation (2012) several ways to deal safely and effectively with procedure related stress, pain or non-cooperative behaviour in sick children. In… Lees meer »