Showing papers in "Journal of Pediatric Nursing in 1991"

TL;DR: A conceptual frame of reference for the study of human responses to chronic illness in childhood using diabetes mellitus as a model case is discussed and the research findings on physiological and psychological adaptation are reviewed.

TL;DR: Results of confirmatory factor analysis and predicted relationships with child adaptation measures provide support for construct validity and good internal consistency and stability reliabilities were also found.

TL;DR: This exploratory study investigating nurses' attitudes regarding postoperative pain in infants, including recognition of pain cues and strategies for pain management, found noncritical care nurses, nurses agreeing to administer pain medication, and nurses attending pediatric pain classes recognized a greater number of cues on videotaped vignettes.

TL;DR: Quantitative data analysis revealed that the siblings of cardiac children tended to be kinder towards their siblings than siblings in the other two groups, with the normal comparison sibling group exhibiting the most avoidance and embarrassment towards theiriblings.

TL;DR: The findings suggest that the child's relationship with God could be helpful in coping with the fears and anxieties normally present during hospitalization, and support those of others who found children can view illness as a punishment from God.

TL;DR: The data show that the Euro-Canadian parents see the illness or disability as affecting only particular aspects of the child's life, while the child as a whole is seen as normal, and the Chinese parents more frequently describe the illness as having global effects on many aspects of its present and future life.

TL;DR: The potential psychosocial problems from a developmental perspective are reviewed and suggestions as to the role of nurses at each developmental stage are offered.

TL;DR: Fathers of newborns with health problems performed significantly more infant care and were found to have higher adjustment to parenthood scores 1 month after discharge than fathers of healthy newborns and 3 months after discharge.

TL;DR: The characteristics of children with special health care needs are reviewed and some of the most salient theories of child development are introduced in order to provide a perspective from which to view this population.

TL;DR: The developmental tasks of adolescence are discussed as a factor in some adolescents' risky sexual activity, which may lead to pregnancy, and this theory is presented in the context of a case study.

TL;DR: The enlargement, stimulate, swallow, suck (ESSR) feeding method was developed to easily and inexpensively reduce the occurrence of poor weight gain among patients with cleft lip and/or cleft palate.

TL;DR: The following article discusses the comparison of the Thermoscan Instant Thermometer with the First Temp infrared (Intelligent Medical Systems, Carlsbad, CA) and IVAC electronic thermometer (IVAC Corporation, San Diego, CA).

TL;DR: The topic of this article is the life span stage known as adolescence, and the article is grounded in the premise that questions related to the effects of chronic illness at different points in the adolescent life course are best studied from a life-span developmental perspective.

TL;DR: Limits of Piaget's theory as it applies to preschool-aged children are identified and ideas of researchers using an information processing approach to understanding children's thinking will be described as alternative approaches to the understanding of preschool thought.

TL;DR: Based upon analysis of tape-recorded, open-ended interviews, five recurring themes were identified: timing, trajectories of successes and failures, strategies, mother influencers, and child traits and skills.

TL;DR: Differences in physical measurements were significantly for children with respect to the cardiovascular risk factors, including dietary factors, blood pressure, exercise, and stress, according to three questionnaires and physical measurements.

TL;DR: Issues of methodological concern in attachment research are discussed and suggestions to strengthen validity are made.

TL;DR: Results revealed a variety of nutritional strategies used to support the baby with cleft palate, with a reported emphasis on feeding technique and avoidance of trauma-inducing foods, which took precedence over nutritional value of the intake.

TL;DR: The Socioemotional Growth Fostering Intervention, focusing on healthy mother-child interaction behaviors, produced a greater weight gain in the children and growth-enhancing behaviors in the mothers.

TL;DR: The evaluation of use of the care plans indicated a more focused intershift report, an improved structure for report, including important information about the child and family, more practical up-to-date care plans, and increased professionalism and collaboration.

TL;DR: The consequences that maternal depression can have for early maternal-child interaction will be explored and specific recommendations for assessment and intervention to support the normalization of depressed mothers' parenting are offered.

TL;DR: A modified version of Flaherty's (1986) Preschool Health Picture Interview was administered to 30 preschool children to explore their conceptions of health and health behaviors.