Showing papers in "Journal of Pediatric Nursing in 2006"

TL;DR: The increase in anxiety scores in the nonintervention group suggests that children could benefit from preoperative preparation, and the information in this study will be useful in deciding whether all children, not just those with a perceived need, should be prepared before an elective day surgery.

TL;DR: The division of labor between youth and their parents, self-management conflict, and three patterns of self- management in youth across four developmental stages are described to help nurses provide more targeted assistance to youth with diabetes and to their parents.

TL;DR: The data presented identify skin integrity challenges in the hospitalized patient and can help guide staff education and resource allocation, encourage evidenced-based management protocols, and serve as a benchmark for similar pediatric facilities.

TL;DR: The purpose of this investigation was to systematically examine the effectiveness of weight-loss interventions for children, and found that limited interventional studies with effective long-term maintenance of weight loss in children were available in the literature.

TL;DR: The literature review revealed adolescent resilience to be a composite of attributes that include the characteristics of the adolescent, sources of social support, and available resources.

TL;DR: Parents' needs for information and support varied and consisted of different components in different phases of the process; it was important for them to receive consistent empathetically provided information during the diagnostic phase.

TL;DR: The results revealed that the major stressors for children with cancer were treatment procedures, loss of control, the hospital environment, relapses, and fear of dying.

TL;DR: This study examined the factors that parents identified as influencing their role in treatment decision making (TDM) for their child with cancer and found a strong sense of responsibility and feeling of "ownership" of their child.

TL;DR: The interrelationship of the two types of self-care supports the potential for a synergistic effect of intervention and decreases with age, suggesting that early adolescence or late school age is an appropriate time for interventions to strengthenSelf-care behaviors.

TL;DR: Commentary research explores children's beliefs about the costs and rewards of Type 1 diabetes and its treatment via semistructured interviews to provide important insights into the perceptions of children and young adolescents with diabetes that may inform initiatives designed to foster positive diabetes-related behaviors.

TL;DR: A model of factors that may influence a child's response to a painful procedure when parents are distraction coaches during the procedure is presented and is currently being tested in a large multisite study on the use of distraction during intravenous line insertion.

TL;DR: Older commonly used agents still resulted in a substantial number of harmful pediatric medication errors and should be included in the focus of patient safety activities.

TL;DR: Mental health is important to children’s overall health, it affects their ability to succeed in school, work, and relationships.

TL;DR: Nurses need to routinely monitor functional status during acute painful episodes so that strategies to promote adequate sleep, food intake, and activity may be incorporated to minimize long-term negative outcomes in children with sickle cell disease.

TL;DR: The findings may be used by nurses working with this population as the basis for a framework of intervention strategies directed toward helping these mothers cope with their dual transitions into motherhood and adulthood while simultaneously being homeless.

TL;DR: The benefits, process, and results of evaluating research instruments before initiating a large study on children's distress during ;medical procedures are described.

TL;DR: The results of the study showed that the respondents acknowledged the prevalence of child sexual abuse in Botswana and Swaziland and further demonstrated their knowledge of the predisposing factors, perpetrators of the problem, and effects of sexual abuse on children.

TL;DR: Games, worksheets, and a helpful acronym made the constructs developmentally appropriate and comprehensible to 11- and 12-year-olds and have the potential to enhance obesity programs in a population for whom the obesity issue is critical.

TL;DR: There was a modest increase in immunization knowledge for both groups, but the increase was not significant and it was concluded that simplifying information alone may not increase parental knowledge.

TL;DR: This study used a conceptual model to examine factors associated with psychological adjustment in children aged 7-11 years old with any of four chronic illnesses and confirmed the importance of maternal and child perceptions in understanding the psychological adjustment of children with chronic conditions.

TL;DR: The purpose of this article is to provide a conceptual framework that will assist nurses in their efforts to promote healthy transitions in siblings of children with cancer.

TL;DR: The purposes of this article are to explore current research and discuss promoting and obstructing factors to child bicycle helmet use and to provide recommendations for improving the compliance of bicycle helmets use among children.

TL;DR: Although most patients engaged in physical activity appropriate for their condition, a noteworthy percentage engaged in activities more intense than those recommended by the patient's personal cardiologist.

TL;DR: Investigation of low-income Hispanic toddlers who were enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children in a large southwestern city in the United States found that among children at risk for overweight status, the mothers' body mass index (BMI) and the number of servings of fat in the children's daily diet were positively associated with their weight/height percentiles.

TL;DR: Although they reported that support was provided, approximately half of the subjects wished that support be offered on a more regular basis and most of the mothers stressed that, owing to the tremendous shortage of nursing staff, support services provided by nurses are difficult to obtain.

TL;DR: For AA parents, the most time-consuming caregiving demand was managing work or school outside the home and organizing asthma treatments at the same time, and for EA parents, it was providing emotional support for the child.

TL;DR: Each year, over 20,000 children are adopted from overseas, and a significant number are now entering adolescence; the impact of their prenatal risk factors, early institutionalization, and ameliorative postadoptive environments is reviewed.

TL;DR: Implementing a rapid screening test for depression and further assessment of parenting behaviors could identify those needing more assistance in developing positive parenting skills and Nurses, across all settings, play an integral role in assessing and promoting healthy child development and family functioning.

TL;DR: This article describes the evidence-based process of policy revision, and it includes excerpts from the revised NG tube management policy.

TL;DR: Children's use of imagery before and after ambulatory surgery (AS) was described and there were no significant changes in the children's Imagery Assessment Questionnaire scores at any time point.