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Child Labour: A Public Health Issue, Saleema A. Gulzar, Samina Vertejee, Laila Pirani
Child Labour: A Public Health Issue, Saleema A. Gulzar, Samina Vertejee, Laila Pirani
School of Nursing & Midwifery
Child labour is a global practice and has many negative outcomes. According to International Labour Organization, child labour is the important source of child exploitation and child abuse in the world today. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has estimated the number of Pakistani working children to be around 11-12 millions, out of which, at least, half the children are under the age of ten years. It portrays the society's attitude towards child care. It is therefore, essential to break this vicious cycle and hence, enable the society to produce healthy citizens. This article analyzes the determinants of child labour …
Animal-Assisted Therapy As A Pain Relief Intervention For Children, Carie Braun, T. Stangler, J. Narveson, S. Pettingel
Animal-Assisted Therapy As A Pain Relief Intervention For Children, Carie Braun, T. Stangler, J. Narveson, S. Pettingel
Nursing Faculty Publications
Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is a healing modality involving a patient, an animal therapist, and handler with a goal of achieving a specified therapeutic outcome. Despite the myriad of studies documenting the benefits of AAT, no studies have yet determined the impact of animals on alleviation of pain in children. Therefore, a quasi-experimental intervention design was used to capture the change in pain and vital signs with (n = 18) or without (n = 39) AAT in children ages 3–17 in one acute care pediatric setting. The AAT intervention group experienced a significant reduction in pain level compared to …
The Case Of The Silent Crippler, Amanda Orme, Karlen E. (Beth) Luthy
The Case Of The Silent Crippler, Amanda Orme, Karlen E. (Beth) Luthy
Faculty Publications
Thirteen-year-old “Stephanie” has been complaining of bilateral leg pain and increasing lower extremity weakness. Stephanie's teacher recently approached her parents to inform them of concerns that Stephanie is walking differently and seems off balance at school.
Nursing Annual Report 2008, Children's Mercy Hospital
Nursing Annual Report 2008, Children's Mercy Hospital
Nursing Annual Reports
Annual report for nursing services at Children's Mercy Kansas City.
Child Neurology Curriculum, Ruth K. Rosenblum
Child Neurology Curriculum, Ruth K. Rosenblum
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Provision of comprehensive health services to children and adolescents is a central role for school nurses. Children with chronic health conditions are at the intersection of the health and education systems. Recently, educators, neurology care providers (MD/NP/PA) have initiated discussions about the impact of a child’s health on their ability to learn. The purpose of this project was to develop a child neurology curriculum for school nurses. A needs assessment survey was distributed. The survey results revealed a need for further education and training in child neurology diagnoses. Four areas were chosen for curriculum development:seizures/ epilepsy, headaches/migraines, tics, and post-concussion …
The School Nurse's Perception Of Health Promotion Behavior, Susan Bullard Furr
The School Nurse's Perception Of Health Promotion Behavior, Susan Bullard Furr
Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects
This was a descriptive study that assessed school nurses' perceptions of health-promoting behavior. A sample of 33 school nurses was asked to complete the Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II) to measure their health-promoting lifestyle. The HPLP-II is a Likert-styled instrument that consists of 52 items divided among six subscales. The six subscales are: (1) health responsibility; (2) physical activity; (3) nutrition; (4) interpersonal relations; (5) spiritual growth and; (6) stress management. The findings indicated that the nurses perceived interpersonal relationships and spiritual growth to be components of their health-promoting behavior as evidenced by higher mean scores in those two …