A mission to care for children

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The world's first children's hospice, Helen House, has completed 25 years in giving end-of-life care to number of children and young people with cancer. Sister Frances Dominica, an Anglican nun and a pediatric nurse, is the founder of Helen House and Douglas House in London that care for the children and young people with cancer and other terminal diseases.

Care and treatment, Terminal care, Cancer patients

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Role of children's nurses set to diversify

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Nursing children requires a range of special skills to ensure their patients feel secure at a frightening and confusing time and to ensure parents and carers are involved in their child's care. It is suggested that the publication of a national service framework should lead to developments in many areas of children's nursing.

Administration of Public Health Programs, Family Planning & Child Care, Child care, Nurse and patient, Nurse-patient relations

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Inhaler devices for children

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This article examines the use inhaler equipment to efficiently deliver anti-inflammatory drugs to children with asthma. Topics include appropriate inhalers for children under five years, treating asthma in schools, and the benefits of spacer devices.

Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing, Surgical and medical instruments, Inhalators, Evaluation, Drug therapy, Asthma in children, Childhood asthma, Inhalers

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