Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses articles from October 1998

Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses archives from October 1998

Nebraska School Nurses Identify Emotional Maltreatment of School-Age Children: A Replication of an Ohio Study.
October 1, 1998... PURPOSE. To determine how often school nurses identify emotional maltreatment using validated vignettes. DESIGN. Survey, with 16 behavior vignettes, mailed to 550 Nebraska school nurses. Four forms represented nonwhite and white, male and...

Parental Self-Efficacy and Asthma Self-Management Skills.
October 1, 1998... PURPOSE. To determine whether a formal asthma self-management program and social support using lay health advisors increases parent self-efficacy in the management of their child's asthma, and whether parent self-efficacy predicts asthma...

Pediatric Nursing Resources in Cyberspace.
October 1, 1998... PURPOSE. To provide information on pediatric nursing resources on the Internet. POPULATION. Pediatric nurses in all settings. CONCLUSIONS. A basic understanding of essentials for "surfing the web" will open the doors to unprecedented...

Genetic Testing for Fragile X.
October 1, 1998... Ask the Expert provides research-based answers to practice questions submitted by JSPN readers. Where possible, evidence from research is used to support the experts' recommendations. Question: I have a friend who has a son with fragile X...

Providing Care to Children and Their Families in the Emergency Center.
October 1, 1998... Role Play is an issues-related forum to engender dialogue about the roles assumed by nurses who care for children and their families. A mother brings her 2-year-old daughter to the emergency center (EC). The child has burned her palm by...

News From the Society.
October 1, 1998... Message from SPN President The future is bright for SPN only if we are able to work collaboratively within SPN and with other organizations committed to the care of children and their families. We have agreed to focus on a national...