Articles, booklets and guides

Burnout - a spiritual crisis

Burnout and stress are often found close together - burnout being presumed to flow from an extreme experience of stress. This guide offers a broader perspective, developed from work at the Sacred Space Foundation, a charity based in the north of England for people suffering from the extremes of stress and burnout.

Calculation Skills - Paediatric Nursing

This guide is for all nurses working with neonates, children and young people to support their learning and revision of calculation skills

A guide to cultural and spiritual awareness

Given the immense diversity between different cultures and religions, this guide can only offer general useful advice.

Childhood obesity and lifestyle

This guide looks at the findings of a pan-European research study (Kellogg's 2005) examining children's attitudes, knowledge and behaviour in relation to healthy eating and physical activities, compared with the views of their parents.

Genetics

This series of articles aims to raise awareness of genetics and help readers develop confidence in dealing appropriately with genetic issues that arise in their area of practice.

Guideline for the use of single rooms on general children's wards

Five flow charts and accompanying notes comprise the full guideline referred to in the article by Sue Blythe and Pat Rose in Paediatric Nursing, February 2009 (p31-35).

Insulin pump therapy

This guide looks at the use of insulin pumps for people with diabetes, including a patient’s perspective. Written by Katharine Barnard, chartered health psychologist, and Steve Dixon, Sky News presenter, who describes life with an insulin pump.

Resilience and coping strategies in adolescents

Resilience has gained considerable attention over the past four decades since researchers observed that children and youth could cope and adapt in spite of adversity. Adolescence is considered to be a period of vulnerability for most individuals as they often partake in risky behaviour.