After-hours nursing care of an ill child living with diabetes
Children's Health established a nurse advice line (NAL) service to support community physicians in 2013. The endocrine providers approached this team requesting support in the after-hours setting to help manage children with diabetes. The goal was to decrease the burden on the on-call providers and improve the consistency of triage decisions. Schmitt Thompson's telephone triage guidelines were leveraged to build our institution-specific diabetes management guidelines, then embedded in EPIC for documentation. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - September 1, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Tamara Siegmund Source Type: research
Course of COVID-19 infection in patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Patients with primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) are at risk for life-threatening adrenal crises that are most often triggered by illness. Prior studies suggest possible inefficient immune response in PAI. The COVID-19 pandemic created new risks and challenges for patient management. There is a lack of data regarding COVID-19, risk of severe illness, and prevention of adrenal crisis in patients with PAI due to congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). (Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - September 1, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Amy Moon Source Type: research
Practical management of pediatric growth hormone deficiency with lonapegsomatropin
Lonapegsomatropin (TransCon hGH) is the first FDA approved once-weekly prodrug of somatropin for pediatric growth hormone deficiency (GHD). In the pivotal phase 3 heiGHt trial, lonapegsomatropin demonstrated noninferior and superior annualized height velocity (AHV) and a comparable safety profile to daily somatropin in treatment-na ïve children with GHD. Efficacy and safety were demonstrated in previously treated children with GHD who switched to lonapegsomatropin from their prior daily growth hormone, and long term tolerability, safety and efficacy has been demonstrated in the ongoing open-label extension trial enliGHten...
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - September 1, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Terri Lipman Source Type: research
Patient-centric design of the lonapegsomatropin auto-injector for pediatric growth hormone deficiency
Together with once-weekly lonapegsomatropin, the lonapegsomatropin Auto-Injector may facilitate to overcome challenges in treatment of pGHD such as needle anxiety and difficulties with injection and may improve adherence and outcomes in real-world use. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - September 1, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Josephine Jensen Source Type: research
6-Month subcutaneous leuprolide acetate achieved and maintained hormonal suppression in overweight children
Childhood obesity is associated with an increased risk of central precocious puberty (CPP) (Liu G 2021). Thus, data looking at the treatment effects in overweight children with CPP would be valuable for pediatric endocrine nurses to ensure correct clinical management. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - September 1, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Keisha Bird, Deborah M. Boldt-Houle, Stuart N. Atkinson Source Type: research
Clinical experience with 6-month subcutaneous leuprolide acetate for central precocious puberty
A 6-year-5-month-old female presented with concerns of central precocious puberty (CPP). (Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - September 1, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Jori Matushek, Deborah M. Boldt-Houle, Stuart N. Atkinson Source Type: research
A quality improvement initiative to improve glycemic control in pediatric patients undergoing maintenance burst-steroid therapy for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Approximately 20% of patients with ALL are known to exhibit hyperglycemia during induction of chemotherapy, with half of those patients requiring insulin during burst-steroid maintenance to achieve normoglycemia. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - September 1, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Malinda Duke Source Type: research
Long-term complications of type 1 diabetes
The diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) comes with a comprehensive daily management schedule, as well as the risk of short- and long-term complications. The most common long-term complications are coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease, stroke, neuropathy, nephropathy, erectile dysfunction, and retinopathy. Research has shown that maintaining a hemoglobin A1c level of (Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - September 1, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Jamie Faedtke Source Type: research
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2023 Society of Pediatric Poster Winner Abstracts
We had over 50 posters available at the 2023 Society of Pediatric Nurses Annual Conference on April 26-28 in Pittsburgh, PA. These posters were divided into six categories: evidence-based practice, research, clinical practice, quality improvement, education, and leadership and management. Posters were judged based on background/purpose, statement of question or issue, methods and processes, findings and results of the research or project, conclusions logically drawn from those findings, importance and relevance for pediatric nursing, and the poster's logical flow, readability, clarity, and overall appearance. (Source: Jour...
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - September 1, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Ann M. Bowling, Kimberly Eskew Source Type: research
Peripheral intravenous catheter insertion, maintenance and outcomes in Indonesian paediatric hospital settings: A point prevalence study
This study aimed to assess peripheral intravenous catheter use, maintenance practices, and outcomes of paediatric patients in a developing country setting. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - August 31, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Ferika Indarwati, Judy Munday, Samantha Keogh Source Type: research
Differences in the child, mother, and nurses' pain score measurements during pediatric venipuncture
Self-reporting is the gold standard for measuring pain in adult pain management; however, this issue is unique and different in children. Accurate pain assessment for the appropriate management of children's pain is important. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - August 31, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Hanieh Neshat, Fatemeh Ghorbani Source Type: research
