MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursing
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The purpose of this article is to increase nurses' understanding of the Amish culture so nurses can give culturally competent care to Amish children. The Amish live in large multigenerational families on farms where hard work is valued; worldly conveniences such as electricity, telephones, and automobiles are usually shunned. However, the Amish are willing to accept and participate in modern healthcare, if its value is clearly understood. Amish beliefs and traditions are described, and recommendations for the nursing care of Amish children which are consistent with the Amish faith are presented.
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MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs · Mar 2001
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialTaking the "ouch" out of injections for children. Using distraction to decrease pain.
This research compared the effect of two forms of distraction on injection pain in a convenience sample of preschool children. ⋯ Distraction appears to be an effective method for decreasing injection pain in young children. It is an easy, practical nursing intervention to help children cope with this common, painful experience.
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To determine pregnant adolescents' interest in tattooing and identify additional risk-taking behaviors practiced by tattooed pregnant adolescents. ⋯ Proactive, preventive health education regarding maternal/fetal risks related to amateur and professional tattooing during pregnancy is needed. Pregnant adolescents aged 14 to 16 years who are dating a tattooed male may be at greater risk for impulsively deciding to become tattooed.
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MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs · Jul 2000
ReviewHydrotherapy during labor. An example of developing a practice policy.
Warm water has been used for centuries to treat many painful ailments. In perinatal clinical practice, hydrotherapy is being used to increase relaxation and decrease pain during labor. This article summarizes clinical studies evaluating hydrotherapy during labor, describing the current evidence which supports hydrotherapy as an effective method for managing intrapartal pain. The article also describes the process by which an institution established an evidence-based practice policy for the use of hydrotherapy in labor.
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To describe how mothers of children with physical disabilities identified their parenting strengths and weaknesses, encouraged their child's social skills and learning, nurtured and disciplined their child, and perceived their parenting successes and problems. ⋯ Nurses need to understand the complexity of the parents' straddling their roles and tasks. They can provide needed emotional support by allowing parents to express their fears and feelings in an atmosphere of nonjudgmental acceptance. Nurses can prepare parents for anticipated grief work, reassure them that their experiences are expected and normal, reinforce their use of normalization strategies, and help them separate their own from their child's issues and feelings.