Child Health

Managing negative thoughts can often be overwhelming, so documenting them in a diary can usually prove an effective way to release stress and create a sense of control and order within your mind...
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These first slides provide an understanding of how the entire Understanding Childhood Obesity – Overview PowerPoint would progress. These introductory slides also explain why nurses play an important role in the fight against childhood obesity...
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Type:                         PowerPoints

Let's Party Till We Drop. Adolescent boys tend to take excessive risks when they are actively involved in the persuasive party culture.
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CPD Listening Time:	26 Mins
Conference:	Teenagers and Risky Behaviours
Date Recorded:	23rd of August, 2008
Location:	Victoria, Australia

This chapter is based on research in Australia among Hmong women who are refugees from Southeast Asia, and who have migrated to Australia since 1975, but particularly in the last ten years.
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Type:                         eChapter
Book Title:	Asian Mothers, Western Birth
Chapter:	15
This education is:	eligible for CPD

Lack of clarity in medical terms can be both embarrassing and potentially confusing. This fast fact glossary sheet is designed to help alleviate this confusion...
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This session focuses on two key processes in place to prevent childhood obesity. Further, this session provides information about treatments being used...
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Type:                         PowerPoints

How to select the right person for the volunteering task at hand.
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CPD Listening Time:	16 Mins
Conference:	Volunteers - Setting-Up a Volunteer Program in Health Care.
Date Recorded:	04 Feb 2010
Location:	Victoria, Australia

When a child suffers an injury to the head, the problem is to know how to recognise the more serious head injuries from among those that have no significant consequences. This chapter differentiates between minor and major head injuries in children...
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Type:                         eChapter
Book Title:	Care of Sick Children
Chapter:	11
This education is:	eligible for CPD

A look at illicit drug use in adolescence and how to work with families experiencing this problem.
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CPD Listening Time:	32 Mins
Conference:	Alcohol and Drugs
Date Recorded:	11 Feb 2010
Location:	Victoria, Australia

This chapter describes common rashes of childhood and offers practical advice on assessing the rash, diagnosing the cause, and knowing what to do...
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Type:                         eChapter
Book Title:	Care of Sick Children
Chapter:	3
This education is:	eligible for CPD

Headaches are common among children and most are not serious. However, some are serious and a small proportion prove to be life-threatening. This chapter emphasises the need to be fully aware of the significance of headaches in children...
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Type:                         eChapter
Book Title:	Care of Sick Children
Chapter:	8
This education is:	eligible for CPD

This session provides clear and concise information about the management and nursing care of a child with asthma.
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CPD Listening Time:	21 Mins
Conference:	Care of the Child with an Acute Illness
Date Recorded:	15 Mar 2010
Location:	Brisbane, Australia

PART 1: This session discusses the marked increase in the incidence of allergies reported in the past 30 years. Even though there are community training programs that focus on severe allergies and the use of the EpiPen, there are a large number of health
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CPD Listening Time:	23 Mins
Conference:	Chronic Disease Management Conference
Date Recorded:	4 Sep 2008
Location:	Melbourne, Victoria

This session provides information about compartment syndrome in children and strongly expresses a need for all nurses and the community generally to understand this condition. First aid measures for this syndrome are provided.
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CPD Listening Time:	40 Mins
Conference:	Care of the Child with an Acute Illness
Date Recorded:	15 Mar 2010
Location:	Brisbane, Australia

End Matter: Glossary & Index
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Type:                         eChapter
Book Title:	Care of Sick Children
Chapter:	0
This education is:	eligible for CPD

This chapter examines the various ways health professionals can work with patients and families as they face the challenges of the end of life and ultimately death...
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Type:                         eChapter
Book Title:	Psychosocial Care of Cancer Patients
Chapter:	11
This education is:	eligible for CPD

Television Risks, Cyberspace Mischief and Addictions - Part 1 Myspace / Youtube/ Facebook - creating false stories and persona and the ability to send humiliating messages / video clips annonymously.
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CPD Listening Time:	46 Mins
Conference:	Teenage Boys and Risky Behaviours
Date Recorded:	August 23rd, 2008
Location:	Victoria, Australia

This session states the causes of gastro-enteritis in children. It discusses the management and treatment of gastro-enteritis in infants, toddlers and adolescents.
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CPD Listening Time:	41 Mins
Conference:	Care of the Child with an Acute Illness
Date Recorded:	15 Mar 2010
Location:	Brisbane, Australia

This chapter considers some issues of childbirth and childrearing for a group of Asian immigrant and refugee families from diverse backgrounds and income groups, but with a particular focus on those living on low incomes.
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Type:                         eChapter
Book Title:	Asian Mothers, Western Birth
Chapter:	12
This education is:	eligible for CPD

Informing children of cancer, or other illnesses, can often seem a concerning experience - how much do you tell the child? How can you answer their questions? This fact sheet provides guidance on this issue; giving the reader tips on this often tricky iss
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