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The contribution of nurses to child health and child health services: findings of a scoping exercise

Angus Forbes, BSc, MSc, PhD, RGN, RHV

King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery Primary and Intermediate Care, London, UK, angus.forbes{at}kcl.ac.uk

Alison While, BSc, MSc, PhD, RGN, RHV, CertEd

King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery Primary and Intermediate Care Section, London, UK

Roz Ullman, BSc, PhD, RGN, RM

King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery Primary and Intermediate Care Section, London, UK

Beth Murgatroyd, BSc, RN

King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery Primary and Intermediate Care Section, London, UK

Historically, nurses have made a significant contribution to the health of children. To date, few attempts have been made to conceptualize the nature of that contribution. This article describes a scoping exercise undertaken to provide a conceptual basis for examining the contribution of nurses to child health and child health services. Three approaches were utilized: strategic topic-focused literature reviews (asthma, cancer, disadvantaged families, minor ailments, school health, sick neonates, teenage pregnancy, children with complex needs, children in need of protection or looked-after, troubled schoolchildren), stakeholder conferences and an expert panel. The contribution of nurses to child health and child health services was found to be broad-ranging and diffuse. The contribution is expressed in four integrated dimensions: assessment, health promotion, clinical care and health care organization. The conceptual models detailed in the scoping exercise provide a platform for future inquiry.

Key Words: child health • health promotion • nursing • organization • scoping exercise

Journal of Child Health Care, Vol. 11, No. 3, 231-247 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1367493507079570
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