Editorial EDITOR Christine Walker Tel: +44 (0)20 8872 3154 Email: [email protected] CONSULTANT EDITORS Doreen Crawford Senior lecturer in nursing and midwifery, De Montfort University, Leicester Annette Dearmun Divisional head of governance and nursing (children and women’s division), Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Antoinette Bewley Senior lecturer, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk Susan Chapman Honorary consultant, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust David Clarke Lecturer in nursing, Cardiff University Imelda Coyne Professor of children’s nursing and director of children’s research, Trinity College Dublin Mats Eriksson Associate professor, Örebro University Hospital, Sweden Huda Abu-Saad Huijer Professor of nursing science, American University of Beirut Regina Lai Tong Lee Associate professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China Orla McAlinden Lecturer in nursing (children and young people), Queen’s University Belfast Toby Mohammed Head of practice development, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Linda Shields Professor of tropical health nursing, James Cook University and Townsville Health Service District; honorary professor, Queensland University, Australia Fiona Smith RCN adviser in children’s and young people’s nursing Joanna Smith Senior lecturer in children’s nursing, University of Huddersfield Jocelyne Tourigny Professor and assistant director graduate programs, Ottowa, Canada Mark Whiting Consultant nurse, Peace Children’s Centre, Watford, and WellChild professor of community children’s nursing, University of Hertfordshire
Lessons from changing times It will not have escaped your notice that it is the centenary of the outbreak of the first world war. In nursing, the event has prompted the profession to look back on how society has changed but, as this month’s issue shows, there are age-old public health challenges that have yet to be combated and new ones arising, to boot. In 1914, the value of community nurses in helping improve the health of children and families was beginning to show an effect. Efforts were made to improve people’s diets alongside sanitation measures, with nurses educating mothers on the importance of breastfeeding and cooking regular, healthy meals.
Acting assistant editor Jennifer Sprinks Tel: +44 (0)20 8872 3186 Email: [email protected] Production editor Janet Perham Tel: +44 (0)20 8872 3129 Email: [email protected] Administration manager Helen Hyland Tel: +44 (0)20 8872 3138 Email: [email protected] Administration assistant Sandra Lynch BUSINESS UNIT Display advertisements Tel: +44 (0)20 8872 3123 Classified advertisements Tel: +44 (0)20 8423 1333
The initiatives taken by nurse Ellen Woodcock demonstrate the difference that nurses made then (page 25). Turn the clock forward a century and there is now a renewed emphasis from the government on public health, evident in the drive to increase the number of health visitors and initiatives such as family nurse partnerships.
NURSING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RCN Publishing Company The Heights, 59-65 Lowlands Road Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex HA1 3AW Nursing Children and Young People is indexed, abstracted and/or published online in the following media: Medline (Pubmed), CINAHL, BNI and Ovid ABC APPLICATION APPROVED 11,073 (Jan-Dec 2013) SUBSCRIPTION DEPARTMENT Royal College of Nursing Journal subscription department, Copse Walk, Cardiff Gate Business Park, Cardiff CF23 8XG. Tel: +44 (0)345 772 6100 Print edition rates Personal: from £73 a year in the UK and Europe, and from £121 a year in the rest of the world. Institutional: from £446 a year. Email: [email protected] ©2014 RCN Publishing Company Ltd. All rights reserved. Not to be copied, transmitted or recorded in any way, in whole or part, without prior permission of the publishers. ISSN 2046-2336 (print). ISSN 2046-2344 (online)
Where sugar was once a rare treat, now children present with type 2 diabetes and the government may set up an obesity taskforce
Christine Walker @EditorNCYP
Back in 1914, sugar was a rare treat, but families were nonetheless being warned that energy would be better gained from eating other foods. Now, we have a situation where sugar is seen by some as a modern-day evil, type 2 diabetes is presenting in children and the government is being urged to set up an obesity taskforce (page 6). At the same time, perversely, food banks are a feature of our communities and rickets is making a comeback. Just how to approach families to tackle obesity in children is a tricky subject for nursing, as feedback from the National Child Measurement Programme suggests (page 13). Not all parents recognise their child is obese and some, despite having the right knowledge, seem unable to do anything about it. We have come a long way in 100 years, but some lessons from the past remain relevant. Further support for this is found in this month’s issue in a case study of a young man with miliary tuberculosis, another disease of the past that is seeing a resurgence (page 22).
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Lessons from changing times It will not have escaped your notice that it is the centenary of the outbreak of the first world war. In nursing, the event has prompted the profession to look back on how society has changed but, as this month’s issue shows, there are age-old public health challenges that have yet to be combated and new ones arising, to boot. In 1914, the value of community nurses in helping improve the health of children and families was beginning to show an effect. Efforts were made to improve people’s diets alongside sanitation measures, with nurses educating mothers on the importance of breastfeeding and cooking regular, healthy meals.
Acting assistant editor Jennifer Sprinks Tel: +44 (0)20 8872 3186 Email: [email protected] Production editor Janet Perham Tel: +44 (0)20 8872 3129 Email: [email protected] Administration manager Helen Hyland Tel: +44 (0)20 8872 3138 Email: [email protected] Administration assistant Sandra Lynch BUSINESS UNIT Display advertisements Tel: +44 (0)20 8872 3123 Classified advertisements Tel: +44 (0)20 8423 1333
The initiatives taken by nurse Ellen Woodcock demonstrate the difference that nurses made then (page 25). Turn the clock forward a century and there is now a renewed emphasis from the government on public health, evident in the drive to increase the number of health visitors and initiatives such as family nurse partnerships.
NURSING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RCN Publishing Company The Heights, 59-65 Lowlands Road Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex HA1 3AW Nursing Children and Young People is indexed, abstracted and/or published online in the following media: Medline (Pubmed), CINAHL, BNI and Ovid ABC APPLICATION APPROVED 11,073 (Jan-Dec 2013) SUBSCRIPTION DEPARTMENT Royal College of Nursing Journal subscription department, Copse Walk, Cardiff Gate Business Park, Cardiff CF23 8XG. Tel: +44 (0)345 772 6100 Print edition rates Personal: from £73 a year in the UK and Europe, and from £121 a year in the rest of the world. Institutional: from £446 a year. Email: [email protected] ©2014 RCN Publishing Company Ltd. All rights reserved. Not to be copied, transmitted or recorded in any way, in whole or part, without prior permission of the publishers. ISSN 2046-2336 (print). ISSN 2046-2344 (online)
Where sugar was once a rare treat, now children present with type 2 diabetes and the government may set up an obesity taskforce
Christine Walker @EditorNCYP
Back in 1914, sugar was a rare treat, but families were nonetheless being warned that energy would be better gained from eating other foods. Now, we have a situation where sugar is seen by some as a modern-day evil, type 2 diabetes is presenting in children and the government is being urged to set up an obesity taskforce (page 6). At the same time, perversely, food banks are a feature of our communities and rickets is making a comeback. Just how to approach families to tackle obesity in children is a tricky subject for nursing, as feedback from the National Child Measurement Programme suggests (page 13). Not all parents recognise their child is obese and some, despite having the right knowledge, seem unable to do anything about it. We have come a long way in 100 years, but some lessons from the past remain relevant. Further support for this is found in this month’s issue in a case study of a young man with miliary tuberculosis, another disease of the past that is seeing a resurgence (page 22).
Printed by Stephens and George, Merthyr Tydfil, on acid-free paper Acceptance of an advertisement does not constitute a recommendation or an endorsement of a product or service, either by the RCN or RCN Publishing WEBSITE ncyp.rcnpublishing.com AUTHOR GUIDELINES rcnpublishing.com/r/ncyp-author-guidelines OPEN ACCESS rcnpublishing.com/page/authors/ open-access-frequently-asked-questions
Our mission Nursing Children and Young People aims to promote excellence in neonatal, infant, children’s and young people’s nursing practice. The journal is editorially independent and the opinions expressed are not those of the RCN, nor of any contributor’s employing organisation, unless specifically stated.
Follow us: @EditorNCYP NURSING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Read more at: nursingblog.rcnpublishing.co.uk
Visit us at: Nursing Children and Young People October 2014 | Volume 26 | Number 8
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