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Pediatric Nursing Editorial Board

The Pediatric Nursing Editorial Board reported no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to the continuing nursing education articles appearing in the journal.


Pediatric Nursing Manuscript Review Panel

Kittie Frantz, RN, CPNP-PC, disclosed that she is the owner of Geddes Productions.

Agatha M. Gallo, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN, disclosed that she is an Investigator receiving grant/research support from the National Institutes of Health’s National Human Genome Research Institute.

Yvonne M. Sterling, PhD, RN, disclosed that she is Co-Investigator of Head-Off Environmental Asthma in Louisiana, which receives grant/research support from Merck Child Asthma Network.

Ann Turner-Henson, DSN, RN, disclosed that she is a Grant Reviewer for American Nurses Foundation.

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Technology in Pediatric Healthcare
Cybersupport: Empowering Asthma Caregivers

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Interdisciplinary Collaboration and the Electronic
Medical Record   


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Contact Hours: 1.6 Expiration Date: June 30, 2010

International Issues
The Network for Nursing
In Child Health


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Perceptions of Children with HIV/AIDS from the USA and Kenya: Self-Concept and Emotional Indicators


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A Breastfeeding Preterm Infants: An Educational Program to Support Mothers of Preterm Infants in Cairo, Egypt

Self-Care Behaviors of
School-Age Children with Heart Disease


Contact Hours: 1.8 Expiration Date: April 15, 2010

Issues in Adolescence
A Computerized Smoking Cessation Intervention for High School Smokers

Protecting Youth from Early and Abusive Sexual Experiences

Contact Hours: 1.6 Expiration Date: February 15, 2010

Pharmacology
Creation of a Registered
Nurse-Administered Nitrous
Oxide Sedation Program for Radiology and Beyond

Contact Hours: 1.4 Expiration Date: February 15, 2010

Infants and Toddlers
Screening for Communication and Cognitive Disorders in
Infants and Toddlers

Family Centered Care Within an Infant-Toddler Unit

Contact Hours: 1.4 Expiration Date: December 15, 2009

Pharmacology
Steps to Success:
Getting Children Vaccinated On Time

Contact Hours: 2.4 Expiration Date: December 15, 2009

Professional/Clinical Writing
Citation Analysis of the Maternal/Child Nursing Literature

Abbreviations and Acronyms in Healthcare: When Shorter Isn’t Sweeter

Contact Hours: 2.4 Expiration Date: October 15, 2009

Pharmacology
Adverse Effects of Pediatric Emergency Sedation After Discharge

Contact Hours: 1.2 Expiration Date: October 15, 2009

Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Children’s Pain
Pediatric Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes Survey
Regarding Pain: A Competency Tool Modification


Pain Management Competency Evidenced by a Survey
Of Pediatric Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes


Contact Hours: 1.4 Expiration Date: August 15, 2009

Pharmacology
Accurately Diagnosing Commonly Misdiagnosed
Circular Rashes


Contact Hours: 1.5 Expiration Date: August 15, 2009

Parents
Parent Bed Spaces in the PICU: Effect on Parental Stress

Pilot Study of Low-Income Parents' Perspectives of Managing Asthma in High-Risk Infants and Toddlers

Contact Hours: 1.6 Expiration Date: June 15, 2009

Selected Issues Concerning School-Age Children and Teens
Leisure Time Activities and Obesity in School-Aged Inner City African American and Hispanic Children

Satisfaction with a School-Based Teen Health Center: A Report Card on Care

Shared Decision Making In School Age Children with Asthma

Contact Hours: 2.0 Expiration Date: April 15, 2009

A Selection of Adolescent Issues
Problem Behaviors in Adolescents

Parenting Styles and Treatment of Adolescents with Obesity

Evaluation of a PNP Care Coordinator Model for Hospitalized Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults with Cystic Fibrosis

Contact Hours: 2.1 Expiration Date: February 15, 2009

Statewide Programs
Healthy and Ready to Work - Kentucky: Incorporating Transition Into a State Program for Children with Special Health Care Needs

Outcomes of Child Care Health Consultation Services for Child Care Providers in New Jersey: A Pilot Study

Contact Hours: 3.0 Expiration Date: December 15, 2008

Selected Drugs Used in Pediatric Patients: Pharmacology Update
Hydroxyurea Therapy: Improving the Lives of Patients With Sickle Cell Disease

Risperidone Use in the Treatment of Behavioral Symptoms in Children with Autism

Contact Hours: 2.8 Expiration Date: December 15, 2008

Understanding Pediatric Assessment Instruments
Nurses' Utilization of Parent Questionnaires for Developmental Screening

Accuracy of Pacifier Thermometers in Young Children

An Instrument for Observational Assessment of Nausea in Young Children

Interrater Reliability of the COMFORT Scale
Current Trends in the Development of Sedation/Analgesia Scales For the Pediatric Critical Care Patient
Pediatric Skin Care: Guidelines for Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment
Contact Hours: 8.6 Expiration Date: October 15, 2008

Children in Difficult Circumstances
The Family Empowerment Network: A Service Model to Address the Needs of Children and Families Affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Sleep of Children of Abused Women in Transitional Housing

Innovative Pediatric Nursing Role: Public Health Nurses in Child Welfare

Contact Hours: 4.0 Expiration Date: August 15, 2008

Newborns: Current Issues for Pediatric Nurses
The Neonatal Bowel Output Study: Indicators of Adequate Breast Milk Intake in Neonates

Jaundice in the Full-Term Newborn

Adolescent Postpartum Care: What Daughters Want and What Their Mothers Expect to Provide

Contact Hours: 4.1 Expiration Date: June 15, 2008

Selected Issues in Childhood Diabetes, Type 1 and Type 2
Management of Pediatric Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Contact Hours: 2.3 / Pharmacology Minutes: 75 Expiration Date: April 15, 2008

Chronic Kidney Disease Issues
Establishing a Standard for Pediatric Inpatient Diabetes Education

Insulin Resistance Syndrome in Children

Contact Hours: 2.3 / Pharmacology Minutes: 75 Expiration Date: April 15, 2008