Crying is a common, normal occurrence in a healthy infant. However, crying is one of the primary reasons parents seek health care for their infant child (Barr, 199 Many parents find inconsolable crying to be particularly difficult because the use of soothing techniques to comfort the infant seems futile. Parents also may view infant crying as a negative reflection on their ability to parent, in...

Mismatches between provision of paediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and potential to benefit are examined. Deficiencies are most likely to occur in peripheral maternity units but futile CPR is more common in emergency departments where the child is unknown. Decision making in individual cases is best retained by the medical profession for the sake of the child and family. American st...

Participation by nephrologists is needed in most intensive care units, even when such units are ‘closed’. This participation should assist with diagnosis and management of intrinsic and complex renal diseases such as vasculitis, complex metabolic and electrolyte disorders including hyponatremia, and acute kidney injury (AKI) with and without underlying chronic kidney disease (CKD). Early nephro...

Discussions about futile treatment options for patients undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) can be difficult for healthcare providers. These discussions often are not initiated before transplantation, but only after a patient's healthcare status deteriorates. Nurses are in a key position to provide support and advocate for patients and their families in end-of-life (EOL) decisio...

4th national student congress on new-horizons of rehabilitation sciences, march 6 to 8, 2015, shiraz, iran   the conference is organized by: student research committee, school of rehabilitation sciences, shiraz university of medical sciences and health care   congress president : dr mohammad hadi imanieh, president of shiraz university of medical sciences and health care committee president : d...