How to auscultate for heart sounds in infants and children.

This article provides an introduction to performing cardiac auscultation in infants and children aged 0-16 years, with the aim of improving children's nurses' knowledge and confidence in this procedure. Nurses wishing to develop competence in cardiac auscultation can use this article as a guide to complement supervised practical experience; however, it is not intended to determine an individual's competence. • Cardiac auscultation is a component of a structured cardiac assessment rather than a standalone tool.

Case series: propranolol liquid in the treatment of tachyarrhythmias in neonates and infants: potential for errors.

Oral propranolol therapy is commonly used for the prevention of tachyarrhythmias in infancy and childhood. Propranolol is commercially produced in four concentrations allowing varying volumes to be administered. However, quite often an alternative strength of propranolol liquid is issued without clear change in instructions or warning.

eDoc evaluation - at eighteen months into the challenge.

We describe an evaluation plan for electronic clinical documentation. Guided by Canada Health Infoway Benefits Evaluation Framework, the evaluation was performed across a single organization with four health care sites and included reviews of documentation practices from the nursing and health disciplines. Data collection methods included chart audits, shadowing, surveys and focus group meetings.