Experiences of new nurses dealing with death in a paediatric setting: A descriptive qualitative study.

Aims: To explore and describe the experiences, challenges and coping strategies of new nurses dealing with paediatric death in a clinical setting.

Design: A descriptive qualitative study design was used.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore the experiences of 12 new paediatric nurses from a tertiary public hospital in Singapore.

Use of an Electronic Feeds Calorie Calculator in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

Unlabelled: Strategies to improve nutritional management are associated with better outcomes in pediatric intensive care units. We implemented a calorie-based protocol that integrated an electronic feeds calculator and stepwise feeds increment algorithm.

Methods: Using a pretest-posttest design, we compared the effectiveness of the calorie-based protocol with an existing fluid-based protocol in a quality improvement project.