Nursing Care in Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Nursing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2026 | Viewed by 221
Special Issue Editors
Interests: pediatric intensive care; neonatal intensive care; children's healthcare; high-technological nursing care
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Interests: ethics and end-of-life care; pediatric intensive care; neonatal intensive care; children's healthcare; high-technological nursing care; digital health; medical devices
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Paediatric intensive care medicine faces several critical issues that impact pediatric outcomes, healthcare delivery and long-term follow-up. We invite you to share your valuable research on the care of critically ill children. This Special Issue aims to raise awareness of the delicate and complex challenges involved in supporting children, adolescents and their families during and after a stay in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Families navigating such life-altering experiences often face profound transitions and the impact on siblings is diverse and not yet fully understood.
We particularly welcome studies addressing care for children with physical impairments, such as dependence on technological devices or other special needs, such as communication support or challenges connected with being adolescents in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, as well as the broader family context, including siblings. Your contributions will help deepen understanding and improve care for these vulnerable populations.
Prof. Dr. Janet Yvonne Mattsson
Prof. Dr. Gunilla Björling
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pediatric intensive care unit care
- ethics
- clinical learning
- participation
- siblings of children in pediatric intensive care unit
- adolescents
- special needs
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