Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Fever management in children.

G Casey

    Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
    |April 27, 2002
    PubMed
    Summary
    This summary is machine-generated.

    Understanding fever in children is crucial for effective nursing care. This article details the physiological basis of fever and its clinical manifestations in pediatric patients.

    Related Concept Videos

    You might also read

    Related Articles

    Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

    Sort by
    Same author

    Meeting report from the joint IARC-NCI international cancer seminar series: a focus on colorectal cancer.

    Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology·2019
    Same author

    A single center experience of abdominal wall graft rejection after combined intestinal and abdominal wall transplantation.

    American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons·2013
    Same author

    The TERT variant rs2736100 is associated with colorectal cancer risk.

    British journal of cancer·2012
    Same author

    Genome-wide meta-analyses of smoking behaviors in African Americans.

    Translational psychiatry·2012
    Same author

    Body mass index in early adulthood and colorectal cancer risk for carriers and non-carriers of germline mutations in DNA mismatch repair genes.

    British journal of cancer·2011
    Same author

    Effective immunotherapy of weakly immunogenic solid tumours using a combined immunogene therapy and regulatory T-cell inactivation.

    Cancer gene therapy·2010

    Area of Science:

    • Pediatrics
    • Physiology
    • Nursing Care

    Background:

    • Fever is a common symptom in children.
    • Effective management requires understanding its physiological underpinnings.
    • Skilled nursing is essential for pediatric fever management.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explain the physiological mechanisms of fever.
    • To correlate these mechanisms with clinical signs and symptoms in children.
    • To guide nursing care strategies for febrile children.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of physiological processes related to thermoregulation.
    • Correlation of physiological mechanisms with observable clinical data.
    • Synthesis of information for nursing practice.

    Related Experiment Videos

    Main Results:

    • Fever results from a complex interplay of physiological responses.
    • Clinical signs and symptoms are direct manifestations of these responses.
    • Understanding the pathophysiology informs targeted nursing interventions.

    Conclusions:

    • A thorough understanding of fever's physiology enhances nursing care quality.
    • This knowledge empowers nurses to provide precise and effective treatment for febrile children.
    • Bridging physiological understanding with clinical practice is key in pediatric nursing.