An examination of the concept of the child and citizenship and how it can and should affect nursing care of the child.

This assignment will be examining the concept of the child and citizenship and how it can and should affect nursing care of the child. It will look at policy and law surrounding children, focusing on the United Nations Convention of the Right of the Child 1989 (UNCRC), paying particular attention to Article 12. It will begin by briefly examining the history and concepts of childhood, then continue on to the emergence of the UNCRC and the impact it has had on policy when dealing with children, especially in healthcare. It will then go on to linking policy to practice by looking briefly at two case studies. The main focus of this will be to examine a childs refusal to consent to treatment. Article 12 explores the childs right to be heard and therefore consent to treatment is encompassed in this. Consent will be examined in depth as will participation rights of the child.

THE BEGI…(short extract)