Lake Lori
Children's Institute, University of Cape Town.
Curationis. 2014 Nov 28;37(2):E1-7. doi: 10.4102/curationis.v37i2.1268.
The South African government has put in place a range of laws, policies and programmes that are designed to give effect to children's rights and support children's survival, health and optimal development. These rights do not just exist on paper. They have the potential to transform professional practice and improve the quality of care across a range of health care services. A child-rights' approach requires nurses to act in the best interest of children, respect their evolving capacities, think more holistically about a child's well-being and work with others to address the broader social determinants of health--such as access to food, water and sanitation. This article draws on lessons learned from a short course in children's rights and child law for health professionals offered by the Children's Institute, University of Cape Town from 2011-2014. It encourages nurses to reflect critically on their current practice and to take action to improve a child's well-being. It also advocates for the inclusion of children's rights to be at the heart of education and training, professional codes of conduct and standards of care.
南非政府已制定了一系列法律、政策和方案，旨在落实儿童权利，支持儿童生存、健康及最佳发展。这些权利并非仅停留在纸面上。它们有潜力改变专业实践，并提升一系列医疗服务的护理质量。以儿童权利为导向的方法要求护士以儿童的最大利益行事，尊重他们不断发展的能力，更全面地考虑儿童的福祉，并与他人合作，以解决更广泛的健康社会决定因素，如获得食物、水和卫生设施的机会。本文借鉴了开普敦大学儿童研究所于2011年至2014年为卫生专业人员开设的儿童权利与儿童法短期课程中学到的经验教训。它鼓励护士批判性地反思他们目前的实践，并采取行动改善儿童的福祉。它还主张将儿童权利纳入教育和培训、专业行为准则及护理标准的核心。
