We're proud to share that Claus Sixtus Jensen, Clinical Nurse Specialist and Associate Professor at the Department of Pediatrics and the Research Center for Emergency Medicine at Aarhus University Hospital, has been awarded 7.5 million DKK from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to lead the RIGHT CHILD-CARE Nursing Programme.

Children aged 0–18 who are hospitalized often undergo non-urgent procedures that may involve being physically restrained against their will. This practice can lead to trauma, fear, and anxiety, with long-term consequences for children, parents, and healthcare professionals.

The RIGHT CHILD-CARE project aims to translate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into clinical practice by promoting child-centered, restraint-free care through interactive tools and the ISupport standards. The goal: to empower children, reduce restraint use, and ease the burden on families and staff.

This five-year initiative involves seven departments across all five Danish regions, reaching more than 64,000 children, their families, and 1,200 healthcare professionals.

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