Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 105-114, April 2000

Systemic necrotizing vasculitis: A review, with the personal perspective of a nurse educator

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  • Wendy B. Hamilton (MEd)

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    • Wendy Hamilton is a professor in the School of Nursing, Faculty of Community Services at Ryerson Polytechnic University.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Wendy Hamilton, RN, MEd, School of Nursing, Ryerson Polytechnic University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 2K3.

Although its definition is simple, systemic necrotizing vasculitis (SNV) is a complex, potentially life-threatening disease. By reviewing current published literature, this article provides an overview of vasculitis and focuses on what is common to the many individual systemic vascular diseases (vasculitides). A case history of a 10-year-old girl with SNV is included. Parse's Human Becoming theory is reviewed briefly as it applies to this case.

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PII: S0882-5963(00)80037-8

doi:10.1053/jn.2000.5449

Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 105-114, April 2000

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