The effect of video-based education program applied before children's pediatric Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) on anxiety in Turkey: A randomized controlled study
This study is a randomized controlled trial conducted to examine the effects of a Turkish video-based education program on scanned image quality and child and parent anxiety during Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). (Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - April 18, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Sumeyye Ozdemir, Tulay Kuzlu Ayyildiz Source Type: research

Parents' perceptions of factors influencing sleep in pediatric intensive care units: A qualitative study
The purpose of this study is to explore factors influencing sleep in pediatric intensive care units as perceived by parents of critically ill children. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - April 18, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Tomas Sl åtten Nenningsland, Babak Asadi-Azarbaijani, Hanne Birgit Alfheim, Elisabeth Holm Hansen Source Type: research

Utilization of the Keeping Hope Possible Toolkit with parents of children with life limiting and life threatening illnesses during the COVID-19 pandemic: Exploring pediatric nurses and allied healthcare provider opinions
For families with children diagnosed with complex illnesses, the COVID-19 pandemic added many challenges. In order to mitigate inevitable disruptions in pediatric care settings, caregivers may need added supports and resources. The Keeping Hope Possible (KHP) Toolkit is a self-administered intervention intended to enhance caregiving experiences of parents with a child with multiple needs. However, little is known about effectively disseminating the Toolkit. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - April 15, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Amaya Widyaratne, Jill M.G. Bally Source Type: research

The effect of therapeutic play on fear, anxiety, and satisfaction levels of pediatric oncology patients receiving chemotherapy
This study aimed to examine the effect of therapeutic play on the levels of fear and anxiety towards chemotherapy in pediatric oncology patients and evaluate the satisfaction of children and parents regarding therapeutic play. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - April 15, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Hazal H üzmeli, Remziye Semerci, Rejin Kebudi Source Type: research

Harmony in hardship: Unveiling parental coping strategies with the challenges of child's hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) profoundly affects various dimensions of parents' lives. Effective coping strategies are essential for improving psychological well-being and overall quality of life. Therefore, this study aimed to explore parental coping strategies with their child's HSCT challenges. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - April 13, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Maryam Maleki, Nahid Dehghan Nayeri, Amir Ali Hamidieh, Batool Pouraboli, Abbas Mardani Source Type: research

A greater nurse and midwife density protects against infant mortality globally
This study suggests those countries with higher nurse and midwife densities (NMD) had lower infant mortality rates (IMR). (Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - April 12, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Wenpeng You, Frank Donnelly Source Type: research

PENS 2023 position statement on linear growth measurement of children
The Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society (PENS) is committed to advancing the art and science of pediatric endocrinology nursing using evidence-based practice. PENS members specialize in the nursing care of children with disorders of growth and hormone regulation. Measuring the linear growth patterns of children is an essential component of child health surveillance. When concerns arise about patterns of growth, children are generally referred to and evaluated by pediatric endocrinology. The PENS organization believes that nurses in all areas of pediatrics are in a unique position to ensure accurate and reliable growth ...
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - April 10, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Terri H. Lipman, Jan M. Foote, Nicole Kirouac Source Type: research

Society of Pediatric Nurses' pre-licensure core competencies model, second edition
Since 1986, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has published the Essentials, a series of documents that outline competencies that reflect minimal expectations for entry into practice as a nursing generalist (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2021). The framework, which defines quality in nursing education, lacks, however, specificity to nursing practice specialties. In 2017, the Society of Pediatric Nurses (SPN) convened a task force composed of pediatric nursing experts whose purpose was to develop a document that identified pre-licensure nursing competencies specific to the practice of pedi...
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - April 10, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Michaela N. Lewis, Gayla Goleman, Laura Kubin, Karen Alles, Patricia Beam, Casey O. Benedetto, Betsy M. McDowell, Sharon Norman, Jennifer Stephen, Carrie Wall Source Type: research

Pain care for children with cognitive impairment: A parent-nurse partnership
To explore nurses' experiences of establishing partnerships with parents for pain care of hospitalized children with cognitive impairment (CI) and identify related facilitators and barriers. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - April 10, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Juliana Choueiry, Julie Chartrand, Denise Harrison, Anna Don Source Type: research

A reliability generalization meta-analysis of the family resilience assessment scale (FRAS)
Practitioners and researchers frequently rely on the Family Resilience Assessment Scale (FRAS) to assess family resilience, and previous research reported varying reliability statistics for the measurements with the scale. The present study aims to generalize the reliability of the FRAS based on Cronbach's alpha coefficients reported in the selected studies. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - April 10, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Emin Demir, Haktan Demircio ğlu Source Type: research

Exploring the family experience of children aged 2 –4 years receiving daily vosoritide injections: A qualitative study
Vosoritide is administered as a daily subcutaneous injection in children with achondroplasia. In clinical trials, families of children aged 2 –4 years reported difficulty with drug administration due to child fear, pain, and distress. Study aims were to gain a better understanding of the current vosoritide administration experience in this cohort and to investigate whether topical anaesthesia and ice application prior to injections imp roved the child and family experience. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - April 10, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Tessa Dentry, Jenny O'Neill, Supriya Raj, Kaya Gardiner, Ravi Savarirayan Source Type: research

The effect of health literacy on health behaviors in a sample of Turkish adolescents
This study was conducted to examine the health literacy levels of adolescents, their health behaviors, and the effect of health literacy on health behaviors. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - April 10, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Merve Karag özoğlu, Nesrin İlhan Source Type: research

Healthcare service use for children with chronic complex diseases: A longitudinal six-year follow-up study
The objective was analysed the patterns use of healthcare services of this population and the influence of their clinical and sociodemographic characteristics.Design and methods: A six-year longitudinal follow-up study was performed to evaluate the annual healthcare resources use and clinical data among children with complex chronic diseases in Spain between 2015 and 2021. The sample trends in healthcare usage and the associated factors were analysed using ANCOVA and multivariable linear regression models. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - April 8, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Bibiana P érez-Ardanaz, Laura Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, María José Pelaez-Cantero, José Miguel Morales-Asencio, Alberto Gómez-González, José Miguel García-Piñero, Inmaculada Lupiañez-Perez Source Type: research

‘A voice of children: I would like a hospital just for children’ - Children's perspectives on hospitalization: A phenomenological study
This study aimed to explore children's perception of hospital experience and interpretations of hospitalization. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - April 6, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Selin Demirba ğ, Dilek Ergin Source Type: research

The emotional and social concerns of mothers of children with cleft palate: A cross-sectional study
Among birth defects, a cleft palate is one of the most common defects globally, with a prevalence rate of 1 in 700 live-born children per annum. Caring for a child with cleft palate is considered a challenge for mothers who provide around clock care for these children. Despite this, there is limited knowledge of their experiences and needs particularly in low resource settings. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - April 2, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Mamdouh El-hneiti, Jumana Hussein Shehadeh, Buthainah Aref Qatamin, Abeer Shaheen Source Type: research