Journal of pediatric nursing
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The aim of the present study was to explore the effect of therapeutic clowning on pain and anxiety during intrathecal chemotherapy. ⋯ Due to its positive effects, therapeutic clowning could be explore for use in other areas of paediatric nursing for the children between the ages of 7 and 12 years as a complementary treatment.
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Pediatric nurses are at high risk for turnover. Turnover intention strongly predicts the actual voluntary turnover. Currently, no nationwide study has examined turnover intention among pediatric nurses in mainland China since the universal two-child policy implementation. Related factors associated with pediatric nurse turnover intention have not yet been identified. This study aims to understand factors related to turnover intention among pediatric nurses in mainland China. ⋯ Attention to pediatric nurses' job burnout and work stress is important to improve job satisfaction and organizational commitment and to provide them with support in order to alleviate the turnover intention.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The Effects of Cartoon Assisted Endoscopy Preparation Package on Children's Fear and Anxiety Levels and Parental Satisfaction in Turkey.
The study was conducted to determine the effect of the cartoon-assisted preparation package, developed for children undergoing an endoscopy procedure, on children's fear and anxiety levels and parental satisfaction. ⋯ The cartoon-assisted preparation package for endoscopy was found to be effective in reducing fear and anxiety that may occur in children undergoing endoscopy, in the 7-12 age group.
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To describe parents' perceptions of their responsibilities for their infant's care during admission to a single family room in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). ⋯ Organizations who provide single family rooms in NICUs need to develop guidelines that facilitate the responsibilities that parents and nurses have to care for the infants. Although parents are the infant's primary caregivers, they depend on nurses to ensure their infant is safely cared for.