Purpose
Practical training in pediatric nursing gives students the opportunity to apply nursing knowledge to children in a realistic clinical context. Clinical practice faculty (CPF) and clinical nursing instructor (CNI) have played important roles in the pediatric nursing practicum. This study was conducted to develop a protocol to guide clinical practicum in pediatric nursing.
Methods
A service design methodology was employed between August 2020 and May 2021 at four universities and four hospitals in South Korea. The participants were five CPFs, five CNIs, five nursing college graduates, and 60 nursing students. The service design process had four phases: discovery, definition, development, and delivery. Data were collected through self-report questionnaires, in-depth interviews, and observations. The data were analyzed using content analysis and descriptive statistics.
Results
The participants reported needs for providing concrete guidance and explanation, nursing practice experience, and a link between school and the clinical field. A protocol was developed to fulfill the participants' needs. The protocol comprised detailed information, teaching methodology, and partnership to guide students in the pediatric nursing practicum.
Conclusion
The protocol developed in this study can be used to provide guidance for students' clinical practice in the field of pediatric nursing.

Citations

• Tutoring experiences of a high-risk newborn care simulation among nurse tutors and nursing student tutees in South Korea: a qualitative study
  Hyun Young Koo, Bo Ryeong Lee, Hyeran An
  Child Health Nursing Research.2025; 31(1): 40.     CrossRef
• Effects of a virtual reality program and simulation training for nursing students on the measurement of vital signs in children: a mixed-methods study in South Korea
  Sun Nam Park, Hyun Young Koo, Hye Young Hwang
  Child Health Nursing Research.2025; 31(4): 296.     CrossRef
• Effects of peer tutoring-based simulation education on caring for children with respiratory infections among nursing students: A mixed-methods study
  Hyun Young Koo, Bo Ryeong Lee
  Heliyon.2024; 10(16): e36014.     CrossRef
• Development and Validation of a Clinical Practicum Assessment Tool for the NAACLS-Accredited Biomedical Science Program
  Taghreed Abunada, Atiyeh M. Abdallah, Rajvir Singh, Marawan Abu-Madi
  International Journal of Environmental Research an.2022; 19(11): 6651.     CrossRef
• Development and evaluation of a pediatric nursing competency-building program for nursing students in South Korea: a quasi-experimental study
  Hyun Young Koo, Bo Ryeong Lee
  Child Health Nursing Research.2022; 28(3): 167.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to develop evidence-based nursing practice guidelines for the care of febrile children in the emergency room and to evaluate the guidelines by applying them to practice.
METHODS
This study was conducted using a methodological design. referring to the Scottish intercollegiate guideline network, draft of guidelines were developed based on the recommendations found from the critical literature analysis. Then, the draft was modified by an expert group and a pilot application. The final draft was evaluated by the expert group using appraisal of guidelines for research and evaluation. Finally, the final guideline and algorithm were completed.
RESULTS
The guideline includes 39 recommendations for the care of febrile children in the emergency room.
CONCLUSION
The clinical guidelines developed through this research can be utilized as systematic and scientific guidelines for the care of febrile children in the emergency room. In addition, the research results will contribute to improving care services.

Citations

• Tepid massage for febrile children: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
  Junghee Lim, Juyoung Kim, Bora Moon, Gaeun Kim
  International Journal of Nursing Practice.2018;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Childhood Fever Management: Current Practice vs Evidence
  Jin Sun Kim
  Child Health Nursing Research.2016; 22(2): 126.     CrossRef
• Factors Affecting Daycare Center Teachers’ Management of Childhood Fever
  Song I Park, Jin Sun Kim
  Child Health Nursing Research.2016; 22(4): 289.     CrossRef
• Childhood fever management program for Korean pediatric nurses: A comparison between blended and face-to-face learning method
  Yong Sun Jeong, Jin Sun Kim
  Contemporary Nurse.2014; 49(1): 35.     CrossRef
• Fever Phobia: A Survey of Children's Parents in a Pediatric Outpatient Clinic
  Ae-Ran Choi, Jin Sun Kim
  Child Health Nursing Research.2014; 20(2): 113.     CrossRef