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    • Child Development Studies

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    • Limited practical experience in normal child development for student nurses.
    • Need for enhanced understanding of developmental milestones in well children.

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    • To evaluate an initiative enhancing practical experience for student children's nurses.
    • To assess the impact of inter-organizational collaboration on nursing education.

    Main Methods:

    • Implementation of an initiative linking a London university with local early years organizations.
    • Placement of student children's nurses in non-healthcare settings for practical experience.

    Main Results:

    • Positive feedback received from both student nurses and participating organizations.
    • Demonstrated improvement in students' ability to meet well child needs and understand developmental milestones.

    Conclusions:

    • The initiative successfully provided valuable practical experience for student children's nurses.
    • Expansion of the program to include older children and young people is planned.