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Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Pediatric Fever Management Program for Nursing Students: A Complex
1Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Insights
A new pediatric fever management program significantly improved nursing students' and parents' knowledge and practices. This program enhances self-management skills and leads to better fever care for children.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Nursing
- Health Education
- Mixed-Methods Research
Background:
- Fever is a common pediatric symptom, yet knowledge gaps exist among nurses and parents regarding its management.
- Existing knowledge deficits necessitate improved educational strategies for effective pediatric fever care.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and evaluate a pediatric fever management program for nursing students.
- To assess the program's impact on nursing students' and parents' knowledge, self-management abilities, and practices.
Main Methods:
- A complex mixed-methods approach involving qualitative and quantitative phases.
- Development of a pediatric fever management plan, followed by its implementation and evaluation.
- Data collection through interviews with students and parents, and questionnaires for nursing students.
Main Results:
- Three key themes emerged: enhanced self-management ability, positive behavior change, and improved practices.
- Participants reported that the fever management plan adequately addressed parental needs and led to satisfactory practice modifications.
- The program was found to be effective in improving knowledge and practices related to fever management.
Conclusions:
- The developed pediatric fever management program effectively enhanced knowledge, self-management, and practices for nursing students and parents.
- The findings suggest that healthcare managers can utilize this program to improve the quality of care for febrile children.
- Implementing such educational programs is crucial for bridging knowledge gaps in pediatric fever management.
Abstract:
Aim: Fever is a common symptom in children. However, nurses' and parents' knowledge regarding fever management is lower than expected. This study was conducted to develop a pediatric fever management program for nursing students in a pediatric internship course. Method: A complex mixed-methods study with four phases: Qualitative phase, developing a pediatric fever management plan, teaching it to nursing students, and interviewing students and parents of children with fevers who were hospitalized in the pediatrics unit, about the plan. Questionnaire development phase, designing a questionnaire to evaluate the opinions of students regarding the fever management plan. Quantitative phase, administering the questionnaire to nursing students. Mixed-methods phase, integrating and interpreting the qualitative and quantitative results. Findings: Three themes were identified: improving self-management ability, behavior change, and improving practices. Most participants completely agreed that the fever management plan paid enough attention to parents' needs, led to practice modifications and behavioral changes in parents, and was satisfactory. Conclusion and Implications for Practice: A pediatric fever management plan improved the knowledge, self-management ability, and practices of nursing students and parents of children with fevers. Health-care managers can use these results to enhance the quality of care provided for children with fevers.
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