Pediatric Practicums Conducted in School Settings: An Integrative Review

Background Examining nursing pedagogical strategies is important to assure that nursing students have opportunities to become knowledgeable and skilled clinicians. However, little is known about the nursing pedagogical strategy of using schools for pediatric practicum. The purpose of this review is...

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Published in:International journal of nursing education scholarship 2019-11, Vol.16 (1)
Main Authors: Schultz, Celeste M., Krassa, Teresa J., Jones, Krista L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
Children
Chronic illnesses
Clinical Competence
Clinical experience
Clinical nursing
Content analysis
Curriculum
Health promotion
Health status
Humans
Nursing
Nursing education
Pedagogy
Pediatric Nursing - education
Pediatric Nursing - methods
Pediatrics
Practice placements
practicum
Preceptorship
school settings
Schools
Students
Time use
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Summary:Background Examining nursing pedagogical strategies is important to assure that nursing students have opportunities to become knowledgeable and skilled clinicians. However, little is known about the nursing pedagogical strategy of using schools for pediatric practicum. The purpose of this review is to integrate the evidence regarding the use of schools as practicum sites for nursing students to obtain pediatric clinical experience. Method Searches were conducted in three electronic databases resulting in 70 publications; eight publications met the inclusion criteria. Results Five themes were identified using content analysis: description of practicum settings; level of education, number of students, clinical time and geographic region of the college; theoretical framework; nursing student activities and assignments; nursing student outcomes, evaluation of pediatric practicum experience, and school student health outcomes. Conclusion Findings support the use of schools for pediatric practicums.  This practicum broadens nursing students' knowledge of promoting health among well and chronically ill children.
ISSN:2194-5772
1548-923X
DOI:10.1515/ijnes-2018-0051