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Abstract

This paper presents a narrative review protocol to explore how the proportion of child specific content of pre-registration programmes in universities impact upon newly qualified nurses’ perceptions of preparedness to care for children, young people (CYP) and their families. The preparation and education to become a nurse that cares for children and young people differs from country to country. Providers of pre-registration nurse education offer routes into nursing from diploma to degree and in some countries post-graduate routes. The United Kingdom offer pre-registration programmes leading to qualifying as a children’s nurse whereas programmes in countries such as the United States of America and Canada lead to a professional registration as a registered nurse with postgraduate study to specialise in areas such as pediatrics (National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, 2023, Pediatric Nursing Certification Board, 2023). The role of pre-registration nursing programmes is to facilitate preparedness for practice. Preparation for practice can include theoretical teaching and practice learning through simulation and face-to-face experience with countries requiring different numbers of practice hours to be completed. Although practice hours are central to nursing education there is limited evidence on the impact and portion of child specific content, including clinical learning in preparation of newly qualified nurses to care for CYP and their families. A preliminary search of Prospero, CINAHL, Medline and Cochrane Database indicate there are no current or in progress reviews identified. The Population of interest, Exposure of interest, and Outcome framework was used to define the research question and inform the eligibility criteria. The review will consider different research designs if related to the research question. The search strategy will conform to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines for systematic reviews. Two independent reviewers will be involved in the screening progress to determine the final studies for inclusion. Eligible studies will be assessed for methodological quality using the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal tools. Extraction of study characteristics and data related to the research question will be extracted into a predefined table. Data synthesis will be conducted using a descriptive analytical approach to summarize extracted data.

DOI

10.1080/24694193.2024.2397579

Publication Date

2024-09-06

Publication Title

Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing

ISSN

2469-4193

Organisational Unit

School of Nursing and Midwifery

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