Preparing pediatric nurses for the 21st century: Perceptions of nurse managers, nursing faculty, and staff nurses

摘要

A core curriculum for the nursing care of children and their families was published in 1999 (Broome & Rollins, 1999). This document was based on the Standards and Guidelines for Pre-licensure and Early Professional Education for the Nursing Care of Children and Families, which represented the culmination of a 5-year effort by pediatric academic and clinical educators to draft guidelines for pediatric nursing education. The core curriculum sought to "acknowledge the fact that the nature of care and where it is delivered had shifted" (pp vii). Pediatric nursing education should be based on three curriculum strands: child, family, and society factors; specific clinical problems or areas; and care delivery. Even 20 years ago, those authors clearly identified a shift in provision of care for children with acute and chronic health problems from hospital to community settings.