Problem: Distraction Techniques and Reducing Fear of Vaccinations
You work in a pediatrician's office and give patients their routine vaccinations. The younger children are often fearful of needles, and some of the RNs use toys to distract the patients. You want to know if this technique reduces the child's fear of needles. At the next Evidence-Based Nursing Practice Committee meeting, you discuss this case. The committee decides to do a case study to determine if there is evidence to suggest that distraction techniques reduce children's fear of needle