Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 72-75, April 2008

The Healthy Teddy Clinic: An innovative pediatric clinical experience

  • Amy Campbell, BSN, RN, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Pitt Community College, School of Nursing, P.O. Drawer 7007, Greenville, NC 27835-7007, USA
    • ,
  • Sylvia T. Brown, EdD, RN, CNE

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 252 744 6372; fax: +1 252 744 6388.

Abstract 

Finding pediatric clinical experiences and sites challenges many nursing programs. This article explores an alternative clinical site and method that offer not only a creative and fun pediatric practicum but also excellent learning experiences. The Healthy Teddy Clinic was initiated in a preschool setting in which nursing students use teddy bears to teach health topics to children while the students themselves learn growth and development, therapeutic communication, and how to meet the psychosocial needs of pediatric clients and their families.

Keywords: Healthy Teddy Clinic, Innovative pediatric clinical experience, Health education

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PII: S1557-3087(08)00003-6

doi:10.1016/j.teln.2008.01.002

Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 72-75, April 2008

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