To evaluate the effect of music listened to during the recovery period after day surgery on the anxiety state and vital signs of child and adolescent patients. Materials and Methods: A pre-test/post-test control group design. Intervention group (listened music) and control group were compared. Results: Patients (n=65) who listened to music demonstrated less anxiety than those who did not listen to music (n=65). Also, in the intervention group, pulse rates, diastolic and systolic blood pressure values and respiratory rates decreased after music therapy. Conclusion: Music listened to during the post-operative recovery period decreases the anxiety level of patients. Music therapy is a method which shows a positive effects on pulse rate, diastolic and systolic blood pressure values and respiratory rate without any side effects. Music therapy may be included in nursing care procedures applied to patients after day case surgery during the recovery period.

The infiltration and extravasation prevalence were found to be high, but the interventions to address them were inadequate. Training and implementation strategies should be planned for pediatric nurses to prevent infiltration and extravasation.

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Simulation training that started with low realistic models in health education has developed in recent years and is now widely used in medicine and nursing education. The purpose of the present research is to compare nursing students' knowledge, skills, stress and anxiety during pediatric practices and to determine the students' satisfaction and confidence levels related to the use of simulation. Materials and Methods: This randomized controlled study was conducted with 57 "third-year" students. The students were assigned to experimental (n=23) and control (n=34) groups. To collect the study data, a Student Information Form, Student's Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning scale, Simulation Design scale, Educational Practices Questionnaire, Clinical Stress Questionnaire, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Nursing Care Knowledge Assessment Form for Children Suffering a Respiratory disease and Nursing Care Skill Assessment Form for Children Suffering a Respiratory disease were used. While the students in the experimental group had simulation training about Nursing Care of Child Suffering a Respiratory disease, the students in the control group were trained with traditional education methods. The students in both groups were observed while they gave care in the hospital environment. Results: Clinical stress, state-trait anxiety and clinical skill scores of the students in the experimental group were higher than the control group. Simulation training contributed to the development of their self-confidence positively. Conclusion: In this study, the simulation training was beneficial, and students' clinical application skill achievements improved.

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