Surgical experiences are often stressful for children and their parents. This study aimed to determine the effect of a group game intervention on the preoperative anxiety levels of 94 child-parent dyads who were awaiting elective minor surgery at a pediatric surgery clinic. The experimental group intervention included routine preoperative preparation and a group (ie, child, parent, and researcher) game. After the parent dressed the child for surgery, a research team member assessed the child's and parent's anxiety levels using the Facial Affective Scale and Visual Facial Anxiety Scale, respectively. Before the child was transferred to the OR, the research team member reassessed both anxiety levels. When compared with the control group, the results showed that children and parents involved in facilitated group play experienced significantly decreased anxiety levels (P < .001).

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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the status of nursing students regarding self-medication with analgesics for pain management. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in the nursing department of a university in Turkey between May 12th-27th 2016. For the data collection, a form was used that included questions about the individual characteristics of the students as well as the status of self-medication with analgesics. Descriptive analysis, chi-square test and independent samples t-test were used for data analyzing. Statistically significant differences were expressed at the 95 percent level of confidence (p < .05). Results: Among 398 nursing students, 199 of them (50%) reported using analgesics for pain management during the last 30 days and self-medication with analgesics rate among students was 61.8% (n = 123). The main reason for self-medication was a previous analgesic experience. Conclusion: This study showed a critically high rate of self-medication with analgesics without a prescription among nursing students. There is a need to raise awareness of nursing students about the disadvantages of selfmedication to provide safe analgesic use.