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The Application of Nurse-Led Bedside Critical Care Ultrasound in Paediatric and Neonatal Nursing Practice: A Scoping Review.

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Τίτλος: The Application of Nurse-Led Bedside Critical Care Ultrasound in Paediatric and Neonatal Nursing Practice: A Scoping Review.
Συγγραφείς: Wu N; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China., Chen X; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China., Fu J; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China., Ding L; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China., Zhou H; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China., Xiao T; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Πηγή: Nursing in critical care [Nurs Crit Care] 2026 Nov; Vol. 31 (6), pp. e70702.
Τύπος έκδοσης: Journal Article; Scoping Review
Γλώσσα: English
Στοιχεία περιοδικού: Publisher: Wiley Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9808649 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1478-5153 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 13621017 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Nurs Crit Care Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Publication: Oxford : Wiley
Original Publication: London : published for the British Association of Critical Care Nurses by Greycoat Pub.
Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): Critical Care* , Critical Care Nursing* , Neonatal Nursing* , Pediatric Nursing* , Point-of-Care Systems* , Practice Patterns, Nurses'*, Child ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Clinical Competence ; Ultrasonography
Περίληψη: Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is increasingly used in paediatric and neonatal critical care, but evidence on nurse-led bedside POCUS remains limited and fragmented.
Aims: This scoping review aimed to map the evidence on nurse-led bedside POCUS in paediatric and neonatal critical care nursing practice, examine implementation factors and identify evidence gaps relevant to nursing research, education and clinical practice.
Methods: Following JBI methodology and PRISMA-ScR guidance, we searched PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science, Cochrane Library and CNKI from inception to October 2025. Eligibility followed the PCC framework. Two reviewers independently screened records and extracted data using a standardized form. Study characteristics were synthesized descriptively, and implementation factors were deductively analysed using the COM-B framework.
Results: Thirty-four studies were included, mainly from the United States and China. Nurse-led POCUS applications included vascular access, respiratory assessment, catheter localization, cardiac or hemodynamic evaluation, bladder assessment and education or competency development. Outcomes included clinical (procedural success and diagnostic accuracy), process (timeliness and workflow efficiency) and nurse-related (competency, confidence and role development). Safety-related outcomes were the least reported. Implementation was influenced by training, equipment, protected time, institutional support, collaboration and patient safety concerns. The automatic motivation domain, referring to unconscious drivers such as habits and emotional responses, was not addressed by any study.
Conclusions: Nurse-led POCUS is an emerging but unevenly developed component of paediatric and neonatal critical care. Brief training may support initial competency, but sustained implementation is constrained by underdeveloped quality assurance, unclear career pathways and limited attention to motivational processes.
Relevance to Clinical Practice: Future nursing research and clinical programmes may look beyond short-term training outcomes to consider competency standards, longitudinal supervision, quality assurance, educational approaches combining foundational POCUS training with structured workplace supervision and sustainable integration into routine care delivery.
(© 2026 British Association of Critical Care Nurses.)
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Grant Information: XZ202502ZY0008 Key Research and Development and Key Transformation Special Project of the Department of Science and Technology of Tibet Autonomous Region; YC2022008 Yingcai Cultivate Program of Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital
Contributed Indexing: Keywords: critical care; neonatal nursing; nurse‐led; paediatric nursing; point‐of‐care ultrasound
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20260928 Date Completed: 20260929 Latest Revision: 20260930
Update Code: 20260930
DOI: 10.1111/nicc.70702
PMID: 42806280
Βάση Δεδομένων: MEDLINE
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ISSN:1478-5153
DOI:10.1111/nicc.70702