The purpose of the study was to describe the nurse´s role and experiences around
preparation of children in front of peripheral venous catheter (PVC) placement and
blood draw. The study used a descriptive design with qualitative approach and was
performed on a pediatric clinic in Sweden. Semi-structured interviews were performed
with seven nurses of whom the first was a pilot interview, which was included in the
result. The recruitment of nurses was made by a purposeful sampling, maximum
variation sampling, with help of the quality coordinator of the pediatric clinic. The
collected data was analyzed with the manifest qualitative content method. The analyzes
resulted in the categories “To adept the preparation according to the child and the
situation to breed a confident relation” and “To give safety and be flexible at
difficulties”. In the result it emerged that all nurses prepared the children
with authentic material and information but adapted the preparation by
the children's age and cognitive development. But in spite the difficulties that can
emerge the adaption will be expired as something positive. It is important that the nurse
is flexible since every children and preparation situation is unique. If the nurse manages
to earn the child’s faith the preparation will be fine and be a positive experience for both
the children and the nurse.