Atraumatic care practice from the child and parent perspective: The case of a pediatric phlebotomy unit.

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effect of the child's self-selected distraction methods used during the phlebotomy procedure on the feeling of fear and pain in children and parental satisfaction.

Methods: The study, planned as a randomized controlled trial, was conducted with 219 children aged 5-10 years and their parents in the pediatric phlebotomy unit between March and June 2023. Different distraction methods (foam balloon, stress ball, musical book) were applied to the children in the intervention group during the phlebotomy procedure.