Editorial Standards

Last updated: 2026-04-21

The Paediatric Nurse covers career and education topics for pediatric nurses. Because the decisions our readers make based on this content — which program to enroll in, which state to practice in, which certification to pursue — have material consequences for their lives and finances, we treat sourcing, expertise, and review as non-negotiable. This page describes the standards we hold every article to. If a page does not meet them, we do not publish it.

Scope

We publish career, education, certification, and labor-market information for pediatric nursing. We do not publish clinical, diagnostic, or medical advice of any kind. Content that drifts toward clinical territory — symptoms, treatment, medications, dosing, bedside procedures, or patient care decisions — is rejected in review, regardless of how well-sourced it is. Clinical guidance belongs in peer-reviewed literature and at the bedside, not on a career-information site.

Sourcing rules

• Every article must cite at least three sources, and at least one must be from an authoritative body. We classify authoritative sources as:
  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) — particularly the OES wage and employment data
  • Federal or state government bodies (CDC, HRSA, state nursing boards)
  • National nursing boards and certifying bodies (ANCC, PNCB, AACN, NCSBN)
  • Accredited nursing schools — CCNE- or ACEN-accredited program pages
  • Peer-reviewed nursing or health-services journals
• We do not cite Wikipedia as a primary source for salary, certification, or accreditation claims. Wikipedia is acceptable only for background biographical context.
• We do not cite content-farm sites, aggregator listicles, or generic "nursing blog" posts as primary sources.
• Numerical claims (salary ranges, job-growth projections, certification counts) must cite the primary dataset directly, with the access date noted in the article's last-reviewed field.

Expertise and review

• Every article carries a named author and a named, credentialed medical reviewer. Credentials must include a recognized nursing credential (RN, BSN, MSN, DNP, PhD, CPN, CCRN-P, PNP, FNP, or equivalent).
• The reviewer reads the full article, checks claims against cited sources, and signs off by name. "Staff" or "Editors" is not an acceptable reviewer.
• The reviewer's name, credentials, and the review date appear on every article.
• No article is auto-published. The generator produces drafts only; a human reviewer must clear both the draft and requires review flags before publication.

Update cadence

• Salary and labor-market articles are re-reviewed at least quarterly, aligned with BLS OES data releases.
• Certification and accreditation articles are re-reviewed at least annually, and immediately if we become aware of a change from the relevant board.
• Any article whose last review is older than 12 months is flagged and re-reviewed before it remains live; the schema enforces this gate in the build.

Correction policy

If a reader, reviewer, or source identifies a factual error, we:

1. Acknowledge the correction within a week of being notified.
2. Update the article, re-run it through review, and refresh the last-reviewed date.
3. For material corrections (salary figures, certification requirements, accreditation status), we add a visible correction note at the top of the article for at least 30 days after the change.

Conflicts of interest

Some articles include links to nursing degree programs, exam preparation materials, or professional apparel. Where those relationships are commercial, they are disclosed inline and on our disclosures page. A program is never recommended because it pays a referral fee; editorial and affiliate decisions are made separately, and the reviewer has veto power over any CTA or recommendation.

What we won't do

• Publish AI-generated content without human review.
• Publish clinical or medical advice.
• Fabricate statistics, salary figures, or accreditation claims.
• Use AI-generated imagery.
• Cite our own site or other Cannappy properties as an authoritative source.