Identifying the attributes of threshold and higher level nursing practice for children's cancer and palliative care nurses : the views of children, their parents and other stakeholders

Hale, C; Long, T; Sanderson, L; Carr, K

Abstract

This paper presents the findings of the third stage of a research study,
the overall aim of which was to evaluate the educational preparation for cancer
and palliative care nursing for children and adolescents in England. The specific
aim of this stage was to define the attributes of ‘threshold’ and ‘higher level’
practice in nursing in order to inform the outcomes of future educational
programmes.
The research design involved children, their parents and their nurses at two
different stages in the study. The first stage was the construction of the research
instruments, in this case video and audio recordings of episodes of care in which
the children participated. The second stage was the review of the recordings by the children, their parents and other stakeholders involved in their care. Service users
were also involved in the management of the project.
The study findings suggested that although there was considerable agreement
between service users and other stakeholders about the characteristics of adequate or
threshold practice, for both cancer and palliative care, there was less agreement about
what constituted higher level or expert practice – other than ‘more of the same but
better’. The key areas of importance for future professional development courses
were agreed as partnership working, clinical skills, multidisciplinary working and the
personal attributes of the nurse.

Citation

Hale, C., Long, T., Sanderson, L., & Carr, K. (2008). Identifying the attributes of threshold and higher level nursing practice for children's cancer and palliative care nurses : the views of children, their parents and other stakeholders. Journal of Research in Nursing, 13(1), 9-20. https://doi.org/10.1177/+1744987107086099

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2008
• Deposit Date: May 10, 2011
• Journal: Journal of Research in Nursing
• Print ISSN: 1744-9871
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 9-20
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/+1744987107086099
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/ 1744987107086099