An action research study to explore the nature of the nurse consultant role in the care of children and young people

Abstract

While there are many similarities with nurse consultants in adult practice, one major difference was the nurse consultant role in supporting families when caring for children and young people. This meant having a three-way communication style: with the family, the child/young person, and other healthcare professionals. This communication style was observed by the research fellow in participant observation of the nurse consultants undertaking clinical care and is described further in the analysis of the role.

Haemophilia nursing practice: A global survey of roles and responsibilities

“…Nurses who are educated to degree level are known to have a positive impact on patient experience, outcomes and safety [3]. Advanced nursing practice, for example through supporting patients and families [4], promoting haemophilia care within hospital environments [5], delivering nurse-led clinics [6] is known to have a significant impact on patient care and outcomes [7]. Supporting development of haemophilia nurse advanced practice at an international level is possible through on-line nurse education, which is available in the United States of America [8].…”

‘Good ethics and moral standing’: a qualitative study of aesthetic leadership in clinical nursing practice

“…, Gregorowski et al . ). Therefore, registered nurses in such roles were purposively selected and invited to participate in an individual, semi‐structured conversation‐style interview about aspects of clinical leadership.…”

“…For this qualitative part of the study, it was thought important by the research team to engage with experienced registered nurses who worked in designated clinical leadership roles in nursing. Registered nurses employed in designated leadership roles in clinical settings are generally regarded as advanced practitioners in their own clinical specialty (McNamara et al 2011), guided by specific domains of practice that include expectations of competent clinical leadership (Fry et al 2013, Gregorowski et al 2013. Therefore, registered nurses in such roles were purposively selected and invited to participate in an individual, semi-structured conversation-style interview about aspects of clinical leadership.…”

Facilitation skills: the catalyst for increased effectiveness in consultant practice and clinical systems leadership

“…All research participants contributed collectively, to full spirals of interrelated cycles involving planning, acting, observing, reflecting and theorising that are systematically and self-critically implemented (Grundy & Kemmis 1981), (although the final meta analysis was undertaken by the research team); as well as, being individual practitioner-researchers, which was the sole level of involvement in the previous EAR study (Manley et al, 2005). Other action research involving consultant practitioners or equivalent have predominantly focused on developing individual practice, quality, services or workplace cultures within a specific field collaboratively and collectively with key stakeholders (e.g., Gregorowski, et al 2013;Bellman et al 2011;Cardiff, 2014), but not, it appears, with a national community of practitioner-researchers, involved together in contributing to and facilitating all aspects of each research spiral, as described in this study.…”