<scp>COVID</scp>‐19: Challenges and opportunities for research nursing and nursing research on paediatric intensive care

Menzies, Julie C; Owen, Samantha; Read, Natalie; Fox, Sarah; Tooke, Carly; Winmill, Helen

doi:10.1111/nicc.12531

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“…An important consideration is that this study was conducted before the COVID pandemic. This has undoubtedly raised awareness of the role of CRNs with their work being commended in national COVID briefings, by media outlets and in the nursing literature (Iles-Smith, 2020; Jones et al, 2020; Maxton et al, 2020; Menzies et al, 2020). Additionally, it has led to a re-evaluation of research more widely (Toh and Hoff, 2020).…”

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Duality of practice in clinical research nursing

Hill

Ellis

Irvine

2022

Journal of Research in Nursing

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Background International evidence suggests that Clinical Research Nurses (CRN) can have a dual role incorporating both clinical care and research responsibilities. This duality of role often assists in meeting the clinical care and research needs of the participants and can contribute to the credibility of the CRN role. Conversely, it can also lead to feelings of confusion and role conflict as CRN’s time is divided. Aim To identify and explore experiences of clinical and research roles among CRNs. This emerged as a theme in a wider research project exploring CRNs’ experiences of working with clinical nurses. Methods Following an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis approach, 10 CRNs participated in face-to-face semi-structured interviews. Transcribed data were analysed and a number of themes emerged. Duality of role was one of these. Findings Findings indicated that if CRNs fulfil a dual role, this can assist in care provision, research delivery and in building positive relationships with clinical nurses. However, there were also instances when a dual role led to clinical nurses questioning the value of research and to issues with competing demands of clinical care and research. These experiences had an important impact on some of the CRNs and led to reflection on the value of their role. Conclusions This study identifies new understandings of a dual role of the CRN. The findings will inform the preparation and practice of this group of nurses, whilst also leading to a deeper understanding of the CRN’s role in care and research delivery. It will also contribute to a wider appreciation of organisational factors and social interactions that impact on health care research.

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Duality of practice in clinical research nursing

Hill

Ellis

Irvine

2022

Journal of Research in Nursing

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“…Line management within an external research team offers understanding about research, but may not facilitate staff wanting to progress within PICU into future clinical academic posts. In the UK PICU community, there are a growing number of clinical academic nurses ( 49 ), but with only 24% of PICUs reporting they offer career opportunities for nurses interested in research, further work is required to talent spot and support others.…”

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A Survey of Resources and Nursing Workforce for Clinical Research Delivery in Paediatric Intensive Care Within the UK / Ireland

2022

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IntroductionClinical research within Paediatric Intensive Care (PICU) is necessary to reduce morbidity and mortality associated within this resource-intensive environment. With UK PICUs encouraged to be research-active there was a drive to understand how centres support research delivery.AimTo identify the research workforce available within UK/Ireland PICUs to support clinical research delivery.MethodAn electronic survey, endorsed by the Paediatric Critical Care Society (PCCS), was designed and reported in accordance with CHERRIES guidelines. The survey was distributed by email to all UK/Ireland Nurse Managers and Medical/ Nursing Research leads, aiming for one response per site during the period of April-June 2021. Only one response per site was included in analysis.Results44 responses were received, representing 24/30 UK/Ireland sites (80% response rate). Responses from n = 21/30 units are included (three excluded for insufficient data). 90% (n = 19/21) units were research active, although only 52% (n = 11) had permanent research roles funded within their staffing establishment. The majority of units (n = 18, 86%) had less than two WTE research nurses. Resources were felt to be sufficient for current research delivery by 43% of units (n = 9), but this confidence diminished to 19% (n = 4) when considering their ability to support future research. The top barriers to research conduct were insufficiently funded/unfunded studies (52%; n = 11), clinical staff too busy to support research activity (52%; n = 11) and short-term/fixed-term contracts for research staff (38%; n = 8).ConclusionDespite the perceived importance of research and 90% of responding UK/Ireland PICUs being research active, the majority have limited resources to support research delivery. This has implications for their ability to participate in future multi-centre trials and opportunities to support the development of future medical/nursing clinical academics. Further work is required to identify optimum models of clinical research delivery.

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“…Delivering care may be complicated for those nurses working in blended roles who may be responsible for quality assurance of both the research administrative and clinical care of the patient (Larkin et al, 2019; Offenhartz et al, 2008). The nursing workforce within the clinical research nursing specialty has a complex responsibility to ensure that research participants are clinically safe and that the research conducted is of the highest quality (Menzies et al, 2020).…”

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Extending the description of the clinical research nursing workforce

Fisher

Griffith

Lee

et al. 2022

Journal of Research in Nursing

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Background The role of Clinical Research Nurses across the globe has not been evaluated to identify similarities or differences among specific activities. Aims This study’s aims were to determine differences in Clinical Research Nurses most frequently performed activities, if these activities are reflective of those previously described in the literature, and job titles Clinical Research Nurses use to self-identify. Methods An online cross-sectional survey distributed via snowball sampling through email, social media, and research nurses’ networks included questions on frequency of activities performed and information related to job titles. Pearson’s chi-square test is analyzed for associations between the groups. Results Respondents returned 252 questionnaires, 233 were eligible for analysis. Research nurse activities performed internationally showed both similarities and differences. Any between country comparisons will be limited to the United States and the United Kingdom. The three most common tasks reported were recruitment 120 (51.5%), monitoring the research participant for potential adverse events 187 (80.2%) and providing nursing leadership within the interdisciplinary team 169 (72.5%). Conclusion Considering the context and range of activities of the original Clinical Research Nursing Domain of Practice, broadening the framework to include the leadership domain will better serve as a foundation for the specialty practice.

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COVID‐19: Challenges and opportunities for research nursing and nursing research on paediatric intensive care

Cited by 11 publications

References 11 publications

Duality of practice in clinical research nursing

Duality of practice in clinical research nursing

A Survey of Resources and Nursing Workforce for Clinical Research Delivery in Paediatric Intensive Care Within the UK / Ireland

Extending the description of the clinical research nursing workforce

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