The involvement of parents and nurses in the care of acutely-ill children in a non-specialist paediatric setting

The examination of both parents’ and nurses’ expectations and attitudes towards parental participation in the care of ill children in a community hospital, non-specialty setting was undertaken in this exploratory, qualitative research study within Australia. First, in this triangulated research stud...

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Published in:Journal of child health care 2005-09, Vol.9 (3), p.222-240
Main Author: Roden, Janet
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease - nursing
Acute Disease - psychology
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Australia
Child
Child, Hospitalized - education
Child, Hospitalized - psychology
Communication
Female
Focus Groups
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Hospitals, Community
Humans
Internal-External Control
Male
Nurse's Role
Nursing
Nursing Methodology Research
Nursing Staff, Hospital - education
Nursing Staff, Hospital - organization & administration
Nursing Staff, Hospital - psychology
Parents - education
Parents - psychology
Patient Participation - methods
Patient Participation - psychology
Pediatric Nursing - education
Pediatric Nursing - organization & administration
Professional-Family Relations
Qualitative Research
Social Support
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:The examination of both parents’ and nurses’ expectations and attitudes towards parental participation in the care of ill children in a community hospital, non-specialty setting was undertaken in this exploratory, qualitative research study within Australia. First, in this triangulated research study, 14 in-depth interviews with parents were carried out about their participation in the care of their ill children. Content analysis revealed that the four main themes were to do with parental factors including control, expectations, support and emotion; communication; the importance of being with your child; and the fact that mothers do the mothering and nurses do the nursing. Two focus group sessions were held with paediatric nursing staff. Content analysis confirmed real communication problems between nurses and parents. Implications that arose for nursing practice were for in-service workshops to improve communication between nurses and families as well as workshops to prepare students of university nursing programmes offering paediatric electives.
ISSN:1367-4935
1741-2889
DOI:10.1177/1367493505054419