A Central Organizing Framework for Pediatric Oncology Nursing Science and Its Impact on Care

Hinds, Pamela S.; Linder, Lauri

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-25804-7_1

Pediatric Oncology

2020

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-25804-7_1

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A Central Organizing Framework for Pediatric Oncology Nursing Science and Its Impact on Care

Pamela S. Hinds

Lauri Linder

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“…Equally so, we must be explicit about when our findings do not apply to certain groups of humans and thus may not help them.In oncology nursing, we have the skills and ability to affect the health and well-being of individuals from birth to end of life and that of the communities and nations wherein these individuals reside. 3 To fully maximize this ability, we need our research and our practice to be as inclusive of others as they can be. New knowledge from all could mean care and benefit for all.…”

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“…In oncology nursing, we have the skills and ability to affect the health and well-being of individuals from birth to end of life and that of the communities and nations wherein these individuals reside. 3 To fully maximize this ability, we need our research and our practice to be as inclusive of others as they can be. New knowledge from all could mean care and benefit for all.…”

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Words in Science Can Include, Exclude, or Obscure

Hinds¹

2022

Cancer Nurs

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Words in Science Can Include, Exclude, or Obscure "Must a name mean something?" Alice asks Humpty Dumpty, only to get this answer: "When I use a word…it means just what I choose it to mean-neither more nor less." 1 I n scientific writing, a common statement is that there are no right or wrong words but there are better and worse choices. 2 This means that choice of words, or even of a word, matters. Worse word choices are those that do not add clarity to an important topic and thereby risk obscuring truth. Vague words in science very likely create or add to misunderstandings about health, illness, and disease, making vague words wrong words. We have no room for vague words and misunderstandings in oncology nursing or in nursing research or practice generally. We need specificity and explicitness so that we know to whom we may fittingly apply research findings and to whom we may not. Our commitment as nurse scientists and nurses in cancer care must go beyond attentiveness to choosing the right or wrong word-we must also be sure that we have not omitted words that would add understanding and avoid misunderstanding.But words about data can be forceful. We have learned with certainty during this pandemic that scientific thought alone, or data alone, do not alter human behavior. Relatedly, scientific thought and data do not alone dissipate human bias directed toward other humans. Because of word potency, we as oncology nurse researchers and nurses must consciously use words with purpose that accurately include and exclude persons with clear justification and clarify and specify evidence-based findings. Doing so increases the chances of research findings helping others. Equally so, we must be explicit about when our findings do not apply to certain groups of humans and thus may not help them.In oncology nursing, we have the skills and ability to affect the health and well-being of individuals from birth to end of life and that of the communities and nations wherein these individuals reside. 3 To fully maximize this ability, we need our research and our practice to be as inclusive of others as they can be. New knowledge from all could mean care and benefit for all. All should benefit from our knowledge generation and knowledge application efforts.Being inclusive is a treasured value in our research and our practice. But inclusiveness is best when it reflects explicitness about who participated in the research, who the findings represent, and who the findings do not represent. In oncology, we have confirmed and refined information about human characteristics that are risk features for certain cancers such as race, ethnicity, age, and gender. Additional essential words in oncology nursing research are about important life descriptors such as faith beliefs, culture, economics, and family and friend relations. These words also represent risk features that can influence disease and treatment outcomes. If we do not study the meaning of these words in our care recipients, we lose the chance to influence their health behaviors ...

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Words in Science Can Include, Exclude, or Obscure

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2022

Cancer Nurs

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“…A recent publication addressed empirically based nursing knowledge through global pediatric oncology nursing research 5 . A review of Swedish pediatric oncology research related to caring science examined 137 articles and found the focus was on the well-being of parents and children, and questionnaires were used in most of the included studies 6 .…”

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“…A recent publication addressed empirically based nursing knowledge through global pediatric oncology nursing research. 5 A review of Swedish pediatric oncology research related to caring science examined 137 articles and found the focus was on the well-being of parents and children, and questionnaires were used in most of the included studies. 6 Another review of 61 articles in English on evidence-based practices in pediatric oncology nursing revealed 7 topics including family-centered care and nonpharmacologic nursing care as examples.…”

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Analysis of Pediatric Oncology Nursing Research in Mainland China, 2008–2018

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Yin²,

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Cancer Nurs

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Cancer Children Nursing science Literature review Background: Up-to-date research from low-and middle-income countries is needed to inform local pediatric cancer nursing care and share best practices from these settings. Access to all current Chinese-language publications on pediatric oncology nursing research is limited because of a language barrier. Objective: The aim of this study was to document the volume, type of research study, and yearly and geographical distribution of published pediatric oncology nursing research in Mainland China and evaluate their content and quality. Methods: A systematic search was performed for published pediatric oncology research conducted by nurses in Mainland China (2008-2018), using 3 English databases and 3 Chinese databases. Included articles were evaluated using the Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Research Evidence Appraisal for strength and quality of evidence. Results: A total of 133 articles were included: 106 in Chinese and 27 in English. Most studies showed level III evidence (88/133) and were rated as good quality (81/133). The most frequently researched topics were psychosocial care, clinical nursing practice, and psychometric testing, which accounted for 63.2% of all publications. Conclusions: Progress in pediatric oncology nursing research capacity among Mainland China is promising. To gain higher-quality evidence and make existing evidence transferable for nursing practice, optimization of specific research topics is still needed. Implications for Practice: In Mainland China, developing interventions to address the symptoms of children with cancer and caregivers' psychosocial issues based on local nursing research should be prioritized.Some synthesized findings of this review may serve as guidance for the future of pediatric oncology nursing science in similar settings.

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A Person-Centered Approach to Symptom Assessment and Management for Children and Adolescents Receiving Cancer Treatment

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Ameringer

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Seminars in Oncology Nursing

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A Central Organizing Framework for Pediatric Oncology Nursing Science and Its Impact on Care

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Words in Science Can Include, Exclude, or Obscure

Words in Science Can Include, Exclude, or Obscure

Analysis of Pediatric Oncology Nursing Research in Mainland China, 2008–2018

A Person-Centered Approach to Symptom Assessment and Management for Children and Adolescents Receiving Cancer Treatment

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