Stories and Music for Adolescent/Young Adult Resilience During Transplant Partnerships

Abstract

Evidence-based nursing is in the forefront of health care delivery systems. Federal and state agencies, academic institutions, and health care delivery systems recognize the importance of nursing research. This article describes mechanisms that facilitate nursing partnerships yielding high level research outcomes in a clinical setting. A phase II multi-center behavioral intervention study with pediatric stem cell transplant patients was the context of this academic/clinical research partnership. Strategies to develop and maintain this partnership involved a thorough understanding of each nurse’s focus and barriers. A variety of communication plans and training events maximized pre-existing professional networks. Academic/clinical nurses’ discussions identified barriers to the research process, the most significant being role conflict. Communication and validation of benefits to each individual and institution facilitated the research process during challenging times. Establishing strong academic/clinical partnerships should lead to evidence-based research outcomes for the nursing profession, healthcare delivery systems, and patients and families.

Children's Oncology Group 2023 blueprint: Nursing discipline

“…[29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37] Additionally, valuable training opportunities supported through funding sources beyond the cooperative group have yielded outstanding opportunities for doctorally prepared YI nurses, advanced practice nurses, and direct-care nurses to engage in scientific discovery. [38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48] Findings from these projects have contributed to new knowledge generated by the work of the discipline (Table 3).…”

“…The checklist was subsequently implemented at two COG institutions and found to be feasible and acceptable in the clinical setting. 25 Robb et al 40 Docherty et al 38 Roll et al 39 Hendricks-Ferguson et al 41 Haase et al 42…”

“…Traineeship opportunities across the past decade, made possible through cooperative group infrastructure support grants (U10CA098543 and U10CA180886), have yielded opportunities for mentored and independent YI projects aligned with the discipline's key aims 29–37 . Additionally, valuable training opportunities supported through funding sources beyond the cooperative group have yielded outstanding opportunities for doctorally prepared YI nurses, advanced practice nurses, and direct‐care nurses to engage in scientific discovery 38–48 . Findings from these projects have contributed to new knowledge generated by the work of the discipline (Table 3).…”

Better Together

“…Introducing an academic-research scientist in the practice setting can increase practicing nurses' knowledge and confidence, offer mutual benefits, and allows for robust project opportunities that may not be possible otherwise. 34,35 A nurse scientist or nurse researcher in a health care organization can be operationalized in a variety of ways, including through collaborative partnership agreements. Negotiations between a school of nursing and a health care organization should include workload expectations and discussion of pay and benefits.…”

“…We must consider innovative ways to leverage partnerships that serve the nursing workforce best, support nurses as they transition into practice, and intervene to help retain experienced nurses. Introducing an academic-research scientist in the practice setting can increase practicing nurses' knowledge and confidence, offer mutual benefits, and allows for robust project opportunities that may not be possible otherwise 34,35. A nurse scientist or nurse researcher in a health care organization can be operationalized in a variety of ways, including through collaborative partnership agreements.…”