Credentialing Research
PEDSS: Nurse-Led Parent Educational Discharge Support Strategies for Children Newly Diagnosed with Cancer
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) invites Magnet®-recognized organizations with pediatric populations to submit expressions of interest to participate in a three-year multisite research study beginning in 2017. This study will test interventions providing discharge education for parents of newly diagnosed children with cancer to help them prepare for managing care at home. The study was selected based on a competitive request for proposals.
Study Aims
Test the effectiveness of two different support interventions that enhance usual discharge education
Organizations may want to participate if they:
- Routinely admit children newly diagnosed with cancer for inpatient care (a designated oncology unit is not required)
- Are willing to commit to a three-year research project and integrate an early intervention into standard patient care
Organizational commitment requires:
- Designating a site principal investigator (PI) for an average of 0.2 FTE (4-6 hours per week) for three years
- Involving clinical nurses on the site study team
- Providing access to a computer or electronic notebook for data collection
- Paying travel costs for the site PI to attend two training meetings over the course of the study
Benefits of Participating:
- Identify strategies to improve discharge teaching and postdischarge home management
- Improve postdischarge outcomes for children with a new cancer diagnosis and their parents
- Meet Magnet Recognition Program® requirements for research
- Participate in a research project of national scope and significance
- Receive at study's completion:
- Your own hospital-specific results
- License for continuing use of study instruments
Researchers
Duke University School of Nursing research team
Principal investigators Marilyn Hockenberry and Cheryl Rodgers
Advisory Panels:
ANCC Research Council
Fee to Participate:
$9,500 per year for three years
Resources
- New Study Finds Superior Nurse Work Environments in Magnet® Hospitals; Renowned Researcher Notes Higher Education Levels, Less Burnout Among Magnet Nurses
- Library of Magnet Journal Articles
To serve the growing need of healthcare professionals for emerging knowledge about the MagnetTM experience we suggest the following online bibliographic databases to access timely journal articles. - Magnet Research References
This reference list includes research studies that have investigated the relationship between magnet environments and patient, nurse, and/or organizational outcomes. - Magnet Recognition Program® Designation Criteria
The application process is a rigorous review and analysis of the health care organization's commitment to implementing the Forces of Magnetism. Here is more detail on how applications are evaluated for Magnet® designation. - Magnet Research Response [pdf]
ANCC's Magnet Recognition Program® responds to the study published in the current issue of Journal of Nursing Administration, titled "A Comparison of Working Conditions in Magnet® and Non-Magnet® Hospitals"” - National Magnet Research Agenda
To establish a national research agenda for the growing Magnet community and keep the agenda current in the future, ANCC plans to conduct periodic surveys of nurse researchers and executive personnel in Magnet healthcare facilities about what they believe to be the most important research priorities for healthcare organizations.
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