Participation in communication and decisions with regards to nursing care: the role of children

Background: There is growing body of literature that emphases the child’s right to information and participation in decision related to health care. There is the need for research centred on understanding children’s experiences of participation in decisions regarding their nursing care and within th...

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Main Author: Lee, Siew Pien
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2018
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spelling iium-680432018-12-06T09:15:54Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/68043/ Participation in communication and decisions with regards to nursing care: the role of children Lee, Siew Pien H Social Sciences (General) RT Nursing RT71 Study and Teaching Background: There is growing body of literature that emphases the child’s right to information and participation in decision related to health care. There is the need for research centred on understanding children’s experiences of participation in decisions regarding their nursing care and within the Malaysian health care setting. Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore children’s participation in decisions regarding nursing care in an oncological ward. Methods: This was a focused ethnographic study. Participant observation and semi structured interview were carried out with 21 children, 21 parents, and 19 nurses in the paediatric oncological ward. Results: There were different degrees of the participation of children in decisions among children diagnosed with leukaemia. The degrees of participation were oscillated throughout the course of their hospitalization. Conclusions: The children wish to be involved in decision making, but their opportunities for participation are somewhat limited. 2018-11-13 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68043/1/68043_Participation%20in%20communication.pdf Lee, Siew Pien (2018) Participation in communication and decisions with regards to nursing care: the role of children. In: The 2nd International Nursing Scholars Congress 2018, 13th-15th November 2018, Depok, Indonesia. https://insc.ui.ac.id/why-attend-insc/
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Participation in communication and decisions with regards to nursing care: the role of children
description Background: There is growing body of literature that emphases the child’s right to information and participation in decision related to health care. There is the need for research centred on understanding children’s experiences of participation in decisions regarding their nursing care and within the Malaysian health care setting. Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore children’s participation in decisions regarding nursing care in an oncological ward. Methods: This was a focused ethnographic study. Participant observation and semi structured interview were carried out with 21 children, 21 parents, and 19 nurses in the paediatric oncological ward. Results: There were different degrees of the participation of children in decisions among children diagnosed with leukaemia. The degrees of participation were oscillated throughout the course of their hospitalization. Conclusions: The children wish to be involved in decision making, but their opportunities for participation are somewhat limited.
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author Lee, Siew Pien
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author_sort Lee, Siew Pien
title Participation in communication and decisions with regards to nursing care: the role of children
title_short Participation in communication and decisions with regards to nursing care: the role of children
title_full Participation in communication and decisions with regards to nursing care: the role of children
title_fullStr Participation in communication and decisions with regards to nursing care: the role of children
title_full_unstemmed Participation in communication and decisions with regards to nursing care: the role of children
title_sort participation in communication and decisions with regards to nursing care: the role of children
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/68043/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/68043/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/68043/1/68043_Participation%20in%20communication.pdf
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