In-person versus electronic screening for social risks among carers of pediatric inpatients: A mixed methods randomized trial.

We aimed to compare disclosure of social risks according to self-report on an iPad versus face-to-face questions from a health professional and to explore carers' experiences of screening. This two-arm, parallel group, randomized trial was conducted from January 19, 2021, to December 17, 2021, in a public hospital pediatric ward serving a disadvantaged area of an Australian capital city. Carers of children aged ≤ 5 years admitted to the Children's Ward were eligible.

Supporting bereaved parents: a phenomenological study of a telephone intervention programme in a paediatric oncology unit.

Aims And Objectives: This study sought to discover bereaved parents' perspectives and experiences of a nurse-led, ward-based, telephone support programme in a children's oncology unit.

Background: Parental grief is especially intense and long-lasting, and many parents can experience serious psychological problems. The oncology team learned that some parents felt 'forgotten' or 'abandoned' following their child's death and addressed this concern by initiating and subsequently evaluating a telephone bereavement support programme.

Moving from institutional dependence to entrepreneurialism. Creating and funding a collaborative research and practice development position.

Aims Of The Paper: The paper describes the creation of, the rationale behind and the external funding of a collaborative research-clinical practice development position. The paper also demonstrates the benefits of nursing's collaboration with external funding bodies and the value of moving from our traditional position of assuming that 'the hospital' will always provide.

Background: There is a constant refrain that nursing must become more 'research-based' and develop an active research culture.