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dc.contributor.authorWhiting, Mark
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-03T14:52:06Z
dc.date.available2019-01-03T14:52:06Z
dc.date.issued2018-05-17
dc.identifier.citationWhiting , M 2018 , ' Caring for children – ‘24-7’: The experience of WellChild Nurses and the families for whom they are providing care and support ' , Journal of Child Health Care , pp. 1-10 . https://doi.org/10.1177/1367493518777149
dc.identifier.issn1367-4935
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/20911
dc.description© The Author(s) 2018
dc.description.abstractThere is a growing population of children with complex health needs and disabilities who are being cared for at home by their parents 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Community Children’s Nursing Teams are a major source of support to these children. In 2006, the charity WellChild introduced the first WellChild Nurse (WCN) post specifically focused upon this group of children. In order to gain insight into how the WCN model was supporting this group of children throughout the 24-hour day, semi-structured interviews were undertaken with 12 WCNs and 10 parents of children with a range of long-term clinical care needs. Analysis of the interviews from both groups of study participants revealed complex patterns of decision-making by parents when seeking support and advice particularly ‘out of hours’. This related to four key questions: ‘Why call?’, ‘When to call?’, ‘Who to call?’ and ‘How to call?’. Parents identified how, as a result of the support provided by the WCNs, they are able to draw upon a range of decision-making skills and algorithms that enhance their ability to troubleshoot both clinical and non-clinical problems throughout the 24-hour day.en
dc.format.extent10
dc.format.extent241899
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Child Health Care
dc.subjectCommunity children’s nursing
dc.subjectWellChild
dc.subjectcomplex needs
dc.subjectout-of-hours care
dc.subjectPediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
dc.subjectPediatrics
dc.titleCaring for children – ‘24-7’: The experience of WellChild Nurses and the families for whom they are providing care and supporten
dc.contributor.institutionSchool of Health and Social Work
dc.contributor.institutionCentre for Research in Public Health and Community Care
dc.contributor.institutionCommunities, Young People and Family Lives
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1177/1367493518777149
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