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Closing out 2022
(2022-12) Boyle, Breidge
Introduction: As we close out the final December 2022 issue of the Journal of Neonatal Nursing (JNN), we are happy to present a greater than ever volume of articles for perusing! We have been blessed with record numbers of submitted manuscripts in 2022 allowing us to publish more evidence in a timely fashion. This jam-packed issue includes 3 reviews and 10 original manuscripts. Our first review is from the University Hospital Waterford in Ireland and is presented by authors Cunningham, Patton, Moore, O’Connor, Bux, and Nugent. Kangaroo care has multiple physiological, developmental, and psychological benefits for neonates. The purpose of their Evidence Review was to review past and current kangaroo care practices and explore the literature relating to improving kangaroo care for preterm infants.
An Exploration of the Day to Day Professional Experiences of School Nurses Globally: A Narrative Review
(2024-07) Boyle, Breidge
Abstract To explore school nurses roles globally through their own perceptions of what they do and how they do it and to compare the realities for the role its representation in professional literature. A comprehensive narrative literature review, using ENTREQ guidelines, with "qualitizing" of the quantitative literature, and athematic analysis was carried out. Findings were reviewed in relation to established theory. CINAHL, Medline, Cochrane Library, and Embase were systematically searched from 2000-2021. Included studies focused on school nurses perceptions of their own practice. Five themes: direct care, health promotion, collaboration, support from school and health authorities and promoting the school nurses role were found. These themes were closely aligned to the National Association for School Nurses' framework for 21st century practice. However, the school nurses signposted areas where they need support in carrying out their job to the highest standard. School nurses are important to support the health needs of students while at school. They also, particularly in areas like the United Arab Emirates where resources are being invested in the role, have a unique role to play in health promotion, leading to improved health literacy, as positive health behaviors tend to be learned young. However, worldwide, the potential for the school nursing role needs to be recognized and supported by health and education providers, by families and within the schools for its full potential to be achieved.
Neonatal research: A reflection on the impact of patient and public involvement (PPI) on the Neo-SILT study
(Elsevier BV, 2025-01) Boyle, Breidge
Integrating parental input into neonatal research development is crucial for producing ethically sound, practi cally applicable, studies with real-world context based on lived experiences. Parents, as primary caregivers, offer invaluable insights into the daily realities and emotional aspects of neonatal care that healthcare professionals may overlook. Their lived experiences can highlight subtle, yet significant, impacts of medical conditions and treatments on their children, thereby enriching the research with a deeper understanding of infant’s needs. Parental involvement ensures that research questions and outcomes are aligned with family priorities, enhancing the relevance and applicability of the studies. Moreover, the ethical design of studies benefits greatly from parental input, as it grounds the research in the lived experiences of those most affected, fostering greater empathy and sensitivity. This approach also helps build trust between researchers and the study participants, which is essential for improving recruitment and retention rates. The Neo-SILT study demonstrated this by significantly revising its Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) measurement timelines, shaping the research question, adjusting the methodology and highlighting potential barriers and facilitators to participation based on parental feedback, ensuring a more accurate depiction of symptom onset and trajectory. Additionally, the co design of recruitment materials and parent information leaflets resulted in resources that were not only infor mative but also emotionally mindful and visually appealing, further facilitating parental engagement. Reflective practice has provided the nurse researcher with the framework to share the value and importance of integrating parental perspectives into neonatal research that can address potential oversights and biases, ensuring that studies are scientifically rigorous, ethically sound, and practically relevant.
Neonatal research: A reflection on the impact of patient and public involvement (PPI) on the Neo-SILT study
(Elsevier BV, 2025-02) Boyle, Breidge
Integrating parental input into neonatal research development is crucial for producing ethically sound, practically applicable, studies with real-world context based on lived experiences. Parents, as primary caregivers, offer invaluable insights into the daily realities and emotional aspects of neonatal care that healthcare professionals may overlook. Their lived experiences can highlight subtle, yet significant, impacts of medical conditions and treatments on their children, thereby enriching the research with a deeper understanding of infant’s needs. Parental involvement ensures that research questions and outcomes are aligned with family priorities, enhancing the relevance and applicability of the studies. Moreover, the ethical design of studies benefits greatly from parental input, as it grounds the research in the lived experiences of those most affected, fostering greater empathy and sensitivity. This approach also helps build trust between researchers and the study participants, which is essential for improving recruitment and retention rates. The Neo-SILT study demonstrated this by significantly revising its Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) measurement timelines, shaping the research question, adjusting the methodology and highlighting potential barriers and facilitators to participation based on parental feedback, ensuring a more accurate depiction of symptom onset and trajectory. Additionally, the codesign of recruitment materials and parent information leaflets resulted in resources that were not only informative but also emotionally mindful and visually appealing, further facilitating parental engagement. Reflective practice has provided the nurse researcher with the framework to share the value and importance of integrating parental perspectives into neonatal research that can address potential oversights and biases, ensuring that studies are scientifically rigorous, ethically sound, and practically relevant.
On family-centred and child-centred care - And the moral distress therein
(2022) Boyle, Breidge
On family-centred and child-centred care - And the moral distress therein
Summer musings
(2024-06) Boyle, Breidge
Abstract Reflecting on the title, I suppose that I should acknowledge that while it is summer here in the northern hemisphere, our colleagues in the south are in the depths of winter. Whatever time of year it is I hope that these offerings bring you food for thought. Starting, as usual, with review articles, Adriana Pacheco, and her colleagues from Portugal, offer us our first course, with a scoping review of music as a non-pharmacological method of pain relief in the neonate. We tend to see scoping reviews where there is little published literature and I commend them on finding 20 articles worthy of inclusion. The fact that they find a positive result for neonates but not for infants indicates that more research in needed in this very interesting area. Yu-Ju Shao and colleagues from Taiwan have started the process, showing that there is a statistical difference in the heart rate and blood oxygen levels in those babies exposed to music therapy compare to those receiving normal care. I am sure that there is more to come on this subject. On the other hand, Sin Yan Victoria Linda Fong, writing in Hong Kong, found much less literature on trauma caused by the rotation of the interface devices used when neonates require non-invasive ventilation. Again a really interesting area where there is much more research available on how well individual devices protect neonates’ noses than on the practice of alternating devices. Alternation is common practice and it is good to see evidence to support it. More is required.