Originally emanating from presentations at an international conference, this text brings together research and practice development from three perspectives: practice, management and education. Within these three sections the book presents a series of chapters written mainly by practitioners, but some in collaboration with academics. At the end of each section there is a commentary by a practitioner, manager or researcher, which aims to offer a helpful critique on the papers in their section, guiding the reader to consider other areas of research and practice development. At a time when practitioners are being called to produce and use evidence in their practice, this book should offer a valuable contribution to that evidence base.

Originally emanating from presentations at an internationalconference, this text brings together research and practicedevelopment from three perspectives: practice, management andeducation. Within these three sections the book presents a seriesof chapters written mainly by practitioners, but some incollaboration with academics. At the end of each section there is acommentary by a practitioner, manager or researcher, which aims tooffer a helpful critique on the papers in their section, guidingthe reader to consider other areas of research and practicedevelopment.At a time when practitioners are being called to produce and useevidence in their practice, this book should offer a valuablecontribution to that evidence base.

Foreword Fiona Smith.Preface.Contributors.Part 1 - Perspectives on Education - Helen LangdonChapter 1 Defining a framework for advancing clincialpractice - Faith Giobson and Louise Hooker.Chapter 2 Specialist nurse: identified professional roleor personal agenda? - Jane Hunt.Chapter 3 The development of nursing roles in a day-caresetting - Louise Soanes, Karen Bravery, Julie Bayliss, Faith Gibsonand Emmie Parsons.Chapter 4 Developing clinical competencies - Faith Gibsonand Louise Soanes.Chapter 5 Peace: paediatric education, activecontribution, evolution - Julianne Hall, Wilma Stuart and LouiseSoanes.Chapter 6 Developing roles in paediatric oncology: a casestudy - Monica Hopkins and Karen Selwood.Part 2 Perspectives on the Service - Janet Williss.Chapter 7 Setting up an adolescent service - Sue Morganand Diane Hubber.Chapter 8 Semen collection in adolescents with cancerNeil Shaw, Howard Wilford and Beth Sepion.Chapter 9 Teenagers' inforamtion needs - LouiseHooker.Chapter 10 Shared Care - Beth Sepion.Chapter 11 A survey of staffing levels - Rachel HollisAlison Arnfield and Guy Makin.Part 3 Perspectives on Care Tom Devine.Chapter 12 A delphi survey: establishing nursing researchpriorities - Louise Soanes, Faith Gibson, Julie Bayliss and JuliaHannan.Chapter 13 Development of an oral care protocol - FaithGibson and Sharon Hayden.Chapter 14 Cancer-related fatique in teenagers: a journeyof discovery - Jackie Edwards, Faith Gibson and Beth Sepion.Chapter 15 The experience of children with central venouscatheter - Linda Sanderson.Chapter 16 Disease and treatment-related distress amongchildren aged 4-7 years: parent and nurse perceptions - MariannHedstrom and Louise von Essen.Chapter 17 Parental home administration of cytosinechemotherapy - Pippa Chesterfield.Index.