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Registered nurses’ perspectives of the impact of completing the Specialist Practice in Oncology qualification

Project Title

Registered nurses’ perspectives of the impact of completing the Specialist Practice in Oncology qualification, on their patient care and clinical practice: a qualitative study

Research Focus

Evaluating the impact of the Specialist Practice in Oncology qualification on patient outcomes and service delivery

Funder & Dates

The Burdett Trust for Nursing 

Funding secured in 2019 

Principle Investigator or Primary Supervisor (if PhD Student) Dr Helen Kerr 
Co-Investigator or additional supervisors

Monica Donovan 

Dr Oonagh McSorley 

Joanne Cullen 

Fiona Reddick 

Research Fellow(s) or PhD Students  
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Belfast Health and Social Care Trust 

Southern Health and Social Care Trust 

Description of Project: Aim; Methods; Expected Outcome

Aim: To understand the registered nurses’ perspectives of the impact of the NMC recordable Specialist Practice in Oncology qualification on their patient care and clinical practice, at three time points post qualification, with three different cohorts.  

Methods: A phenomenological qualitative research study involving semi-structured interviews with 9-18 registered nurses who completed the Specialist Practice in Oncology programme from 2013-2020 in the Belfast or South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. 

Expected Outcomes: Insights into the impact of the Nursing and Midwifery recordable qualification of Specialist Practice in Oncology on patient care and service delivery. 

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Kerr, H., Donovan, M. and McSorley, O. (2021) Evaluation of the role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist in Cancer Care: an integrative literature review.  European Journal of Cancer Care, in print. 

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