Building a Research Team in Adolescent/Young Adult Oncology Nursing. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs 2020;37(5):330-337
Date
07/11/2020Pubmed ID
32646270DOI
10.1177/1043454220938359Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85087777110 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 2 CitationsAbstract
Introduction: Participation on a collaborative team is an attractive option for conducting research, especially in pediatric hematology/oncology nursing, where the patient population is small. The Consortium to Study Symptoms in Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer (CS2AYAC) is a nursing research team that has been in existence for over a decade. Purpose: The authors share the process by which CS2AYAC formed and describe key features that contribute to its sustainability. Results: While the team developed organically rather than via the tenets of team science, key aspects of success include principles related to mentorship, communication, building trust, establishing shared goals, and managing conflict. Conclusions: This description of one team's experience may help other nurses build their own teams for research. Strong, collaborative research teams will advance pediatric hematology/oncology nursing science and scholarship and can be an important source of collegiality and support.
Author List
Stegenga K, Linder L, Erickson JM, Ameringer S, Macpherson CFAuthor
Jeanne M. Erickson PhD, RN Associate Professor in the College of Nursing department at University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Humans
Medical Oncology
Middle Aged
Neoplasms
Nursing Research
Nursing, Team
Oncology Nursing
United States
Young Adult