title: The value and contribution of qualitative research to inform nurse education and policy in response to the child's experience of hospital.
abstract: The aim of this article is to consider the value of qualitative research to inform nurse education and policy for the hospitalized child and young person (CYP). The theoretical issues and tensions inherent in qualitative research with children and young people's nursing are presented in conjunction with a discussion and analysis of how the epistemological and ontological concepts underpin and guide research. It is then followed by an exploration of their influence on enabling nurses to understand the CYP's perspective, before finally leading to an analysis of the impact on the development of policy and research.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre , Belfast , UK.
authors.forename: Sonya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Clarke
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D008016:Life Change Events; D015402:Nursing Education Research / Q000379:methods*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011050:Policy Making; D036301:Qualitative Research
keywords: Children’s experience of hospital; children’s nursing; nurse education; policy; qualitative research