title: OC05 - Tokenism or true partnership - parental involvement in a child's acute pain care.
abstract: Theme: Parenting/parenthood.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Family-centred care (FCC) is widely acknowledged as underpinning children's nursing. Delivering FCC requires nurses to advocate for family involvement, particularly in areas where evidence suggest the child's needs are not being met, such as pain care.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To explore parental involvement in their child's acute pain care.
  
  
  METHODS
  A qualitative ethnographical approach was adopted, with non-participant observation and follow-up interviews. The framework approach underpinned data analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Partnership between nurses and parents is not overtly evident in relation to pain care. Involvement is often 'unspoken', indicating that neither the nurse nor parent are clear about the extent to which parents can, or are, involved in care.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Parents want greater involvement in their child's pain care and often initiate involvement by advocating for their child, with or without support from nurses.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The 'Pillars of Partnership in Pain Care' model offers an alternative approach to involving parents.
authors.affiliation: University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Jackie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vasey
authors.affiliation: University of Leeds, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Charles Darwin University, Australia.
authors.forename: Marilynne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kirshbaum
authors.affiliation: University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chirema
keywords: Acute; child; involvement; pain; parent.