Building a Research Team in Adolescent/Young Adult Oncology Nursing.

Publisher: Sage Publications Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8917825 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1532-8457 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10434542 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Pediatr Oncol Nurs Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: <2005->: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications
Original Publication: Philadelphia, PA : W.B. Saunders, c1989-

Medical Oncology/*organization & administration ; Neoplasms/*nursing ; Nursing Research/*organization & administration ; Nursing, Team/*organization & administration ; Oncology Nursing/*organization & administration; Adolescent ; Adult ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; United States ; Young Adult

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 (CS ² AYAC) is a nursing research team that has been in existence for over a decade. Purpose: The authors share the process by which CS ² AYAC 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.

Keywords: adolescents and young adults (AYA); nursing research; team science

Date Created: 20200711 Date Completed: 20210401 Latest Revision: 20210401

20240105

10.1177/1043454220938359

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