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Foreword Fiona Smith. <p>Preface.</p> <p>Contributors.</p> <p><b>Part 1 - Perspectives on Education -</b> Helen Langdon</p> <p><b>Chapter 1</b> Defining a framework for advancing clincial practice - Faith Giobson and Louise Hooker.</p> <p><b>Chapter 2</b> Specialist nurse: identified professional role or personal agenda? - Jane Hunt.</p> <p><b>Chapter 3</b> The development of nursing roles in a day-care setting - Louise Soanes, Karen Bravery, Julie Bayliss, Faith Gibson and Emmie Parsons.</p> <p><b>Chapter 4</b> Developing clinical competencies - Faith Gibson and Louise Soanes.</p> <p><b>Chapter 5</b> Peace: paediatric education, active contribution, evolution - Julianne Hall, Wilma Stuart and Louise Soanes.</p> <p><b>Chapter 6</b> Developing roles in paediatric oncology: a case study - Monica Hopkins and Karen Selwood.</p> <p><b>Part 2 Perspectives on the Service</b> - Janet Williss.</p> <p><b>Chapter 7</b> Setting up an adolescent service - Sue Morgan and Diane Hubber.</p> <p><b>Chapter 8</b> Semen collection in adolescents with cancer - Neil Shaw, Howard Wilford and Beth Sepion.</p> <p><b>Chapter 9</b> Teenagers' inforamtion needs - Louise Hooker.</p> <p><b>Chapter 10</b> Shared Care - Beth Sepion.</p> <p><b>Chapter 11</b> A survey of staffing levels - Rachel Hollis, Alison Arnfield and Guy Makin.</p> <p><b>Part 3 Perspectives on Care</b>  Tom Devine.</p> <p><b>Chapter 12</b> A delphi survey: establishing nursing research priorities - Louise Soanes, Faith Gibson, Julie Bayliss and Julia Hannan.</p> <p><b>Chapter 13</b> Development of an oral care protocol - Faith Gibson and Sharon Hayden.</p> <p><b>Chapter 14</b> Cancer-related fatique in teenagers: a journey of discovery - Jackie Edwards, Faith Gibson and Beth Sepion.</p> <p><b>Chapter 15</b> The experience of children with central venous catheter - Linda Sanderson.</p> <p><b>Chapter 16</b> Disease and treatment-related distress among children aged 4-7 years: parent and nurse perceptions - Mariann Hedstrom and Louise von Essen.</p> <p><b>Chapter 17</b> Parental home administration of cytosine chemotherapy - Pippa Chesterfield.</p> <p>Index.</p>

<p><b>Faith Gibson</b>, Lecturer in Children's Nursing Research, institute of Child Health, Great Ormond Street Hospital and King's College London, London.</p> <p><b>Louise Soanes</b>, Senior Sister for Children's Services, McElwain Ward, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Downs Road, Surrey.</p> <p><b>Beth Sepion</b> is the editor of <i>Perspectives in Paediatric Oncology Nursing</i>, published by Wiley.<br />The editors have extensive experience of paediatric cancer nursing practice, education and research and are established authors in the field of oncology nursing. Each has contributed to a large number of successful texts and journals and has well-established links with the UK, European and international cancer nursing community.</p>

Originally emanating from presentations at an international conference, this text brings together research and practice development from three perspectives: practice, management and education. Within these three sections the book presents a series of chapters written mainly by practitioners, but some in collaboration with academics. At the end of each section there is a commentary by a practitioner, manager or researcher, which aims to offer a helpful critique on the papers in their section, guiding the reader to consider other areas of research and practice development. <p>At a time when practitioners are being called to produce and use evidence in their practice, this book should offer a valuable contribution to that evidence base.</p>

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