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<strong>Enhancing</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>Older</strong> <strong>People</strong><br />
A Guide to Practice Development<br />
Processes to Support and Enhance <strong>Care</strong><br />
in Residential Settings <strong>for</strong> <strong>Older</strong> <strong>People</strong><br />
June 2010
<strong>Enhancing</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>Older</strong> <strong>People</strong><br />
A Guide to Practice Development<br />
Processes to Support and Enhance <strong>Care</strong><br />
in Residential Settings <strong>for</strong> <strong>Older</strong> <strong>People</strong><br />
June 2010
<strong>Health</strong> <strong>Service</strong> <strong>Executive</strong><br />
© <strong>Enhancing</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Older</strong> <strong>People</strong> - A Guide to Practice Development Processes to Support<br />
and Enhance <strong>Care</strong> in Residential Settings <strong>for</strong> <strong>Older</strong> <strong>People</strong><br />
June 2010<br />
ISBN: 978-1-906218-35-5
Table of Contents<br />
Foreword 04<br />
Acknowledgements 06<br />
Section 1 Background 07<br />
1.1 Introduction 07<br />
1.2 Strategic context in the Republic of Ireland 07<br />
1.3 Person-centred philosophy 08<br />
1.4 <strong>Older</strong> Person <strong>Service</strong> National Practice Development Programme 2007-2009 08<br />
1.5 Objectives of the programme 08<br />
1.6 Outcomes of the National Programme 10<br />
1.7 Governance framework <strong>for</strong> the National Programme 10<br />
Section 2 Person-centred <strong>Care</strong> and Practice Development 11<br />
2.1 Introduction 11<br />
2.2 Person-centred care 11<br />
2.3 Person-centred Nursing Framework 11<br />
2.4 Practice Development 13<br />
2.5 Practice Development approaches 14<br />
2.6 Emancipatory Practice Development 14<br />
2.7 <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Service</strong> <strong>Executive</strong> (HSE) Change Model and Practice Development 16<br />
Section 3 Facilitating Change and <strong>Enhancing</strong> Practice 19<br />
3.1 Introduction 19<br />
3.2 Facilitation and Practice Development 19<br />
3.3 Facilitating the Practice Development journey 20<br />
3.4 Reflective practice 21<br />
3.5 High Challenge/High Support (HC/HS) 25<br />
3.6 Example of an activity to introduce the process of High Challenge/High Support 27<br />
3.7 Giving and receiving feedback 28
Section 4 Changing the Culture and Context of <strong>Care</strong> – Collecting the Evidence 29<br />
4.1 Introduction 29<br />
4.2 Commencing the process or the programme 29<br />
4.3 Establishing the PD group – the steps 30<br />
4.4 Terms of engagement (ground rules or contract) 31<br />
4.5 Values clarification work – sharing and creating a vision <strong>for</strong> practice 32<br />
4.6 Observations of care 32<br />
4.7 Environmental observation 33<br />
4.8 Person-centred language exercise 35<br />
4.9 Resident narratives/stories 36<br />
4.10 Quality of life exercise – “Cats, skirts and lipstick” 37<br />
4.11 Life story work 38<br />
Section 5 Evaluating Change and <strong>Enhancing</strong> Practice 39<br />
5.1 Introduction 39<br />
5.2 What is evaluation in Practice Development? 39<br />
5.3 Developing an evaluation strategy 40<br />
5.4 Claims, Concerns and Issues (CCIs) 41<br />
5.5 Problem solving framework 42<br />
5.6 Importance of celebration and sharing praise in Practice Development work 43<br />
Section 6 Conclusion 44<br />
References 45<br />
Bibliography 49
Appendices<br />
Appendix 1 The National Programme Team and Participating Sites 52<br />
Appendix 2 Feedback Guidance 55<br />
Appendix 3 Example of an Agenda <strong>for</strong> PD Workshop and Meeting Notes Template 59<br />
Appendix 4 Values Clarification Exercise 62<br />
Appendix 5 Observation of <strong>Care</strong> In<strong>for</strong>mation 66<br />
Appendix 6 Workplace Culture Critical Analysis Tool 72<br />
Appendix 7 Resident Narrative/Interview Guide Questions 92<br />
Appendix 8 Quality of Life Exercise – ‘My day, my way’ 93<br />
Appendix 9 Action Planning Framework 95<br />
Appendix 10 Facilitator Guidance <strong>for</strong> Claims, Concerns and Issues (CCIs) Exercise 102<br />
List of Figures<br />
Figure 1.1 Facilitation Framework 09<br />
Figure 2.1 The Person-centred Constructs 12<br />
Figure 2.2 Person Centred Nursing Framework 13<br />
Figure 2.3 HSE Change Model 17<br />
Figure 2.4 Key Leadership Attributes Required to Implement<br />
Change and Enhance Practice 18<br />
Figure 3.1 Skills Associated with Reflection 22<br />
Figure 3.2 Gibbs Reflective Cycle 23<br />
Figure 3.3 High Challenge/High Support Grid 26<br />
Figure 4.1 Example of Terms of Engagement <strong>for</strong> a PD group 31
Foreword<br />
It is with great pleasure that I introduce ‘A Guide to Practice Development Processes to Support<br />
and Enhance <strong>Care</strong> in Residential Settings <strong>for</strong> <strong>Older</strong> <strong>People</strong>’. The purpose of this guide is to<br />
provide a practical support <strong>for</strong> healthcare teams working in older person services. It aims to<br />
assist in developing and sustaining a person-centred approach using practice development<br />
processes.<br />
The evidence based practice development tools and processes outlined in this guide<br />
have been utilised and tested while delivering the <strong>Older</strong> Person <strong>Service</strong> National Practice<br />
Development Programme 2007-2009, across multiple settings in Ireland. This was a<br />
collaborative action research project involving the University of Ulster and the <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Service</strong><br />
<strong>Executive</strong>. This programme is now complete and the final report is available on request.<br />
Following on from the project, the National Programme Team produced this guide in<br />
order to further enable and sustain the development and enhancement of person-centred<br />
cultures across our older person sites in Ireland.<br />
An important outcome from the programme was the development of a cadre of expertise<br />
in person-centred practice development. Many of these practitioners are working in the<br />
older person residential services delivering care using emancipatory practice development<br />
principles.<br />
A key policy driver <strong>for</strong> the development of this guide was the recent introduction of the<br />
National Quality Standards <strong>for</strong> Residential <strong>Care</strong> Settings <strong>for</strong> <strong>Older</strong> <strong>People</strong> in Ireland (<strong>Health</strong><br />
In<strong>for</strong>mation and Quality Authority, (HIQA) 2009). One of the principles in<strong>for</strong>ming the<br />
Authority’s approach to the development of standards <strong>for</strong> older person services is personcentredness.<br />
I wish to thank the Directors of Nursing and Midwifery Planning and Development Units<br />
(NMPDU), Directors of Nursing and their teams from the 17 participating sites <strong>for</strong> their<br />
commitment to the programme.<br />
As this guide is the product of a collaborative process, I would like to acknowledge Professor<br />
Brendan McCormack, Professor Jan Dewing and the lead NMPDU facilitators <strong>for</strong> their input<br />
and expertise in the development of this resource.<br />
Finally, I wish to acknowledge and thank Liz Breslin, North West NMPDU and Mary Manning,<br />
Midland NMPDU <strong>for</strong> all their work in bringing this guide to completion.<br />
Patrick Glackin<br />
Acting Area Director Nursing and Midwifery Planning and Development<br />
<strong>Health</strong> <strong>Service</strong> <strong>Executive</strong> West<br />
Republic of Ireland<br />
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Foreword<br />
If you are interested in enhancing the well being and quality of life of older people or<br />
striving to be a more effective leader in your healthcare workplace then this resource will be<br />
particularly useful <strong>for</strong> you.<br />
This guide has been developed following a two year national practice development<br />
programme across the Republic of Ireland. The <strong>Older</strong> Person <strong>Service</strong> National Practice<br />
Development Programme 2007-2009 involved older people, families and multidisciplinary<br />
staff (including, <strong>for</strong> example: registered nurses; care support workers; catering; domestic;<br />
gardening; maintenance; administration and medical staff) in 17 older person service<br />
residential sites across the four <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Service</strong> <strong>Executive</strong> [HSE] Administrative Areas in<br />
the Republic of Ireland. This was a collaborative programme between the University of<br />
Ulster and six Nursing and Midwifery Planning and Development Units (NMPDU). It was<br />
funded by the National Council <strong>for</strong> the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery<br />
and NMPDUs. In the residential care sector newly developed ‘National Quality Standards<br />
<strong>for</strong> Residential <strong>Care</strong> Settings <strong>for</strong> <strong>Older</strong> <strong>People</strong> in Ireland’ (<strong>Health</strong> In<strong>for</strong>mation and Quality<br />
Authority, 2009) have been introduced. These have person-centred practice as a central<br />
strategic direction of service delivery. There<strong>for</strong>e, this person-centred practice development<br />
programme was consistent with the health services’ national priorities and the commitment<br />
to development of quality services that are evidence-in<strong>for</strong>med and person-centred.<br />
No matter what the intent of developing quality services that are person-centred and<br />
evidence-in<strong>for</strong>med, it is clear that teams need tools and resources to be made available to<br />
help work towards these cultures. This resource will help you make use of key aspects of the<br />
practice development methodology and processes, to be more effective in how you design<br />
and enhance care and service delivery <strong>for</strong> older people in residential care, whether in the<br />
HSE or private sector. The activities in this resource should also show that enhancing care<br />
can be interesting and fun <strong>for</strong> staff.<br />
At this point, we acknowledge all the staff, residents and families who were part of the<br />
national programme and have in some way contributed to this resource being developed.<br />
Additionally, the programme team members who embraced the ideas, tools and methods<br />
offered to them and embraced these different and sometimes challenging ways of working.<br />
This programme has made a big difference to the work of those involved and most<br />
importantly to the wellbeing of older people. This resource is our way of offering you a taste<br />
of that programme in the hope that it will enable you and colleagues to move <strong>for</strong>ward with<br />
your own development work in a creative and systematic way.<br />
Professor Brendan McCormack<br />
Professor of Nursing Research/Head of the<br />
Person-centred Practice Research Centre and<br />
Director of the Institute of Nursing Research,<br />
University of Ulster, Northern Ireland.<br />
Professor Jan Dewing<br />
Head of Person-centred Research and Practice Development/<br />
Professor East Sussex Community <strong>Health</strong> NHS/Canterbury<br />
Christchurch University, Kent, England.<br />
Honorary Research Fellow, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland<br />
Visiting Professor of Aged <strong>Care</strong> and Practice Development<br />
SNMIH/University of Wollongong, NSW Australia.<br />
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Acknowledgements<br />
We would like to take this opportunity to recognise that the practice development (PD)<br />
processes and tools outlined in this document have been developed and/or adapted<br />
from international/national work and have been referenced accordingly throughout the<br />
document. We would also like to express sincere appreciation to the authors of these<br />
processes who constantly endeavour to promote this methodology by sharing and<br />
publishing their work. The PD processes and tools outlined were utilised in the <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Service</strong><br />
<strong>Executive</strong> (HSE) <strong>Older</strong> Person <strong>Service</strong> National Practice Development Programme 2007-2009 in<br />
17 residential sites in Ireland. By adopting this approach to supporting and enhancing care,<br />
we can as PD facilitators, influence the way healthcare teams work and ultimately have a<br />
positive impact on care delivery.<br />
Special acknowledgement is due to the National Council <strong>for</strong> Professional Development of<br />
Nursing and Midwifery <strong>for</strong> providing the funding <strong>for</strong> this programme over the two years. Also,<br />
particular thanks to the Directors of the Nursing and Midwifery Planning and Development<br />
Units <strong>for</strong> their ongoing support and encouragement.<br />
Finally, sincere thanks to all of the residents, patients, families, healthcare teams and key<br />
individuals who were significant stakeholders in the <strong>Older</strong> Person <strong>Service</strong> National Practice<br />
Development Programme 2007-2009.<br />
Elizabeth Breslin and Mary Manning<br />
on behalf of the National Programme Team<br />
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Section 1<br />
Background<br />
1.1 Introduction<br />
The purpose of this guide is to provide a practical support to assist healthcare teams<br />
working in older person services to continue to develop and sustain person-centred practice<br />
using Practice Development (PD) processes. The guide has six sections, beginning with an<br />
introduction to the strategic context and an overview of the <strong>Older</strong> Person <strong>Service</strong> National<br />
Practice Development Programme 2007-2009. Section two explores the concept of personcentred<br />
care and PD as a model of delivery. Section three discusses facilitation skills which<br />
are integral to promoting change and enhancing practice through PD. In section four,<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation is provided on how to collect evidence from practice using evidence based PD<br />
tools and processes. In section five, the process is continued with an overview of action<br />
planning and evaluation phases. These are reliant on utilising and developing facilitation<br />
skills and PD methodologies. Section six concludes the guide. Throughout this document,<br />
links to appendices are provided. It is important that this guide should only be seen as an<br />
extension and support to healthcare teams drawing on the three key processes within PD.<br />
These are<br />
Collaboration Inclusion Participation<br />
Further reading and reflection is recommended <strong>for</strong> the healthcare team on the PD journey.<br />
1.2 Strategic context in the Republic of Ireland<br />
As healthcare providers we are focused on the care that older people receive and the<br />
context in which care is provided. Drivers <strong>for</strong> implementing a person-centred approach <strong>for</strong><br />
older people have been prompted by many different factors which include the humanistic<br />
imperative; changing demographics; national and international evidence; as well as the<br />
increasingly high public profile of older people in our communities. The most recent policy<br />
influences are the health strategy, Quality and Fairness - A <strong>Health</strong> System <strong>for</strong> You (DoH&C,<br />
2001), public investigations such as the Leas Cross Nursing Home Review (O’Neill, 2006),<br />
and the National Quality Standards <strong>for</strong> Residential <strong>Care</strong> Settings <strong>for</strong> <strong>Older</strong> <strong>People</strong> in Ireland<br />
(<strong>Health</strong> In<strong>for</strong>mation and Quality Authority (HIQA), 2009).<br />
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1.3 Person-centred philosophy<br />
Taking cognisance of the need to provide a person-centred philosophy requires healthcare<br />
teams to be innovative, creative and to continually strive towards achieving this approach.<br />
The PD ethos advocates collaborative team working to enable the implementation and<br />
sustainability of a culture of person-centred care in residential healthcare settings <strong>for</strong> older<br />
people. PD strategies aim to generate motivation and enthusiasm in teams. These can<br />
be achieved by building on the existing knowledge and experience within the team and<br />
creating a vision <strong>for</strong> the service which is inclusive of the service users and service providers.<br />
1.4 <strong>Older</strong> Person <strong>Service</strong> National Practice<br />
Development Programme 2007-2009<br />
This was a collaborative research programme between the HSE and the University of Ulster,<br />
involving healthcare teams and residents from 17 residential units in the Republic of Ireland.<br />
The aim of the programme was ‘to implement a framework of person-centred nursing <strong>for</strong><br />
older people across multiple settings in Ireland, through a collaborative facilitation model and<br />
an evaluation of the processes and outcomes’. The model of PD used places importance on<br />
working with a shared vision based on collective values and beliefs.<br />
1.5 Objectives of the programme<br />
In order to coordinate a programme of work that can replicate effective PD processes in care<br />
settings <strong>for</strong> older people, the programme had the following objectives.<br />
• Enable participants/local facilitators and their Directors of Nursing and managers to<br />
recognise the attributes of person-centred cultures <strong>for</strong> older people and key PD and<br />
management interventions needed to achieve the culture, there<strong>for</strong>e, embedding<br />
person-centred care within organisations.<br />
• Develop a person-centred culture in participating practice settings.<br />
• Measure systematically or evaluate outcomes of practice <strong>for</strong> older people.<br />
• Further test a model of person-centred practice in residential care and develop this as<br />
a multi-professional model.<br />
• Use a participant generated data-set to in<strong>for</strong>m the development and outcomes of<br />
person-centred practice.<br />
• Enable NMPDU facilitators to work with shared principles, models, methods and<br />
processes in PD work across services <strong>for</strong> older people.<br />
A facilitation team was established and consisted of two practice development researchers<br />
from the University of Ulster and six nurses from the Nursing and Midwifery Planning and<br />
Development Units (NMPDU) who worked as facilitators in each of the residential units in<br />
their geographical areas. Each of the 17 participating units in the programme established<br />
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a multidisciplinary PD group. The group members were known as programme participants<br />
and within each of these groups, nurses holding grades from Director of Nursing (DON)<br />
to staff nurse were identified as internal facilitators. The facilitation framework <strong>for</strong> the<br />
programme is illustrated in Figure 1.1 and the national programme team and participating<br />
sites are outlined in Appendix 1.<br />
Figure 1.1: Facilitation Framework<br />
University of<br />
Ulster Practice<br />
Development<br />
Researchers<br />
NMPDU nurse<br />
facilitators<br />
Internal<br />
facilitators from<br />
the residential<br />
units<br />
A structured programme of work was implemented in each of the residential sites over<br />
the two year period, with facilitated programme/workshop days taking place every four to<br />
six weeks. A wide collection of evaluation processes or tools were used in the programme<br />
including quantitative and qualitative approaches. These are detailed as follows:<br />
• Reflective process accounts<br />
• Context Assessment Index [CAI] (McCormack et al., 2006)<br />
• Person-centred Nursing Index [PCNI] (Slater and McCormack, 2006)<br />
• Person-centred Caring Index (PCCI) (Slater and McCormack, 2006a)<br />
• Cultural Observation Tool [Workplace Culture Critical Analysis Tool – WCCAT]<br />
(McCormack, Henderson, Wilson and Wright, 2007)<br />
• Resident Narratives (Hsu and McCormack, 2006)<br />
• Interviews with key stakeholders<br />
Multidisciplinary<br />
PD groups<br />
The processes used and subsequent outcomes were evaluated within a framework of<br />
cooperative inquiry, primarily drawing upon reflective dialogue data between the nurse<br />
facilitators and the healthcare teams in the participating sites. The programme was<br />
completed in September 2009; a final report will provide further detailed in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
(McCormack et al., 2010). An overview of the outcomes of the national programme and the<br />
governance framework is outlined on page 10.<br />
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1.6 Outcomes of the National Programme<br />
• There is evidence to support the effectiveness of using the PD approach and the person<br />
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centred practice model to positively enhance care <strong>for</strong> older people.<br />
• Multidisciplinary healthcare teams recognised the attributes of person-centred<br />
cultures <strong>for</strong> older people as well as the key PD and management interventions needed<br />
to achieve a change in the culture and context in which care is provided.<br />
• The development and enhancement of person-centred cultures in participating<br />
practice settings.<br />
• NMPDU facilitators, internal facilitators, the PD groups and the wider healthcare team<br />
were enabled to work with shared principles, models, methods and processes in PD<br />
work across older person services.<br />
• The processes used in the programme were clearly mapped to the National Quality<br />
Standards <strong>for</strong> Residential <strong>Care</strong> Settings <strong>for</strong> <strong>Older</strong> <strong>People</strong> in Ireland (HIQA 2009).<br />
1.7 Governance framework <strong>for</strong> the National<br />
Programme<br />
The programme had a structured governance framework and consisted of the following<br />
phases.<br />
1 There was an ethical protocol established <strong>for</strong> the programme and approval<br />
granted from local ethical committees (McCormack and Dewing, 2007).<br />
2 The establishment of a strategic steering group consisting of Directors of<br />
NMPDU and programme leaders.<br />
3 A reporting system between the NMPDU directors and NMPDU facilitators<br />
in relation to the progress of the programme, including the challenges and<br />
opportunities it presented was established. Programme evaluation reports were<br />
produced by the national team.<br />
4 The establishment of monthly meetings/workshops <strong>for</strong> the national programme<br />
team over the two year period. This involved reviewing progress, learning,<br />
identifying challenges/achievements, action planning, evaluation and any other<br />
issues in relation to the programme. This was then cascaded down by NMPDU<br />
facilitators locally to internal facilitators and to the PD groups in each of the<br />
individual sites.<br />
5 The establishment of a DON group as well as a national reference group.
Section 2<br />
Person-Centred <strong>Care</strong> and<br />
Practice Development<br />
2.1 Introduction<br />
A person-centred philosophy is central to healthcare both in the context of the provision of care<br />
to residents and also to enable healthcare teams to function in an effective way. This section is<br />
intended to provide a foundation in relation to the theoretical components of person-centred care<br />
and PD.<br />
2.2 Person-centred care<br />
Person-centred care is focused on respecting and valuing each person as a unique individual with<br />
rights. This involves engaging with others in a way that promotes their dignity, sense of worth<br />
and independence. A person-centred approach is fundamental and core to healthcare teams and<br />
in turn promotes independence and autonomy <strong>for</strong> residents and their families/carers. This caring<br />
approach enables healthcare teams to be flexible and innovative and is achieved by working with<br />
a collaborative team philosophy (Innes et al., 2006). The following definition of person-centredness<br />
was established by the facilitation team working on the national PD programme.<br />
“ Person-centredness is an approach to practice established through the<br />
<strong>for</strong>mation and fostering of therapeutic relationships between all care providers,<br />
older people and others significant to them in their lives. It is underpinned by<br />
values of respect <strong>for</strong> persons, individual right to self determination, mutual<br />
respect and understanding. It is enabled by cultures of empowerment that foster<br />
continuous approaches to practice development ”<br />
2.3 Person-Centred Nursing Framework<br />
(McCormack et al, 2010a)<br />
McCormack and McCance (2006; 2010) clarify how a person-centred philosophy can be adopted<br />
by presenting an evidence based theoretical framework which can be used as a methodology to<br />
enable person-centred care become a reality. The framework proposed was used on the national<br />
person-centred care programme. It is relevant in all healthcare settings and incorporates four<br />
constructs which are inter-dependent; these are now described and illustrated in Figure 2.1 and<br />
Figure 2.2.<br />
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Figure 2.1: The Person Centred Constructs (McCormack and McCance 2006; 2010)<br />
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1 Attributes of the carer<br />
– prerequisites of the<br />
individual member of the<br />
healthcare team<br />
2 Context in which care<br />
is delivered – the care<br />
environment<br />
3 Delivery of care through<br />
a range of activities – care<br />
processes<br />
4 Results of effective personcentred<br />
care/person -<br />
centred outcomes<br />
• Professionally competent<br />
• Effective interpersonal skills<br />
• Commitment to the job<br />
• Clarity of beliefs and values<br />
• Appropriate skill mix<br />
• Systems that facilitate shared<br />
decision making<br />
• Effective staff relationships<br />
• Supportive organisational systems<br />
• Sharing of power<br />
• Potential <strong>for</strong> innovation and risk<br />
taking<br />
• Working with patients’ beliefs and<br />
values<br />
• Engagement<br />
• Sympathetic presence<br />
• Sharing decision making<br />
• Providing <strong>for</strong> holistic care<br />
• Satisfaction with care<br />
• Involvement with care<br />
• Feeling of well-being<br />
• Creating a therapeutic culture<br />
This framework (Figure 2.1 and Figure 2.2) suggests that if healthcare teams and<br />
organisations systematically attend to the care environment and the attributes of the care<br />
giver, it enables care givers to work with older people in authentic ways. A philosophy of<br />
person-centred care will gradually be realised and person-centred care outcomes achieved.<br />
This framework when utilised with a PD approach provides a method <strong>for</strong> effective change in<br />
the culture and context of care. The core principles of this approach fit with the vision of the<br />
health services in Ireland.
lues • Knowing ‘Self’<br />
Figure 2.2: Person Centred Nursing Framework<br />
Providing<br />
Holistic<br />
<strong>Care</strong><br />
2.4 Practice Development<br />
Working with<br />
the Patient’s Beliefs<br />
and Values<br />
Person Centred<br />
outComes<br />
• Satisfaction with <strong>Care</strong><br />
• Involvement with <strong>Care</strong><br />
• Feeling of Well-being<br />
• Creating a Therapeutic<br />
Culture<br />
Engagement<br />
Professionally Competent • Developed Interpersonal Skills • Commitment to the Job • Clarity of Beliefs and Va<br />
Having<br />
Sympathetic<br />
Presence<br />
Appropiate Skill Mix • Shared Decision Making Systems • Eff<br />
Prerequisites<br />
<strong>Care</strong> ProCesses<br />
ective Staff Relationships • Supportive Organisational Systems • Po<br />
Shared Decision<br />
Making<br />
the <strong>Care</strong> environment<br />
(McCormack and McCance, 2006; 2010)<br />
Practice development (PD) is an organised approach to changing and improving practice<br />
through the systematic trans<strong>for</strong>mation of care practices and culture. Change management<br />
at any level in healthcare organisations is not easy. There are a range of influencing factors<br />
requiring a systematic and planned approach to implementing change. Clinical practice<br />
environments are continuously experiencing change due to different drivers such as policy,<br />
quality issues/initiatives, resources, staffing and changing individual needs. PD is a term<br />
used to describe a variety of methods <strong>for</strong> developing and changing healthcare practice,<br />
particularly in the context of clinical care (McSherry and Warr, 2008; Manley et al., 2008).<br />
wer Sharing • Potential <strong>for</strong> Innovation<br />
and Risk Taking • The Physical Environment<br />
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There tends to be two approaches, technical and emancipatory (Manley and McCormack<br />
2004), with the emergence of a trans<strong>for</strong>mational approach (Titchen and McCormack 2008).<br />
2.5 Practice Development approaches<br />
The purpose of PD is to implement change in practice, ultimately influencing the individual’s<br />
experience of healthcare and enhancing healthcare team effectiveness. The approaches<br />
used, technical PD and emancipatory PD have different methodologies. Technical practice<br />
development (tPD) consists of a range of activities that tend to focus on the development of<br />
a specific aspect of practice (Dewing 2008). These are usually short term and can be separate<br />
initiatives. In tPD, the objective is usually known and the focus is on achieving the outcome<br />
rather than being concerned with the means of achieving it (Manley and McCormack, 2004).<br />
The approach is usually task based and project specific, such as putting a new policy into<br />
practice or learning new technical skills. These skills or new ways of working can sometimes<br />
be learned in a classroom or laboratory setting and applied in practice, subject to developing<br />
competencies and skills. This type of approach is considered useful when implementing<br />
change but may not be an appropriate or an effective approach where there are issues<br />
relating to achieving sustainable change in the culture of care. Kitson et al., (1996) refers to<br />
this method as a ‘top down’ approach to implementing change; one that is concerned with<br />
traditional change management approaches in a contemporary health care setting.<br />
2.6 Emancipatory Practice Development<br />
Emancipatory practice development (ePD) is a change methodology that is concerned with<br />
improving practice through the development and sustainability of person-centred cultures.<br />
The focus of ePD is on developing sustainable effective workplace cultures to enable<br />
change to occur within the ethos of person-centredness (McCormack et al., 2008). A similar<br />
viewpoint is put <strong>for</strong>ward by McMahon and O’Carroll (2000) who refer to this approach as<br />
promoting the development of skills and knowledge of nurses and other members of the<br />
healthcare team, while working towards a person-centred ethos. Chin and Hamer (2006)<br />
propose that ePD is widely recognised as a mechanism to reflect upon everyday practice<br />
issues to implement ‘bottom up’ change in healthcare organisations which is in direct<br />
contrast to a ‘top down’ approach.<br />
Manley and McCormack (2004) believe that ePD is primarily aimed at affecting and sustaining<br />
change that will improve patient care. The focus is on trans<strong>for</strong>ming the context and culture of<br />
the care environment by employing a systematic evidenced based approach. Processes such<br />
as values clarification work, observations of care, patient narratives and reflective practice<br />
are integral to ePD. This is a continuous process and can be facilitated either internally in the<br />
organisation or by external facilitators. Skilled facilitation in relation to teams is critical to<br />
the successful implementation of change using ePD. The role of facilitation has significant<br />
value in healthcare environments. It supports multidisciplinary teams and also meets the<br />
challenges of providing continuous quality improvements <strong>for</strong> patients. This is very relevant in<br />
the Republic of Ireland where effectiveness, efficiency and continuous quality improvement<br />
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are strategic objectives in the provision of healthcare across all services. There is evidence to<br />
support the use of ePD as an approach in the Irish context and also internationally. One of<br />
the prerequisites of this approach is the identification and involvement of key stakeholders.<br />
In the context of using this approach in settings where older people are the primary service<br />
user, the involvement of the multidisciplinary team and older people is crucial. The following<br />
is a definition of PD used on the national PD programme which provided a reference and<br />
foundation <strong>for</strong> all of the participants on the programme.<br />
Practice development is a continuous process of developing<br />
person-centred cultures. It is enabled by facilitators who authentically<br />
engage with individuals and teams to blend personal qualities and<br />
creative imagination with practice skills and practice wisdom.<br />
The learning that occurs brings about trans<strong>for</strong>mations of individual and<br />
team practices. This is sustained by embedding both processes and<br />
outcomes in corporate strategy.<br />
(Manley et al., 2008, p. 9)<br />
For PD to be effective as an approach to implementing and sustaining cultural change,<br />
working collectively as a team is crucial. The pace and scope of change expected in the<br />
health service requires healthcare teams to be flexible and responsive in order to adapt to<br />
change (HSE, 2008).<br />
Effective PD requires the adoption of three key principles – collaboration, inclusion and<br />
participation (CIP), along with active learning (Dewing 2008; 2009) and skilled facilitation.<br />
PD provides a systematic approach to developing person-centred systems and patterns of<br />
work where everyone is involved in changing the culture from task focused care to personcentred<br />
care. In order to understand how care practices are arranged, it may be appropriate<br />
to assess the current model of care in organisations. Ask yourself this question – is the care<br />
in your unit/hospital task orientated? Task focused care is about staff getting their work done<br />
and the residents fitting into a pre-existing routine. Person-centred care is about working<br />
together with residents on the things that are important to them without the restraint of<br />
rituals and routines.<br />
Practice Development involves:<br />
• Skilled facilitation.<br />
• Use of existing evidence/developing new insights/developing local evidence.<br />
• Team ownership and involvement.<br />
• Improvement of relationships with patients/clients and healthcare teams.<br />
• Exploration of views while recognising the interests of all those involved.<br />
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• Challenging assumptions, taken <strong>for</strong> granted accepted norms and rituals.<br />
• Developing a culture which is receptive to change through systematic approaches.<br />
• Developing and supporting staff to engage in critical debate and to reflect on<br />
practice.<br />
• Valuing and building on existing knowledge and skill(s) and sharing these amongst<br />
healthcare teams.<br />
• Changing practice to reflect new or articulated values and beliefs.<br />
• Providing support and supervision to staff in the change process.<br />
• Ensuring that changing and enhancing practice is a cyclical process.<br />
• Formal evaluation using evidence based processes.<br />
• A commitment to openness and honesty within teams in order to foster a climate in<br />
which all staff actively and equally engage in developing practice.<br />
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ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING, 2007 (ADAPTED)<br />
2.7 <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Service</strong> <strong>Executive</strong> (HSE) Change Model<br />
and Practice Development<br />
In order to explore and understand the purpose of utilising PD as a change model, it is<br />
necessary to discuss the concept of change management in a wider context with specific<br />
emphasis on the approach that is advocated in the Irish <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Service</strong>. Implementing<br />
change in any context is not straight <strong>for</strong>ward. From the outset, it is essential to recognise<br />
that change must be approached as a continuous process in which all of the elements<br />
are interrelated and can influence each other. In the context of residential settings, this<br />
includes the resident, healthcare team and the wider organisation. Organisational change<br />
comes about through staff trans<strong>for</strong>ming the way duties are carried out, clarity around role<br />
definition being provided, and the healthcare team being enabled to explore the culture and<br />
context of the care environment. Any type of change takes time and requires a framework/<br />
methodology. It is important <strong>for</strong> a successful outcome to have an appropriate framework so<br />
that change is planned and managed in a structured way. Combining this methodology with<br />
a focus on the people dynamics of change is an essential element of the HSE Change Model<br />
(HSE, 2008). These elements are also integral to the PD model where the aim is quality and<br />
service improvement using person-centred approaches. Figure 2.3 provides an overview of<br />
the HSE Change Model.
Figure 2.3: HSE Change Model (HSE, 2008)<br />
INITIATION<br />
1. Preparing to<br />
Lead the Change<br />
7. Evaluating<br />
and Learning<br />
MAINSTREAMING<br />
6. Making it<br />
“the way we do our<br />
business”<br />
2. Building<br />
commitment<br />
Change model adapted from:<br />
Kolb, D. and Frohman, A. (1970), Huse, E. (1980), Neumann, J. (1989), Kotter, J.P. (1995)<br />
and Ackerman Anderson, L. and Anderson, D. (2001).<br />
The implementation of change through the use of PD is a systematic and structured<br />
approach to move from one situation to another, in order to change the culture and context<br />
of care provision. The processes and structures used in PD are similar to the HSE Change<br />
Model as identified in Improving Our <strong>Service</strong>s: a Users’ Guide to Managing Change in the<br />
<strong>Health</strong> <strong>Service</strong> <strong>Executive</strong> (HSE, 2008).<br />
The approach referred to in PD and the HSE 2008 model promotes a collaborative and<br />
supportive approach and involves:<br />
• Paying particular attention to the people involved and cultural aspects of change.<br />
• Involving service users in all aspects of the process.<br />
PLANNING<br />
3. Determining<br />
the Detail of the<br />
Change<br />
4. Developing<br />
the Implementation<br />
Plan<br />
IMPLEMENTATION<br />
5. Implementing<br />
Change<br />
• Focusing on the connections, relationships and dependencies between different parts<br />
of the system.<br />
• Prioritising long-term sustainable change and improved organisational effectiveness.<br />
• Paying attention to the transfer of knowledge and skills so that the system equips itself<br />
to manage change in the future.<br />
• Supporting the values of participation and development and placing a strong emphasis<br />
on human resource practices and team work.<br />
• Promoting processes of regular feedback and evaluation at all stages of the change<br />
journey.<br />
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Practice Development processes and the HSE change model recognises<br />
that:<br />
• There needs to be support from local senior management and the wider management<br />
circle in the appropriate health service or specific unit.<br />
• A healthcare team needs to be established to lead and drive the change. This team<br />
needs to have representatives from all key and appropriate areas.<br />
• Identification of a named person to facilitate and guide the healthcare team through<br />
the PD processes; ideally this person needs to have commitment and authority to<br />
ensure that staff are supported through the change process.<br />
• Leadership is integral to the process.<br />
Figure 2.4: Key Leadership Attributes Required to Implement Change and Enhance<br />
Practice<br />
Adapted from: Kotter, J.P (1995), Ackerman Anderson L. and Anderson D. (2001), Coghlan D. and<br />
McAuliffe (2003), NHS Institute <strong>for</strong> Innovation and Improvement (2005), McAuliffe and Can Vaerenbergh<br />
(2006), and Moss Kanter, R. (2001) (HSE, 2008)<br />
It is critical to identify key leadership attributes; the acknowledgement of these qualities<br />
within the healthcare team is an important part of the PD journey, as illustrated in Figure<br />
2.4. This also <strong>for</strong>ms part of the learning that facilitators and participants discover about<br />
their own abilities on the PD journey through active learning and creative activities.<br />
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Support<br />
continious<br />
learning and<br />
evaluation<br />
Balance stability<br />
and change<br />
Establish a sense<br />
of urgency and<br />
pace the change<br />
Create a<br />
shared vision<br />
Attend to the<br />
people and<br />
cultural aspects of<br />
change<br />
Lead by<br />
examPLe<br />
Focus on<br />
service users,<br />
communities and<br />
population<br />
Support effective<br />
team working<br />
Engage key<br />
stakeholders<br />
Resource<br />
the change<br />
Communicate<br />
relentlessly
Section 3<br />
Facilitating Change and<br />
<strong>Enhancing</strong> Practice<br />
3.1 Introduction<br />
In order to implement change there needs to be a process which will support and enable<br />
the change. It is accepted that facilitation is essential to this process and is inextricably<br />
linked to practice development and person-centred care. Facilitation is a key component<br />
when implementing change and enhancing practice. This section is intended to provide an<br />
overview of the facilitation skills which are integral to the process.<br />
3.2 Facilitation and Practice Development<br />
Facilitation is a skill that can be developed over a period of time and requires learning,<br />
taking risks and getting to know yourself. Clarke et al., (2008) discuss how facilitation is less<br />
preoccupied with outcomes and more concerned with enabling and empowering others.<br />
Facilitation is unique to each individual. It is not about achieving short-term gains, but is<br />
more concentrated on ensuring that individuals have the appropriate experiences, skills<br />
and knowledge to enable others to assume responsibility, and take the lead to bring about<br />
change which is sustainable. Roycroft-Malone et al (2002) refer to facilitators as having a<br />
key role to play in helping individuals and teams to understand what they need to change<br />
and how they need to change in order to apply evidence to practice. Harvey et al (2002)<br />
describes facilitation as a method by which one person makes things easier <strong>for</strong> others.<br />
The facilitator in PD acts as a guide and support system, but this does not mean he/she directs<br />
or controls everything. The facilitator works collaboratively with individuals/small groups<br />
to assist them to achieve agreed goals in the most effective way. There are many different<br />
approaches to facilitation including prepared activities, opening exercises, connections and<br />
engagement, smoothing the content and processes of the meeting or workshop, closing,<br />
following up with action planning, critical reflection and evaluation.<br />
The following key points are central to facilitating change:<br />
• Understanding why working with values and beliefs is an important foundation.<br />
• Having clarity of purpose <strong>for</strong> each individual.<br />
• Working with context and workplace culture - <strong>for</strong> example, facilitating a team/unit<br />
meeting or a change in work practice.<br />
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• Knowing the other person(s) role in the team and finding the best way to enable<br />
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other(s) to be creative and active.<br />
• The development of active learning methodologies.<br />
(Royal College of Nursing, 2007)<br />
The role of the facilitator involves the following key responsibilities:<br />
• Assist the healthcare team to define its overall goal and objectives through, <strong>for</strong><br />
example, values clarification exercises, terms of engagement, reflecting on practice.<br />
• Assist the PD group to establish its terms of engagement/ground rules.<br />
• Guide individuals to assess their needs and develop plans to achieve their goals.<br />
• Provide processes that help individuals use their time efficiently and effectively to<br />
make decisions.<br />
• Guide the PD group to stay focused on their objectives.<br />
• Maintain accurate records to reflect the ideas of the PD group.<br />
• Assist the PD group in understanding its own processes in order to work more<br />
effectively.<br />
• Use consensus to help the group/individuals make decisions that are reflective of the<br />
group.<br />
• Provide feedback to the group in order <strong>for</strong> them to evaluate their own progress.<br />
• Manage conflict using a collaborative approach.<br />
• Help the PD group communicate and access resources effectively.<br />
• Create a positive/safe environment in which individuals/PD groups can work<br />
productively.<br />
• Foster leadership in others by sharing the responsibility of leading the process.<br />
• Empower and nurture personal development and human flourishing.<br />
(Adapted from Bens, 2005)<br />
3.3 Facilitating the Practice Development journey<br />
To become an effective leader of change through utilising PD as a methodology, the<br />
development of facilitation skills is integral to the process. This section explores the skills<br />
necessary <strong>for</strong> the team to undertake this journey as a facilitator of change; it is important<br />
to remember that as time progresses the team will continually learn new skills as well as<br />
identify personal growth.<br />
Being able to critically reflect as a facilitator and impart this skill to healthcare teams in PD<br />
work provides a foundation <strong>for</strong> enhancing and changing practice, enabling self growth and<br />
providing evidence <strong>for</strong> change.
3.4 Reflective Practice<br />
Reflective practice is a process of understanding, learning and taking action. The aim of<br />
reflection is to enable individuals or groups to examine everyday situations with a view to<br />
analysing the following:<br />
Why did they<br />
act in a particular<br />
way?<br />
Was this<br />
the best way<br />
to work?<br />
What<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation/<br />
evidence/<br />
experience led<br />
them to act in<br />
this way?<br />
What effect<br />
did it have on<br />
the resident/<br />
individual?<br />
An essential component in PD work is the adoption of reflection as an integral part of each<br />
healthcare professional’s role. To enable this process to be real, skills and knowledge need to<br />
be nurtured and expanded. One of the aims of reflective practice is to provide opportunities<br />
in which learning from experience takes place through a structured framework in a<br />
supportive manner. Through reflection, an individual can explore their working environment;<br />
see themselves in the context of their practice and the ‘way they work’. This provides them<br />
with the opportunity to stand back and try to make sense of the experience and to question<br />
what it is they do and what they would like to do better. Overall, reflective practice is also<br />
about learning and gaining new insight. In some circumstances, sharing that learning to<br />
enhance practice or professional development.<br />
Key questions to guide the reflective process include:<br />
What was/is the experience?<br />
What did/do I feel about the<br />
experience?<br />
What options did/do I have?<br />
What have they<br />
learned from the<br />
experience?<br />
What other<br />
options did they<br />
have?<br />
What<br />
could/should<br />
they do differently<br />
in the<br />
future?<br />
What factors influenced my<br />
experience?<br />
How do I make sense of the<br />
experience?<br />
What have I learned about my<br />
practice/myself/my organisation?<br />
(Adapted from McCormack, 2006)<br />
According to Johns (2009) reflection-on-experience is a window <strong>for</strong> practitioners to look<br />
inside and know who they are in the context of their practice. Practitioners may have the<br />
opportunity to expose, confront and understand the contradictions within their practice.<br />
It is the conflict of contradictions and the commitment to achieve desirable work that<br />
empowers the practitioner to take action to appropriately resolve these conditions. Jarvis<br />
(1992) identifies time to reflect and the ability to reflect as essential ingredients necessary<br />
<strong>for</strong> effective reflection.<br />
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Be<strong>for</strong>e reflection can take place, the experience has to be processed <strong>for</strong> it to be meaningful.<br />
The stages of reflection involve self awareness, critical analysis of feelings and knowledge,<br />
and the creation of new perspectives on practice issues and individual knowledge. There are<br />
many models of reflection. Dewey (1933) in his work suggested the following perequisites<br />
necessary to undertake reflection:<br />
• Willingness to learn<br />
• Commitment<br />
• Motivation<br />
• Open mindedness<br />
For the purpose of this guide, the Gibbs reflection model (1988) will be used as a framework<br />
and example of a reflection undertaken. Key skills associated with reflection are illustrated<br />
in Figure 3.1.<br />
Figure 3.1: Skills associated with reflection<br />
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Analysis<br />
of Feelings<br />
What were you thinking<br />
and feeling?<br />
Evaluation<br />
What was good and<br />
bad about the<br />
experience?<br />
Conclusion<br />
What else could you<br />
have done?<br />
• Responsibility <strong>for</strong> own learning<br />
• Consider all sides of an argument<br />
• Consider the outcomes of actions you<br />
might wish to undertake<br />
Self Awareness<br />
Description of<br />
the Situation<br />
What happened?<br />
Analysis<br />
What sense can<br />
you make of the<br />
situation?<br />
Action Plan<br />
If it arose again, what<br />
would you do?<br />
(Gibbs, 1988)
Figure 3.2: Gibbs Reflective Cycle<br />
Action Plan<br />
If it arose<br />
again what would<br />
you do?<br />
Conclusion<br />
The following is an example of a reflection using Gibbs reflective model.<br />
Stage 1: Description of the event<br />
Description<br />
What happened?<br />
Description<br />
What sense can<br />
you make of the<br />
situation?<br />
Feelings<br />
What were<br />
you thinking &<br />
feeling?<br />
Evaluation<br />
What was good<br />
& bad about the<br />
experience?<br />
(Gibbs, 1988)<br />
Describe in detail the event you are reflecting on.<br />
Include <strong>for</strong> example: where you were; who else was there; why were you there; what you were<br />
doing; what other people were doing; what was the context of the event; what happened;<br />
what was your part in this; what parts did the other people play; what was the result.<br />
Reflective event<br />
A woman, aged 60 with multiple sclerosis, is a long-term patient on our ward. One evening,<br />
she said to me “Would you mind texting my son <strong>for</strong> me? He hasn’t been in contact <strong>for</strong> a while<br />
and I wonder if he is OK”. This lady has no use of her hands or legs. I said “no problem” and<br />
typed the text message <strong>for</strong> her and at the end she said “love mom”.<br />
Stage 2: Feelings<br />
At this stage in the process, recall and explore the things that were going on inside your<br />
head i.e. why does this event stick in your mind? Include how you were feeling when the<br />
event started; what you were thinking about at the time; how it made you feel; how other<br />
people made you feel; how you felt about the outcome of the event; what you think about<br />
it now.<br />
Response<br />
“I was thinking at the time how vulnerable and perhaps embarrassed she must feel in asking a<br />
staff member to text a private message. I felt that my heart went out to her being so powerless<br />
and some of the things that we all take <strong>for</strong> granted which she does not have the ability to do. I<br />
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could see the worry on her face at the time and I really identified with her, being a mother myself.<br />
I put myself in her shoes, thinking how it would feel not being in contact with your family all the<br />
time but being in a bed not able to move but still being able to worry”.<br />
Stage 3: Evaluation<br />
Try to evaluate or make a judgement about what has happened. Consider what was good<br />
about the experience and what was bad about the experience or what did not go so well.<br />
Response<br />
“I suppose I realised how much we all take <strong>for</strong> granted and also I felt a bond that she was<br />
com<strong>for</strong>table enough to ask me to do this. It was bad because I felt how unfair life was to this<br />
lady. I suppose she says herself that she has accepted her illness now and does not wish to be at<br />
home”.<br />
Stage 4: Analysis<br />
Break the event down into its component parts so they can be explored separately. You may<br />
need to ask more detailed questions about the answers to the last stage. For example, what<br />
went well; what did you do well; what did others do well; what went wrong or did not turn<br />
out how it should have done; in what way did you or others contribute to this?<br />
Response<br />
“I suppose I could have rung her family and asked her son to give her a ring but I sensed she didn’t<br />
want to me to do this and it would be very wrong to go behind her back”.<br />
Stage 5: Conclusion and action plan<br />
This differs from the evaluation stage in that now you have explored the issue from<br />
different angles and have a lot of in<strong>for</strong>mation on which to base your judgement. This<br />
evidence may come from many different sources, such as, literature or others who have<br />
had similar experiences etc. It is here that you are likely to develop insight into you own<br />
and other people’s behaviour, in terms of how they contributed to the outcome of the<br />
event. Remember the purpose of reflection is to learn from an experience. Without detailed<br />
analysis and honest exploration that occurs during all the previous stages, it is unlikely that<br />
all aspects of the event will be taken into account and, there<strong>for</strong>e, valuable opportunities <strong>for</strong><br />
learning can be missed. During this stage you should ask yourself what you could have done<br />
differently, acknowledging your own learning and insight gained.<br />
During this stage, you should think of yourself in the future encountering this type of event<br />
again and plan what you would do – would you act differently or would you be likely to do<br />
the same? Here the cycle is tentatively completed and suggests that should the event occur<br />
again, it will be the focus of another reflective cycle.<br />
Response<br />
“If it arose again I would do what she asked and would again empathise with her on how difficult<br />
her situation is”.<br />
(Source: Jasper, 2003)<br />
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Models of reflective practice are sometimes seen as being prescriptive and reducing<br />
experiences to just answering a set of questions. However, practitioners are encouraged to<br />
use an appropriate model of reflection in a way most helpful to them. The ability to foster<br />
alternative approaches such as creativity and poetry is very positive. Individuals need to be<br />
supported and guided through the process of reflection when using any of the frameworks<br />
<strong>for</strong> the first time. By participating in structured reflection, professional and personal<br />
development will evolve through assisting healthcare team members to value their practice,<br />
critically evaluate care and their own individual or group journey holistically.<br />
3.5 High Challenge/High Support (HC/HS)<br />
For change in culture/practice to occur, all of the team must be open to challenging<br />
practice and to adapt in a positive and effective way. Challenge must not be focused on<br />
humiliating or belittling anyone but in respectfully supporting individuals to change to<br />
agreed new practices. It is not about saying ‘you can’t do that’ or ‘you were wrong there’ but<br />
instead asking questions to raise awareness such as, ‘I noticed that you were doing ….. and<br />
wondered if you were aware, we have agreed not to do this anymore’. The purpose of asking<br />
questions is to seek clarity, in<strong>for</strong>m action and support effective decision making. In practice<br />
where challenge is avoided, there is very little innovation and care is not person-centred. It<br />
is important that the healthcare team recognise and accept challenge in a positive way.<br />
Effective challenge is:<br />
• Non confrontational<br />
• Non critical<br />
• Non judgemental<br />
• Emotionally balanced<br />
• Supportive<br />
• Empowering<br />
• New learning<br />
The HC/HS grid (Figure 3.3) is a visual representation of what it means to effectively challenge<br />
and what happens to an individual when challenge is not approached effectively.<br />
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Figure 3.3: High Challenge/High Support Grid<br />
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HIGH<br />
Challenge<br />
RETREAT GROwTH<br />
STASIS CONFIRMATION<br />
LOW Support<br />
HIGH<br />
Source: Daloz (1986)<br />
Effective challenge is non-aggressive, non-combative and deeply supportive with the<br />
intended outcome of enabling learning.<br />
• High challenge/high support leads to environments that are productive.<br />
• Low challenge/high support leads to environments that are harmonious in a negative<br />
and destructive way.<br />
• High challenge/low support leads to environments that cause burnout.<br />
• Low challenge/low support leads to apathy.
3.6 Example of an activity to introduce the process of<br />
High Challenge/High Support (HC/HS)<br />
This is an example of an activity session to introduce the process of challenge and support in<br />
practice. This session can be incorporated into a PD group meeting, or in a ward or practice<br />
area. It is important to allow 1-1½ hours to carry out this activity. Within this example, the<br />
healthcare team is referred to as the PD group but this can be adapted to include a smaller<br />
cohort (more than two). Using HC/HS in the change process is a skill which is built up over<br />
time as the PD facilitator will become more experienced, knowledgeable and confident.<br />
This is an example of what the activity will look like with suggested timings:<br />
1 Introduce the activity and its purpose to your group. Introduce the HC/HS grid<br />
and generate discussion around each of the sections through role playing, taking<br />
examples from their workplace or a situation that one of the group members may have<br />
experienced. At the beginning of this exercise, schedule time <strong>for</strong> a group discussion at<br />
the end to evaluate this type of process and the facilitation skills needed.<br />
2 15-20 minutes – In small groups of 2/3 ask the participants to describe what challenge<br />
and support means to them. The discussion should also centre on the positive and<br />
negative points about each of the areas. The aim is to establish a summary description<br />
of both challenge and support.<br />
3 15 minutes – Ask the groups to discuss what happens when:<br />
There is too much challenge and not enough support.<br />
There is too much support and not enough challenge.<br />
Ask them how they feel their individual department or larger organisation deals with<br />
challenge and support.<br />
4 10 minutes – Introduce the challenge and support grid and talk through the four<br />
sections. Use real situations to demonstrate each of the sections. Encourage the group<br />
members to participate and suggest they offer some real life examples or situations<br />
they have come across to demonstrate this process. The group can then act this out in<br />
role play.<br />
5 45 minutes – Role Play. The facilitator of the group can lead this by role playing HC/<br />
HS. Involve the group as much as possible, ensuring participants have an opportunity<br />
to discuss and critique the role play. This can be the foundation <strong>for</strong> participants or<br />
individuals to begin the process of HC/HS. It can be a very challenging experience and<br />
support is required at facilitator level. The importance of having terms of engagement<br />
is reiterated at this point and it is crucial to schedule time to debrief the role that you<br />
are playing.<br />
HC/HS is integral to PD work and will be revisited and reviewed at all stages of the PD<br />
process of implementing change and enhancing care effectively. Throughout HC/HS, the<br />
integral component is person-centeredness which involves supporting others and there<strong>for</strong>e<br />
expanding learning.<br />
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3.7 Giving and receiving feedback<br />
Feedback is a specific type of direct communication that is honest, balanced and supportive<br />
<strong>for</strong> the person to whom it is offered (Dewing, 2008a). This section draws on detailed<br />
guidance <strong>for</strong> healthcare teams when giving and receiving feedback, (Appendix 2) produced<br />
by Dewing (2008a). Feedback is about learning, reflecting and changing. It is a necessary<br />
facilitation skill <strong>for</strong> healthcare teams to understand and be aware of, particularly <strong>for</strong> leaders<br />
and champions within teams so that they become skilful in carrying it out. Important aspects<br />
of giving and receiving feedback include the facilitator acknowledging the level of challenge<br />
and support that is required and the appropriateness of the feedback. Giving and receiving<br />
feedback is based on knowing the person and concern <strong>for</strong> the relationship between both<br />
people involved. This is a process and not a one off event; it is planned in advance and set<br />
within ground rules. Central to this process are the following:<br />
Mutual respect Confidentiality<br />
Feedback should be factual, clear, concise and precise. It is not a chat; it is a structured<br />
conversation or dialogue. The process is a face to face meeting usually between two or<br />
more people; an example of this could be when an observation of care is completed and<br />
the observers would arrange to give feedback to the relevant individuals. It is important<br />
to prepare <strong>for</strong> giving and receiving feedback and prepare the healthcare team. Effective<br />
feedback will enable the person receiving it to have the opportunity to listen, reflect and<br />
think about options <strong>for</strong> action which will contribute towards cultural change. Principles of<br />
feedback need to be established and accepted by healthcare teams.<br />
Key points when facilitating feedback are:<br />
• Involvement of appropriate members of the healthcare team and residents if relevant.<br />
• Ensure the environment is appropriate and conducive to good communication.<br />
• Be prepared to challenge in a supportive way, any expressions of dissatisfaction among<br />
the healthcare team.<br />
• Be knowledgeable and prepared to offer high support.<br />
• Make explicit the consequences in relation to responsibilities and accountability.<br />
• Consideration, as a facilitator, <strong>for</strong> those receiving feedback who may not have<br />
experienced the process be<strong>for</strong>e.<br />
• How team members not present can be actively included and participate, such as,<br />
arranging alternative times.<br />
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Reflection and<br />
Learning<br />
Conditions <strong>for</strong><br />
Empowerment<br />
Practical<br />
Aspects of the<br />
Environment
Section 4 Changing the Culture<br />
and Context of <strong>Care</strong> - Collecting<br />
the Evidence<br />
4.1 Introduction<br />
This section provides in<strong>for</strong>mation on establishing the PD group. It also outlines the processes<br />
that are used to collect evidence from the practice area to enhance care and in<strong>for</strong>m the<br />
action planning stage. In order to initiate a change in the culture and context of care,<br />
evidence from practice must be gathered to in<strong>for</strong>m the change and provide a foundation to<br />
work from. Appendices are included where applicable.<br />
4.2 Commencing the process or the programme<br />
One of the first stages is to have a plan <strong>for</strong> what you would like to do. This will establish a<br />
starting point <strong>for</strong> all involved in order to identify mutually agreed aims, objectives and ways<br />
of working. This may involve the following:<br />
- Having an understanding of the purpose or context <strong>for</strong> the PD work. This may be<br />
linked to ongoing development work, service/organisation improvement initiatives,<br />
to the HSE strategic vision or other relevant legislation/strategy.<br />
- Identifying key stakeholders both inside and outside the organisation e.g. residents,<br />
DON, service manager, clinical nurse manager, staff nurses, healthcare assistants<br />
and physiotherapists. The identification of key people will assist and support the PD<br />
group on the journey.<br />
- Developing an understanding of PD, the processes involved and the three key<br />
underpinning principles – Collaboration, Inclusion and Participation (CIP). The need<br />
to continue to build on knowledge and skills is critical to working towards changing<br />
the culture and context of care. This can be achieved, e.g., through networking with<br />
colleagues, reading literature, sharing work and discussing challenges that you<br />
come across.<br />
- Obtaining a commitment to engage in the PD work may involve a written contract.<br />
This approach was used by the national programme team.<br />
- Securing the necessary time and financial resources.<br />
- General communication to healthcare and administrative staff as well as residents in<br />
relation to the PD work and what it means. This may be carried out in different ways,<br />
<strong>for</strong> example; discussing the PD work at report time/handover, posters around the<br />
wards or departments, through resident groups, residents’ newsletters, and email.<br />
There are many other methods of communication which can also be used.<br />
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The next stage is to establish a PD group – this may not necessarily be a big group but<br />
more than one person is necessary. The following steps are involved in establishing the PD<br />
group.<br />
4.3 Establishing the PD group - the steps<br />
• Identify a person/facilitator(s) to lead the group.<br />
• Identify key stakeholders who need to be directly and indirectly involved in the<br />
PD process. This is a vital step in the process as it builds on using the principles of<br />
Collaboration, Inclusion and Participation (CIP). A stakeholder is defined as anyone<br />
with an interest in the project, such as:<br />
• Invite volunteers to become members of the PD group (e.g. a multidisciplinary<br />
group). This process was used in the national programme in each of the participating<br />
residential settings.<br />
• Agree a date, time and venue <strong>for</strong> PD group meetings and arrange invitations and<br />
agenda. Appendix 3 provides an example which can be adapted depending on your<br />
needs and a template <strong>for</strong> a PD meeting/workshop.<br />
• At the first meeting the facilitator should welcome and initiate introductions, a group<br />
opening exercise should be included on the agenda. This “icebreaker” is a short<br />
process or structured activity which can be approximately 10-15 minutes in length. It is<br />
designed to:<br />
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Manager<br />
Nurse<br />
• Enhance introductions within the group.<br />
<strong>Care</strong>r<br />
Resident<br />
<strong>Health</strong>care Assistant<br />
• Put participants and facilitators at ease so they get to know each other.<br />
• Encourage different methods of communication with creative and fun exercises.<br />
• Generate energy and enthusiasm <strong>for</strong> the PD work.<br />
It is important to link the opening exercise/icebreaker to the theme of the PD workshop.<br />
Resources required <strong>for</strong> an opening exercise may include materials <strong>for</strong> creative tasks.<br />
Alternatively ‘pick a word that best describes how you feel today’ or ‘find out three things about<br />
the person sitting next to you’. There are many activities that can be used with a group and<br />
there are existing valuable resources available.<br />
Establish the purpose of meeting and agree terms of engagement (Figure 4.1). This can also<br />
be a creative exercise, using colours or art as part of the group work. The following provides<br />
an overview of this process.
4.4 Terms of engagement (ground rules or contract)<br />
Group members work together towards a defined end/goal and, at the same time, focus on<br />
how they are co-operating to ensure the development and support of each other within<br />
the group. It is important that terms of engagement (ground rules) are established at an<br />
early stage in the group development. According to Wilkinson (2004), ground rules or<br />
group norms are used to set an agreed standard of behaviour that guide how the group<br />
will interact and behave towards one another. Figure 4.1 provides an example of terms of<br />
engagement which were established <strong>for</strong> a PD group .<br />
Figure 4.1: Example of terms of engagement <strong>for</strong> a PD group<br />
Word Chosen<br />
Responsibility<br />
Strength<br />
Courage<br />
Terms of<br />
Engagement<br />
(meaning)<br />
Ownership<br />
Dedication<br />
Knowledge<br />
Accountability<br />
Leadership<br />
Change<br />
Unity<br />
Power<br />
Trust<br />
Positive<br />
Limitations<br />
Brave<br />
Acceptance<br />
Confidence<br />
Authority<br />
What would it<br />
look/feel like<br />
(actions)<br />
Pride<br />
Commitment<br />
Learning<br />
Follow through<br />
Dedication<br />
Challenges<br />
Team/Solidarity<br />
Encouragement<br />
Open/honest<br />
relationship<br />
Optimistic<br />
Insecurity<br />
Open/confident<br />
Honest<br />
Individuality<br />
Acceptance / Action<br />
Consequences<br />
(Outcomes +/-)<br />
Confidence<br />
Encouragement<br />
Enthusiasm<br />
Recognition<br />
Empowerment<br />
Fear/Enthusiasm<br />
Achievement<br />
Confidence/Success<br />
Respect/Dignity<br />
Loyalty<br />
Optimism<br />
Weakness/caring<br />
De-motivation<br />
Depth/meaning<br />
True/honest<br />
Freedom<br />
Achievements<br />
When drawing up the terms of engagement, do not assume agreement between group<br />
members; explain each one carefully and check with the group that you have consensus<br />
be<strong>for</strong>e they are accepted and signed off by the group. When the PD group meet, it is useful<br />
to review or consider the terms of engagement at each meeting. This provides a framework<br />
to evaluate the group development process. It is important to draw the group’s attention<br />
to any of the terms of engagement that could be compromised during the PD meeting/<br />
workshop and this can be done easily by discussing the particular points which need to be<br />
highlighted. Over time, the terms of engagement can help a group become self–correcting<br />
based on the group norms that have been established collectively.<br />
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Establishing the group and group processes sets the scene <strong>for</strong> effective change to take place.<br />
The next stage involves developing a vision which is concerned with establishing values<br />
and beliefs within a structured process.<br />
4.5 Values clarification work – sharing and creating a<br />
vision <strong>for</strong> practice<br />
The next stage in PD work is to agree a common or shared vision <strong>for</strong> your practice area based<br />
on clarifying values and beliefs of the healthcare team, residents and other key stakeholders.<br />
Establishing a common vision collaboratively, puts in place a focus <strong>for</strong> all to work towards,<br />
based on the purpose of the PD work being undertaken. Values clarification work then<br />
unfolds into the creation of shared values and ultimately a vision statement that is specific<br />
<strong>for</strong> the practice area/unit. This process is underpinned by international evidence (Dewing<br />
2007; Warfield and Manley 1990). Values clarification work is important when embarking on<br />
a quality initiative; it has at its centre the ability to include all stakeholders and key objectives<br />
based on evidence and policy. Having the means to verbalise our values and beliefs, then<br />
finding ways of putting them into practice can present barriers and challenges to healthcare<br />
teams, but also provides an important focus <strong>for</strong> PD work.<br />
This exercise is designed to access and clarify the values and beliefs that the healthcare<br />
team, residents/families and other key stakeholders maintain about the ethos of care. It<br />
is a facilitated inclusive process. A specific amount of time in relation to carrying out the<br />
exercise should be allowed, taking into consideration the focus of the values clarification<br />
work and the stakeholder group. The process and practical tools required are presented in<br />
Appendix 4.<br />
4.6 Observations of care<br />
Conducting observations of care within the context of a practice setting provides a method<br />
to understand the practice area in a more detailed way. This process is a learning activity<br />
and a vital part of developing practice and a culture of person-centred care. The healthcare<br />
team is provided with an opportunity to step outside their usual role of ‘doing’ and observe<br />
the working environment from a different perspective. In many instances familiarity around<br />
the environment and generally accepted daily routines become part of the provision of<br />
care. Formally carrying out observations of care provides an opportunity to look, listen, hear<br />
and review practice in a different way. A <strong>for</strong>mal and evidenced based framework was used<br />
in the national programme. Relevant documentation templates and the Workplace Culture<br />
Critical Analysis Tool (WCCAT), (McCormack et al., 2007a; 2009) are presented in Appendices<br />
5 and 6. The aim of this framework is to in<strong>for</strong>m the degree to which changes in practice can<br />
achieve a change in culture and context of care.<br />
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Carrying out observations will assist the healthcare team gain a greater insight into whether<br />
the care provided is person-centred or not <strong>for</strong> the resident/family and the team itself.<br />
Exploring practice, raising consciousness about taken <strong>for</strong> granted practices and assumptions<br />
and reflecting on them are key components of the observation process. These activities<br />
highlight the need to see things from a different perspective and to facilitate the delivery<br />
of person-centred care within person-centred environments. Using reflective cues and<br />
facilitation will enable the healthcare team to reflect on how they practice and what they take<br />
<strong>for</strong> granted. This is a very important learning exercise which everyone including residents,<br />
families/carers can engage with. In order to undertake this activity, a communication<br />
process must be carried out to in<strong>for</strong>m residents, healthcare staff and other key stakeholders<br />
of the planned observation. One or two people are required <strong>for</strong> the observation of care,<br />
however, all members of the healthcare team may be involved at different stages.<br />
4.7 Environmental observation<br />
The purpose of conducting an environmental observation is to allow the healthcare team<br />
to explore how person-centred the environment is <strong>for</strong> residents and how effective it is <strong>for</strong><br />
healthcare teams to work within. This process is an active learning exercise. It is similar to<br />
the principles of observations of care where communication and in<strong>for</strong>mation is distributed<br />
to key people to in<strong>for</strong>m them of the process. The in<strong>for</strong>mation collected can be used to<br />
in<strong>for</strong>m the development of a more person-centred culture and environment. When carrying<br />
out this activity it is important <strong>for</strong> observers to be aware of residents who have impaired<br />
physical and cognitive ability and how this impacts on their life.<br />
Key points to include when arranging the activity<br />
• Look at the environment from the perspective of the older person.<br />
• Prior to carrying out this exercise, explain to the healthcare team, residents/families, and<br />
other key stakeholders that you will you be carrying out environmental observations/<br />
walkabout to help understand what it might be like to live here as a resident or visit on<br />
a daily basis.<br />
• Look at the organisation’s vision statement, the use of phrases like “Homely<br />
Environment”, “Welcoming <strong>for</strong> family” etc and then look at the environment in that<br />
context. This should raise discussion and awareness around these issues.<br />
The person carrying out the environmental exercise should use the following as a guide. It<br />
is based on recommendations <strong>for</strong> good practice from Dewing (2009a).<br />
– Space – tidiness and clutter<br />
– Decoration – colours, contrasts and style<br />
– <strong>Care</strong> and attention given to an area or space<br />
– Lighting – natural and artificial<br />
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– Noise levels – radio, television, noisy equipment<br />
– Person-centred language – Do you hear person-centred language?<br />
– Smell – Are there odours? Are they pleasant or unpleasant?<br />
– Signage - How clear are the signs <strong>for</strong> residents and visitors? Are they welcoming and<br />
effective?<br />
– Art work and aesthetic ambience - How homely is it? How appropriate if you are<br />
looking at person-centred care?<br />
– Is it warm and inviting/homely?<br />
– Is the environment organisation-focused or resident-focused?<br />
– Flooring, furniture and furnishings, corridors<br />
– Is there access to the outside gardens? Are there walking pathways?<br />
– Day and dining areas - How would you describe them?<br />
– Toilet and bathrooms - signs, privacy, locked doors<br />
– Bedrooms or bed areas – How personalised are they? Routine use of bed rails<br />
– Other spaces and rooms<br />
– Shops and cafes<br />
– Hairdressing - Does it look like a conventional hairdressing salon? What would you<br />
expect to see when you stand outside a hairdressing salon?<br />
– Specific features relevant to people with impaired vision, hearing, mobility and<br />
cognition dementia<br />
When facilitating an environmental observation, ask questions that will promote reflection.<br />
For example:<br />
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How does this fit with being person-centred?<br />
Is there a balance between risk and freedom of movement here?<br />
What does storage of walking frames in the day room say to older people<br />
about who this space is <strong>for</strong> and how we value this space?<br />
At the end of the environmental walkabout, arrange to give feedback after analysing the<br />
evidence with the relevant staff. Then work together to develop an action plan to change<br />
and enhance the environment.
4.8 Person-centred language exercise<br />
The language that is used within a healthcare setting reflects the level of person-centredness<br />
within the practice area. Language includes the spoken and written word as well as body<br />
language. A language learning activity can identify what language is most acceptable,<br />
less acceptable or unacceptable. This is usually agreed with the involvement of all staff.<br />
The use of ‘demeaning’ language, although not intended to hurt, can be distressing to<br />
adults receiving care. Using words such as ‘cot sides’, ‘nappies’, ‘beakers’, ‘bib’s etc. can be<br />
offensive. The use of terms of endearment is also often tolerated by older people but can<br />
depersonalise them and be unintentionally disrespectful. So words like ‘darling’, ‘love’, ’pet’,<br />
‘granny’, ‘granddad’ etc. are not used in a person-centred culture and need to be challenged<br />
when they do occur in any context. If nurses or healthcare assistants are asked what name<br />
they prefer to be addressed by, they are unlikely to say ‘love’ or ‘pet’. <strong>Health</strong>care teams have<br />
a responsibility to challenge each other if the correct terms are not being used. Challenge<br />
in PD is always respectful and supportive. For members of the healthcare team, terms of<br />
endearment can be demeaning and hierarchical without intent and sometimes with intent.<br />
This is not conducive to person-centred culture. Not referring to colleagues by their names<br />
and referring to them as ‘the girls’ or ‘the lads’ is not person-centred and can indicate a<br />
lack of respect. Regardless of the intention of the person using these words, individuals<br />
generally prefer others to use their given name. Other words/terms such as ‘feeding’, ‘feeds’,<br />
‘toileting’, ‘heavies’, ‘the lifts’ etc. also de-personalise older people. In a person-centred<br />
culture, nurses, healthcare assistants and other support workers recognise that adults/older<br />
people need assistance with their meals and not ‘feeding’; individuals are assisted to the<br />
toilet and not toileted; individuals are not referred to as objects such as ‘feeders’, ‘heavies’<br />
and other demeaning terms. All individuals, both residents and members of the healthcare<br />
team should be treated with dignity and respect.<br />
The following framework will provide the basis <strong>for</strong> the person-centred language exercise to<br />
be carried out. The aim is to assist members of the healthcare team explore person-centred<br />
language in their day to day work of caring <strong>for</strong> residents, while interacting together to put in<br />
place processes where this language becomes the culture of the organisation.<br />
Person-centred language exercise:<br />
• Identify a facilitator to lead the exercise.<br />
• Discuss the aim and purpose of this exercise together as a team and plan to involve<br />
older people.<br />
• Provide short in<strong>for</strong>mation sessions to discuss the aim and purpose of the exercise and<br />
answer any questions; this will provide a basis <strong>for</strong> the work to proceed. A short leaflet<br />
may be used to share in<strong>for</strong>mation with staff.<br />
• Use a flip chart and identify one or more members of the team to take responsibility <strong>for</strong><br />
their respective working area.<br />
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• Ask the team to contribute, <strong>for</strong> instance, by using ‘post-it notes’ to consider language<br />
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which is person-centred and examples which are not. This in<strong>for</strong>mation can then be<br />
discussed and an agreement on acceptable person-centred language can be reached.<br />
This is a continuous process in PD to promote and strive towards a person-centred<br />
culture.<br />
• A further extension of this work may be promoted through the development of a<br />
poster(s) on display in different areas of the organisation. This was one of the learning<br />
activities completed in the national PD programme.<br />
The following activity outlines how the healthcare team can gain a deeper insight into the<br />
lives of the residents in a person-centred way through resident narratives or stories.<br />
4.9 Resident narratives/stories<br />
Narratives or stories with older people are interviews which provide the older person with<br />
the opportunity to talk about their experience of life or knowledge, highlighting anything<br />
that is important to them and/or what they like and dislike about where they live. This is a<br />
<strong>for</strong>mal process and must be undertaken with consent and full understanding of both the<br />
ethical implications and requirements involved. In<strong>for</strong>mation is collected and analysed;<br />
a feedback process is activated by the facilitator. This in<strong>for</strong>mation can then be used to<br />
change or improve practice/care provided (Hsu and McCormack, 2006). The interview is<br />
unstructured; an example of an opening question <strong>for</strong> an older person living in a residential<br />
unit could be ‘What is it like to live here?’ Examples of interview questions can be found in<br />
Appendix 7. The interview is usually recorded in writing or taped. The analysis is carried<br />
out through a <strong>for</strong>mal process of theming the data to produce findings. This in turn <strong>for</strong>ms<br />
the feedback to the relevant healthcare team and ultimately in<strong>for</strong>ms the change process<br />
through action planning. Residents are valued in residential settings and their opinions<br />
and needs are important, this is one way of involving residents in their care directly. The<br />
provision of a mechanism <strong>for</strong> feedback must be facilitated in a person-centred way. A <strong>for</strong>mal<br />
framework and ethical approval process provide an important structure <strong>for</strong> this activity<br />
(Hsu and McCormack, 2006).
4.10 Quality of life exercise<br />
“Cats, skirts and lipstick”<br />
This quality of life exercise is helpful in getting to know older people in a meaningful way.<br />
It was originally developed in the pilot PD programme by a participant from St Mary’s,<br />
Mullingar. It is about getting to know the person in a more in-depth way and reflecting<br />
on what they would like the healthcare team to know about what is important to them.<br />
This in<strong>for</strong>mation assists the healthcare team to be more person-centred in their care <strong>for</strong> the<br />
individual person.<br />
This exercise involves asking the individual resident three things/activities that are important<br />
to them in their day-to-day life. As a learning activity one of the participants in the pilot<br />
programme in Mullingar identified the three things she would want staff to know about her<br />
if she was admitted to residential care. She has an absolute fear of cats; she never wears a<br />
skirt and would become upset if this changed. Also, the participant loves to wear her lipstick<br />
daily. Hence the name ‘Cats, skirts and lipstick’ was established <strong>for</strong> this exercise.<br />
The purpose of this creative exercise is to determine how accessible important items or even<br />
routines are <strong>for</strong> the resident. The healthcare team is responsible <strong>for</strong> ensuring that residents’<br />
needs are met in a person-centred way. Along with other exercises outlined in this document,<br />
this is a simple yet very effective way of getting to know the older person. Any member of<br />
staff can be involved as well as residents’ family and friends. It is a facilitated process either in<br />
a group or one-to-one. Appendix 8 provides an example of another creative exercise – “my<br />
day, my way” that can also be used to explore and enhance quality of life.<br />
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4.11 Life story work<br />
The aim of this exercise is <strong>for</strong> the healthcare team to get to know more about the resident’s<br />
life, their values and beliefs and what matters to them. Life story work is where one person<br />
shares in<strong>for</strong>mation about their life with another and then it can be presented in the <strong>for</strong>m of<br />
a booklet or pictures. It promotes a shared sense of identity that helps the healthcare team<br />
to be motivated and committed to providing more personalised care <strong>for</strong> the residents.<br />
The healthcare team is facilitated to learn about events or situations in the resident’s life,<br />
either in the present or past. This could be something ‘everyday’ such as a job or the <strong>for</strong>m<br />
of work they did, a trip they went on years ago or since they commenced living in the<br />
residential unit. This in<strong>for</strong>mation can be captured through photographs, a short account,<br />
poem, painting or collage. Families/carers can get involved in this worthwhile project. Once<br />
the life story work is completed it belongs to the resident and requires their permission <strong>for</strong><br />
sharing. If the resident wishes, it can be displayed <strong>for</strong> others to share either in the corridor<br />
or in the sitting room/dining room or it can be exhibited in their room. It is another method<br />
of getting to know residents better and letting them share their valuable experiences of life.<br />
This can initiate the start of interesting groups sharing experiences within residential units<br />
or in the community.<br />
The need to collect evidence from practice and individual residents is critical to this process<br />
as it provides a strong foundation from which to work. The exploration of care environments<br />
and individual lives of residents in the <strong>for</strong>m of resident narrative, observations of care or<br />
life story work provides the healthcare team with evidence acquired through systematic<br />
processes. This can help to provide a service which is person-centred and establish a caring<br />
culture which meets individual needs. The activities described were used as part of the<br />
national programme but it is recommended that further reading is undertaken and ethical<br />
considerations are taken into account.<br />
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Section 5<br />
Evaluating Change and<br />
<strong>Enhancing</strong> Practice<br />
5.1 Introduction<br />
In PD work, all changes and developments must be open to evaluation to assess their impact and<br />
effectiveness. The intention of this section is to provide an overview of PD evaluation strategies<br />
which are integral to enhancing practice.<br />
5.2 What is evaluation in Practice Development?<br />
In the context of PD work, evaluation sets out to determine if something is of value through<br />
systematic and evidence based frameworks. There are many ways of undertaking this process,<br />
depending on the type of development or change taking place. Effective evaluation in PD<br />
initiatives has stated objectives, clear steps to achieving these objectives, and a process to ensure<br />
that the effectiveness of the steps can be measured. The process may include multiple methods<br />
that will allow feedback on whether the processes and changes in practice have been successful.<br />
Evaluation in PD has a wider scope than the traditional measuring methods. All evaluations of care<br />
practices in cultures that are person-centred will involve the service user. According to McCormack<br />
et al., (2004) this process of evaluation when correctly facilitated enables healthcare teams to<br />
identify organisational barriers to innovation and change. The action planning template included<br />
in Appendix 9 provides a framework which can be used <strong>for</strong> the evaluation process. Evaluation in<br />
PD involves the healthcare team and residents evaluating the impact and outcome of practice<br />
changes <strong>for</strong> service users, the healthcare team and the organisation.<br />
Evaluation is the collection, analysis, interpretation and dissemination of in<strong>for</strong>mation about any<br />
aspect of the practice area; this needs to be carried out in a structured way. Wilson et al (2008)<br />
point out that evaluation in PD can help to:<br />
• build PD theory<br />
• generate knowledge through a systematic approach<br />
• in<strong>for</strong>m and refine ongoing developments within the practice area<br />
• sustain the change<br />
• transfer ideas, processes and strategies<br />
• identify what works and what does not work<br />
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• develop political skills which may be needed to support ongoing PD work<br />
• increase opportunities <strong>for</strong> funding projects by articulating and demonstrating the<br />
process of change/trans<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
5.3 Developing an evaluation strategy<br />
When developing an evaluation strategy the following framework may be considered.<br />
(P.R.A.X.I.S):<br />
• Purpose of PD work<br />
Identify clearly the aims and objectives of the work. Also be clear about the purpose<br />
of the PD initiative. Identify who needs to be involved and what methods you may<br />
need in the evaluation process. Having a clear purpose will help identify potential or<br />
anticipated outcomes.<br />
• Reflexivity<br />
Critical questioning and reflection about the evaluation process. This will enable<br />
the practitioners to have insight to and consideration of alternatives, allow greater<br />
understanding and will help the individual’s personal development and growth.<br />
• Approaches<br />
The approach chosen <strong>for</strong> the evaluation needs to fit with both the values and beliefs of<br />
the residents/healthcare team/organisation.<br />
• ConteXt<br />
The need to consider the context in which the evaluation is to take place and ensure<br />
that it is part of the evaluation process. This includes any local knowledge around the<br />
inquiry, what are the resources and time factors? Do any political factors need to be<br />
taken into consideration? Paying attention to the context may help understand some<br />
of the cultural anomalies that can influence people’s reaction and behaviour towards<br />
the evaluation.<br />
• Intent<br />
The need <strong>for</strong> participants to be clear about the intent of the project will provide clarity<br />
on the intent of the evaluation. The intention is linked to the purpose, reflexivity and<br />
the approaches that may be needed <strong>for</strong> the evaluation.<br />
• Stakeholders<br />
Identify who should be involved, who has a stake or interest in the evaluation. Consider<br />
the types of questions that identified stakeholders might have about the programme.<br />
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(Adapted from wilson et al., 2008)
It is important when planning a PD initiative to prepare and agree what evaluation framework<br />
will be used. The tools and approaches that may be needed can then be identified. Questions<br />
to guide the process are outlined below.<br />
Questions to guide the process of evaluation<br />
• Did it work?<br />
• What has been achieved?<br />
• How was it achieved?<br />
• If the plan was not achieved, what were the barriers/obstacles?<br />
• What was the learning?<br />
• What do we do now?<br />
• How will we do it?<br />
• Who will support/challenge us?<br />
• How will we evaluate?<br />
The evaluation approach as described by Guba and Lincoln (1989) exploring Claims,<br />
Concerns and Issues (CCIs) can be used in this process.<br />
5.4 Claims, Concerns and Issues (CCIs)<br />
CCIs can be carried out as part of a <strong>for</strong>mal evaluation. CCIs can, <strong>for</strong> example, be used to<br />
evaluate how effective a meeting was or can be used to set an agenda <strong>for</strong> a meeting. Issues<br />
that arise on the ward can also be addressed using CCIs. This framework originated from<br />
Guba and Lincoln’s (1989) Fourth Generation Evaluation work (McCormack et al., 2004).<br />
• Claims are favourable assertions about the topic you are evaluating.<br />
• Concerns are any unfavourable assertions about the topic and its implementation.<br />
• Issues are questions that any reasonable person might ask about the topic and its<br />
implementation and usually arise from concerns.<br />
When considering the issues, the PD group should use ‘How’ and ‘What’ statements to address<br />
the questions identified. For example, if the concern was about poor communication within<br />
the unit the question could be:<br />
• what can we do to improve our communication?<br />
• How can we ensure that our communication within the unit is more effective?<br />
The framework <strong>for</strong> CCIs is presented in Appendix 10.<br />
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5.5 Problem solving framework<br />
There are many different problem solving frameworks in use by different organisations;<br />
details of one of these frameworks are provided below. The framework <strong>for</strong> this guide is<br />
adapted from the Leading and Empowering Organisations (LEO) programme (Creative<br />
<strong>Health</strong>care Management, 2003). This framework can be used to help address/resolve an<br />
issue/problem. An appropriate amount of time should be allocated to work through this<br />
process. It is important that one person in the PD group takes the lead to facilitate the<br />
process and this can be rotated as necessary. Capturing the notes from the process on a<br />
flip chart can then be shared and used as a framework. The following is adapted from Bens<br />
(2005).<br />
Step 1 – Define the problem<br />
Successful problem solvers spend more time thinking about and defining the problem<br />
• What is happening?<br />
• Why is it happening?<br />
• Who is involved?<br />
• How do the people involved see it?<br />
Step 2 – Identify potential options and their consequences<br />
Troubleshoot the plan by using a blank sheet to identify all of the things that could get in<br />
the way and then ensure that there are plans in place to deal with them.<br />
Step 3 - Develop an action plan<br />
• Identify the specific steps needed to implement the chosen solutions.<br />
• Specify how things will be done, when and by whom.<br />
• What are the specific steps which need to be taken?<br />
• What is the timeframe <strong>for</strong> each step?<br />
• Who will carry out the plan?<br />
• What do we need to help us with it?<br />
• What skills are required?<br />
• What resources should be used?<br />
• What knowledge is necessary?<br />
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• When will the evaluation be conducted?<br />
• Who needs to know about the plan?<br />
Step 4 – Evaluation<br />
How did we do?<br />
• What has our learning been?<br />
• What would we do differently next time?<br />
• How did the processes work?<br />
• What has been the impact?<br />
It is only by understanding and using the framework that you can become familiar and<br />
com<strong>for</strong>table with using it. The important thing to remember is that consensus decision<br />
making creates a win-win situation based on all sharing their opinions while considering the<br />
ideas of others. It means all members of the group are committed to take a step in unison to<br />
solve a problem. Problem solving can be challenging <strong>for</strong> teams but it is a necessary part of<br />
the process of implementing change successfully.<br />
5.6 Importance of celebration and sharing praise in<br />
Practice Development<br />
Alongside evaluation and problem solving, healthcare teams also need to acknowledge<br />
achievements. There are many opportunities along the PD change journey <strong>for</strong> successes<br />
or achievements to be celebrated in different ways. An opportunity to celebrate may be<br />
through sharing and networking with other colleagues nationally and internationally. This<br />
can be in the <strong>for</strong>m of presentations/publications initially at local level then expanding to a<br />
wider audience. The importance of celebrating and sharing is inclusive <strong>for</strong> residents and<br />
families, the healthcare team and key stakeholders.<br />
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Section 6<br />
Conclusion<br />
The requirement <strong>for</strong> healthcare teams to develop and enhance care <strong>for</strong> older people is<br />
well established in policy and strategy in the Republic of Ireland. The establishment of the<br />
National Quality Standards <strong>for</strong> Residential <strong>Care</strong> Settings <strong>for</strong> <strong>Older</strong> <strong>People</strong> in Ireland (HIQA,<br />
2009) has identified the need <strong>for</strong> care providers to continue to strive towards the provision<br />
of a person-centred approach.<br />
The processes used in practice development provide a systematic approach to achieving<br />
a person-centred philosophy of care. Skilled facilitation, leadership, reflective practice and<br />
the inclusion of all key stakeholders, most importantly older people, are some of the key<br />
components which are critical to enhancing care.<br />
<strong>Older</strong> people must be involved in the decision making process along with the healthcare<br />
team. The use of resident narratives, observations of care activities and life story work ensure<br />
that residents are the focus of the delivery and organisation of person-centred care. The<br />
development of people within healthcare teams is also essential to this process.<br />
The <strong>Older</strong> Person <strong>Service</strong> National Practice Development Programme 2007-2009 used the<br />
processes and tools outlined in this guide. It is envisaged that this guide may be used<br />
as a reference and support <strong>for</strong> healthcare teams who are committed to developing and<br />
enhancing care practices.<br />
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Appendices<br />
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The National Programme<br />
Team and Participating Sites<br />
The national practice development (PD) team included nurse researchers from the<br />
University of Ulster, nurses from the Nursing Midwifery Planning and Development Units<br />
(NMPDU) and nurses and healthcare staff from 17 participating community hospitals where<br />
older people reside or visit on a daily basis in Ireland. The following provides details of the<br />
national programme team.<br />
External Programme Facilitators<br />
Professor Brendan McCormack<br />
Professor of Nursing Research/Head of the Person-centred Practice Research Centre and<br />
Director of the Institute of Nursing Research, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland.<br />
Professor Jan Dewing<br />
Head of Person-centred Research and Practice Development/Professor East Sussex<br />
Community <strong>Health</strong> NHS/Canterbury Christchurch University, Kent, England, Honorary<br />
Research Fellow, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland. Visiting Professor of Aged <strong>Care</strong> and<br />
Practice Development, SNMIH/University of Wollongong, NSW Australia.<br />
Nursing and Midwifery Planning and Development Unit<br />
(NMPDU) Facilitators<br />
• Elizabeth Breslin NMPD Officer, Nursing/Midwifery Planning and Development Unit<br />
(NMPDU), HSE West, Ballyshannon, County Donegal.<br />
• Ann Coyne-Nevin Assistant Director of Nursing, St Patrick’s Hospital, HSE South East,<br />
Water<strong>for</strong>d.<br />
• Kate Kennedy NMPD Officer, NMPDU, HSE South, Cork.<br />
• Mary Manning NMPD Officer, NMPDU, HSE Mid Leinster, County Offaly.<br />
• Lorna Peelo-Kilroe National Practice Development Coordinator, End-of-Life <strong>Care</strong>,<br />
Hospice Friendly Hospital Programme, Dublin.<br />
• Catherine Tobin Post Graduate Diploma/Programme Facilitator, NMPDU, HSE North<br />
East, County Louth.<br />
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Appendix 1
Participating Sites<br />
The following is an overview of the participating sites.<br />
PARTICIPATING PROGRAMME SITES INTERNAL FACILITATOR<br />
Birr, Community Nursing Unit<br />
County Offaly.<br />
Cappahard Lodge Residential Unit of Old Age Psychiatry<br />
Ennis, County Clare.<br />
Carrigoran House Nursing Home<br />
Newmarket-on-Fergus, Clare.<br />
Community Hospital of the Assumption<br />
Thurles, North Tipperary.<br />
Falcarragh Community Hospital<br />
Falcarragh, County Donegal.<br />
Sacred Heart Hospital<br />
County Carlow.<br />
St. Brigid’s Hospital<br />
Shaen, County Laois.<br />
St. Columbanus Home<br />
County Kerry.<br />
St. Columba’s<br />
Thomastown, County Kilkenny.<br />
St. Finbarr’s Hospital<br />
Cork.<br />
St. John’s Hospital, Enniscorthy<br />
County Wex<strong>for</strong>d.<br />
St. Joseph’s Hospital<br />
Ardee, County Louth.<br />
St. Joseph’s Unit, Bantry General Hospital<br />
Bantry, County Cork.<br />
St. Joseph’s Hospital<br />
Trim, County Meath.<br />
St. Mary’s Hospital<br />
Castleblaney, County Monaghan.<br />
St. Patrick’s Community Hospital<br />
Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim.<br />
St. Vincent’s Hospital<br />
Mountmellick, County Laois.<br />
Aine Clancy<br />
Anne Wilmott<br />
Michelle Hardiman<br />
Marie O’ Malley<br />
Marian Ryan<br />
Mairead Greene<br />
Sheila Doherty<br />
Donna Ward<br />
Mary Farrell<br />
Maura Byrne<br />
Breda Davies<br />
Georgina Bassett<br />
Catherine Buckley<br />
Deirdre Lang<br />
Marie Caplice<br />
Clare McCarthy<br />
Ros Farrell<br />
Rose Mooney<br />
Mary Farrell<br />
Freda Flynn<br />
Teresa McDermott<br />
Eva Boddy (1st Year)<br />
Clare McLaughlin<br />
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Figure 1: Map of Participating sites<br />
mary of Outcomes:<br />
ndings nationally from the combined evaluation approaches the<br />
g areas were identied:<br />
ositive role of the NMPDU facilitator and the internal facilitator<br />
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ing collaboratively and in partnership with residents/families and<br />
hcare teams.
Appendix 2<br />
Feedback Guidance<br />
Feedback is a specific type of direct communication that is honest and balanced, supportive<br />
<strong>for</strong> the person it is offered to, yet challenging about an issue. The level of challenge and<br />
support needs to be appropriate <strong>for</strong> the person it is being offered to. It is based on knowing<br />
the person and concern <strong>for</strong> the relationship between both persons.<br />
Feedback is planned in advance and set within ground rules central to which are the<br />
values of mutual respect, confidentiality, reflection and learning, and the conditions <strong>for</strong><br />
empowerment.<br />
Feedback is a process not a one off event.<br />
Feedback is offered in such a way that is factual, clear, concise and precise. It enables the<br />
person receiving it to have the opportunity to listen, reflect and think about options <strong>for</strong><br />
action that contribute towards cultural change.<br />
The person receiving feedback is enabled to feel they have freedom to take action, consistent<br />
with practice development principles and will be supported to do so.<br />
The consequences arising from feedback in relation to responsibilities and accountability<br />
need to be made explicit.<br />
Feedback has multiple benefits; <strong>for</strong> the person receiving, the person offering it and <strong>for</strong> team<br />
working.<br />
Feedback is not a personal attack or personal criticism, nor is it a punitive intervention. It is<br />
not about complaining or pursuing individual agendas.<br />
Ultimately the giving and receiving of feedback needs to be a core high challenge and high<br />
support process in a person-centred culture.<br />
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What is feedback?<br />
Feedback is a direct, structured, real and honest conversation. There is a feeling of being<br />
listened to and responses being valued. What is offered in feedback then provides<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation or learning material <strong>for</strong> the person receiving the feedback to reflect on, learn<br />
from and do something about.<br />
The communication in feedback is honest and balanced, supportive <strong>for</strong> the person it is<br />
offered to, yet challenging about an issue. It generally takes place face to face and on a<br />
one to one basis. Although within the practice development programme, feedback can<br />
be a group activity that is facilitated in a sensitive way. Feedback from the evaluation data<br />
gathering will be offered in a mix of one to one and team <strong>for</strong>mats.<br />
Feedback takes place within a structured conversation – or dialogue. It is not a chat. The<br />
person(s) receiving the feedback need to listen without interruption until the feedback is<br />
complete. There is then the opportunity to ask <strong>for</strong> further details or to ask a question.<br />
It is not necessary or helpful to defend or refute what has been offered as feedback so long<br />
as it is factual. Receiving feedback can feel emotional and intense (as it can <strong>for</strong> the person<br />
offering it too). The person(s) receiving the feedback may wish to express how they are<br />
feeling in the moment about the content of the feedback (not the person offering it) – but<br />
do this speaking <strong>for</strong> themselves only. For example: ‘I feel …..’ not ‘We all feel……’.<br />
The level of challenge and support offered needs to be at a level that feels appropriate <strong>for</strong><br />
the person it is being offered to. This is based on knowing the person and concern <strong>for</strong> the<br />
relationship between both persons. The aim is to contribute to learning and consequently<br />
to personal and professional growth. The level of challenge and support can be evaluated<br />
at the end of the feedback as this will help <strong>for</strong> future feedback and demonstrates feedback<br />
is a continuous process.<br />
The person offering feedback needs to demonstrate an interest in the person, demonstrate<br />
support <strong>for</strong> the person and aim to be inclusive. It should also demonstrate respect, sensitivity,<br />
transparency and attributes of empowerment.<br />
Feedback must be given directly and not through a third party. It should also be timely.<br />
Feedback is not something to be feared as it is not criticism, negative, or cherry picking.<br />
Neither is it a <strong>for</strong>um <strong>for</strong> complaining or releasing a backlog of problems, personal attack,<br />
punitive or pursuing individual agendas.<br />
Feedback needs to be balanced in that it should include some positives and should enable<br />
time <strong>for</strong> the person receiving the feedback to respond. The person receiving the feedback<br />
may need time to consider what has been said be<strong>for</strong>e responding. So sometimes planning<br />
<strong>for</strong> some quiet time <strong>for</strong> processing the initial feelings and thoughts can be helpful. Then<br />
there usually follows some dialogue which in turn is followed by development of action<br />
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points or action planning. During this phase it may be helpful to clarify expectations of<br />
what actions are to be developed. Sometimes it may be helpful to set up a discussion and<br />
action planning session after the initial feedback session, especially where a large amount<br />
of feedback has been covered – such as with the evaluation data in this programme.<br />
How does feedback look and feel when it goes well?<br />
<strong>People</strong> generally say they feel valued and validated as feedback lets them know what they<br />
are doing well (and how well) and how that is appreciated. Feedback also shows the areas<br />
(or our ‘blind spots’) that can be developed further.<br />
When a person offers feedback to another, it means that the person offering the feedback<br />
values and trusts the person to whom they are offering it. In a way it is a <strong>for</strong>m of positive<br />
affirmation. Feedback is given in such a way that it has room <strong>for</strong> options and a sense of<br />
freedom about actions that can be taken. However, this must be set within a professional<br />
framework, so there needs to be a mutual acknowledgement of responsibility and<br />
accountability.<br />
When feedback goes well there is a sense of experiential learning and space <strong>for</strong> reflection.<br />
There is also the sense that the feedback is relevant <strong>for</strong> the person at that time, as it is based<br />
on knowing the person.<br />
When feedback goes well, there are positive consequences <strong>for</strong> both parties. It can also<br />
contribute towards cultural change in that it enhances the conditions of empowerment<br />
and collaborative working. It also provides opportunities to take action and demonstrate<br />
accountability.<br />
How does feedback look and feel when it<br />
goes wrong?<br />
This will be experienced as poor or negative communication. It will be generally unhelpful<br />
either from how it is given or the content of the feedback itself. For example it might be<br />
unstructured, unconstructive, dishonest and probably seem uncaring. It can lead to feelings<br />
of being demoralised, hurt and even angry.<br />
Feedback can also go wrong because the person receiving the feedback becomes angry<br />
and defensive and feels that the feedback is a personal attack (even when feedback has not<br />
been offered in that way). If the person receiving the feedback is not prepared or able to be<br />
open to it and thus is closed or excessively guarded, this can lead to a negative exchange. It<br />
is important <strong>for</strong> both parties to be able to express feelings but this must not result in a war<br />
of words.<br />
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When feedback goes wrong it can destroy individuals, the team and destroy projects. It<br />
may fuel existing grapevines about a ‘blame culture’ and have a negative impact on morale<br />
and future planning. There tends to be a loss of respect which impacts on relationships and<br />
personal growth. With repeated and unfair negative feedback people give up.<br />
The contribution of different stakeholders <strong>for</strong> feedback<br />
in the PD programme<br />
All participants need to develop a respect <strong>for</strong> the process of giving and receiving feedback<br />
as a process in PD. This requires staff to commit to understanding what feedback is, how it<br />
works and to work with agreed ground rules with feedback.<br />
Everyone involved in the PD programme has a role and responsibility <strong>for</strong> feedback.<br />
Programme leads, facilitators, participant’s director of nursing and clinical nurse managers<br />
in particular should be actively engaging with and supporting the planned giving and<br />
receiving of feedback.<br />
Cues <strong>for</strong> Reflection<br />
• How are you preparing yourself and colleagues <strong>for</strong> feedback from the evaluation<br />
data?<br />
• What feelings and thoughts do you currently have about feedback and how might this<br />
influence how you work with feedback?<br />
• How can you further develop skills in receiving and responding to feedback?<br />
• How can you further develop skills in offering feedback?<br />
• Who can appropriately support and/or challenge you about feedback in your<br />
practice?<br />
Reference:<br />
Dewing, J. (2008a) Evaluation Strategy: Feedback Guidance – Unpublished.<br />
<strong>Older</strong> Person <strong>Service</strong> National Practice Development Programme 2007-2009.<br />
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Appendix 3<br />
Example of an Agenda <strong>for</strong><br />
PD Workshop and Meeting<br />
Notes Template<br />
Workshop Day 5 (midway point in national two year programme)<br />
Aims<br />
For participants:<br />
• To re-engage and continue to work together effectively as a group.<br />
• To undertake or review the group development work completed previously, and<br />
discuss the action plan process.<br />
• To complete an exploration of evaluation data and work in progress in relation to<br />
action planning.<br />
• To identify how older people and their families will be involved in the action planning<br />
process.<br />
• To undertake a reflective review of the programme to date from the point of view of an<br />
individual, a resident and an organisation.<br />
Intended Learning Outcomes<br />
• Continue to work with terms of engagement within the group.<br />
• Shared effectiveness of workplace learning activities.<br />
• Critical review of the group and learning to date.<br />
• Assessment of evaluation data collected to date.<br />
• Detailed action plans in place which involve older people and their families.<br />
• Clear understanding of the programme plan <strong>for</strong> year two.<br />
• Plan to facilitate workplace learning activities between day five and day six.<br />
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Times Learning Activity<br />
09.15 Welcome<br />
Activity One:<br />
Opening exercise<br />
For example, collage – painting – portrait (decide on the theme)<br />
Write yourself a letter about what you aim to do in year two<br />
Discuss established terms of engagement <strong>for</strong> the group<br />
Review and agree workshop agenda and theme; <strong>for</strong> example, action planning<br />
09.45 Activity Two:<br />
Feedback on day 5 workplace learning activities<br />
Reflective work<br />
Discuss identified areas of practice in relation to action planning<br />
Discuss feedback on evaluation data from individual ward and department areas<br />
Environmental walk about (some of which must include older persons and families)<br />
10.45 Break<br />
11.15 Activity Three:<br />
Review group processes<br />
Discuss giving and receiving feedback within the group<br />
Consider who needs to be involved in the action planning groups<br />
Carry out CCIs (Claims, Concerns and Issues)<br />
12.45 Lunch Break<br />
13.30 Activity Four:<br />
Work with the evaluation data, exploring themes, evaluating processes used to collect,<br />
analyse and feedback<br />
Discuss action planning group’s work <strong>for</strong> next six weeks in detail<br />
15.30 Activity Five:<br />
Action planning <strong>for</strong> facilitation of active learning in the workplace<br />
Facilitating small discussion groups/sessions with staff and residents about evaluation<br />
data and discuss how this has been used to guide PD work<br />
Consider making posters on action plans and display around unit/site, this exercise<br />
is about sharing in<strong>for</strong>mation with colleagues, residents, their families and key<br />
shakeholders<br />
16.00 - 16.30 Summary:<br />
Action points; feedback to DON/ADON; buddies <strong>for</strong> absent group members - sharing<br />
events and actions from today; significant learning from the day; evaluation of day<br />
(including feedback <strong>for</strong> facilitators using Heron’s matrix)<br />
Group closing activity, <strong>for</strong> example:<br />
What is your significant learning?<br />
What did you like least?<br />
What did you like best?<br />
Document and evaluate
Notes from PD Workshop/Programme day<br />
Venue: .......................................................................................................................................................................<br />
Date: ..........................................................................................................................................................................<br />
Facilitator: ................................................................................................................................................................<br />
Internal facilitators: ..............................................................................................................................................<br />
Notes prepared by: ..............................................................................................................................................<br />
Participants in attendance: ...............................................................................................................................<br />
Name Area of Work Staff Grade<br />
Apologies<br />
......................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
......................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
Proposed learning outcomes <strong>for</strong> the day<br />
......................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
......................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
......................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
......................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
Feedback from activities (list) and any significant group processes<br />
......................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
......................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
......................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
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Significant learning/evaluation <strong>for</strong> participants (as identified by group)<br />
......................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
......................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
......................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
......................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
......................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
......................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
Work based learning activities to be carried out and facilitated by the<br />
programme participants in the period between workshop/programme<br />
days<br />
......................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
......................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
......................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
......................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
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Facilitator’s evaluation of the day using agreed framework<br />
......................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
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Significant learning <strong>for</strong> facilitators from the day<br />
......................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
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Appendix 4<br />
Values Clarification Exercise<br />
Planning the Values Clarification Exercise<br />
In order to begin this exercise it is important to in<strong>for</strong>m older people, families and the health<br />
care team of the purpose of the exercise. A sample in<strong>for</strong>mation leaflet, facilitator’s guide and<br />
guide <strong>for</strong> developing a vision statement are included in the appendices.<br />
In<strong>for</strong>mation leaflet <strong>for</strong> residents and healthcare staff<br />
The purpose of this exercise is to explore your beliefs and values about person-centred<br />
care and find out how we can work together towards the provision of a person-centred<br />
philosophy <strong>for</strong> everyone. This exercise should clarify through a collaborative process the<br />
vision <strong>for</strong> this unit/hospital/ward. It involves collecting in<strong>for</strong>mation from the healthcare<br />
team, residents, families/visitors and key stakeholders. Person-centredness is the culture<br />
that we are striving to achieve. The process is as follows:<br />
Five large posters have been displayed in the ward/unit. Each has a different question on<br />
person-centred care. We would like you to write your response on one post-it note under<br />
each heading. Please use one post-it note per suggestion. This will help us when we are<br />
analysing and collating your suggestions together into a common vision statement or<br />
philosophy <strong>for</strong> this organisation.<br />
The pages will be on display <strong>for</strong> three weeks starting from (insert date). We encourage you<br />
to take part in the exercise during this period. Every opinion is valued and your anonymity<br />
is assured, as you do not have to sign your name. We would ask that you only answer the<br />
questions at the top of each page and other issues not related to person-centeredness can<br />
be dealt with at a later stage. We will then put all suggestions together and look <strong>for</strong> the<br />
common themes to <strong>for</strong>m our philosophy of person-centred care <strong>for</strong> this unit/ward.<br />
If you want to find out more about this exercise please contact (name of person), <strong>for</strong><br />
example PD group leader or identified person in the organisation who can provide further<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation. We will be happy to answer any queries you may have regarding this exercise<br />
and assist you if required.<br />
Thank you <strong>for</strong> your time and involvement.<br />
__________________________Name of Person to Contact<br />
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A Facilitator’s guide - Values Clarification Process<br />
The five questions to be answered <strong>for</strong> this exercise are:<br />
1 I believe the purpose of (name of unit/ward) is….<br />
2 I believe this purpose can be achieved by ….<br />
3 I believe the factors that enable person-centred care are….<br />
4 I believe the factors that inhibit person-centred care are….<br />
5 Other values and beliefs I have about person-centred care are….<br />
How to carry out the exercise and materials needed<br />
Write one of the above questions at the top of a flip-chart page (needs to be flip-chart size<br />
to fit the collection of post-it notes) so you will need five flip-chart pages in total to answer<br />
these questions.<br />
For each flip chart you will need to use a different post-it note colour, <strong>for</strong> example on question<br />
one you may use yellow post-it notes, question two you may use blue post-it notes etc.<br />
It is necessary and a good approach to keep the post-it notes the same colour <strong>for</strong> each flip<br />
chart in case they get mixed-up when the group are theming them.<br />
Ask people to only write only one suggestion per post-it note but encourage everyone to<br />
write as many suggestions as they wish.<br />
The in<strong>for</strong>mation leaflet which will have been distributed prior to commencing this exercise<br />
will provide assistance <strong>for</strong> the residents, families and healthcare team to understand the<br />
purpose and process of this task.<br />
These contributions from residents, the healthcare team and other key stakeholders will<br />
<strong>for</strong>m the philosophy and vision of care <strong>for</strong> the unit/ward.<br />
Figure 1: Example of flip chart with key questions<br />
I believe the<br />
purpose<br />
of personcentred<br />
care is:<br />
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I believe this<br />
purpose can<br />
be achieved<br />
by:<br />
I believe<br />
the factors<br />
that enable<br />
personcentred<br />
care<br />
are:<br />
I believe<br />
the factors<br />
that inhibit<br />
personcentred<br />
care<br />
are:<br />
Other<br />
values and<br />
beliefs I<br />
have about<br />
personcentred<br />
care
Collecting and analysing the data<br />
This exercise will take a considerable period of time and organisation. Once the collection<br />
of data is complete:<br />
1 The facilitator should gather all the data/feedback and arrange this in an orderly way.<br />
Time should be set aside to make this a group exercise involving <strong>for</strong> example, residents,<br />
families, visitors and the healthcare team. This can be a creative and learning exercise.<br />
2 Arrange the responses into common themes and identify any major patterns. Keep<br />
responses which are not relevant to the questions asked <strong>for</strong> discussion at a later date.<br />
You are now ready to create the vision statement.<br />
Start the vision statement with the sentence:<br />
‘we believe the purpose of (name of unit/hospital/ward) is to ………………’<br />
Use the in<strong>for</strong>mation from the common themes mostly from flip chart one. This section<br />
usually consists of three sentences maximum, and relates to what the healthcare team think<br />
are the important attributes of their service or unit.<br />
The second paragraph starts with:<br />
‘we believe this purpose can be achieved by …………….’<br />
This usually consists of the actions that are required to achieve the purpose. Do not use any<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation other than that on the post-it notes. You must work only with what you have<br />
and any connecting words that are needed, such as ‘the ‘, ‘and’, ‘if’, ‘with’ etc. Once the first<br />
draft is complete circulate <strong>for</strong> comments to all staff and residents/families. At this stage, it is<br />
important not to add any extra comments as the first part of the exercise is now complete.<br />
The first draft is circulated <strong>for</strong> comments.<br />
It is advisable to use eye catching colours and fonts. Try out different styles with colleagues<br />
and residents in the unit/ward <strong>for</strong> feedback and review as necessary. The vision statement<br />
is ready <strong>for</strong> implementation when the contents and presentation are agreed by all. A vision<br />
statement <strong>for</strong> one of the participating sites on the national programme who completed this<br />
exercise is printed with permission below.<br />
‘We believe the purpose of person centred care in St Patrick’s Hospital<br />
is to provide individualised care to patients and their families through<br />
respecting their choices, values, dignity and beliefs. This can be achieved<br />
by ensuring the environment is appropriate to meet the needs of patients,<br />
families and all the staff of St Patrick’s Hospital.<br />
Effective communication and joint decision making between all staff,<br />
patients and their families is the basis of person centred care in St Patrick’s.<br />
We believe the factors that are required to enhance person centred care are<br />
good support mechanisms <strong>for</strong> staff and encouragement in all aspects of<br />
their development ’<br />
(St Patrick’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, 2009)<br />
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Observation of <strong>Care</strong><br />
In<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
Guidance <strong>for</strong> the <strong>Health</strong>care Team<br />
Conducting observations of care within the context of a practice setting provides a method<br />
to extend understanding of the practice area. This process is a learning activity and a vital<br />
part of developing practice and cultures of person-centred care. The healthcare team is<br />
provided with an opportunity to step outside of their usual role of ‘doing’ and observe the<br />
environmental context setting from a different perspective. In many instances familiarity<br />
around the environment and taking <strong>for</strong> granted daily routines become part of the provision<br />
of care. Carrying out observations of care <strong>for</strong>mally provides an opportunity to look, listen,<br />
hear and review practice in a different way. Observations can begin in a very simple and time<br />
effective way and then build up until they make use of a <strong>for</strong>mal evaluation data collection.<br />
Consideration must be given to the ethical aspects in relation to this exercise.<br />
Seeing practice, raising consciousness about taken <strong>for</strong> granted practices and assumptions<br />
and reflecting on them are key components of the observations. These activities highlight<br />
the need to see things from a different perspective and to facilitate person-centred care that<br />
can be sustained and thus trans<strong>for</strong>m healthcare delivery.<br />
This is a very important learning exercise in which everyone including families/carers can<br />
engage with. In order to undertake this activity a communication process must be carried out<br />
to in<strong>for</strong>m residents, healthcare staff and other key stakeholders of the planned observation.<br />
The process involves a planned approach where documentation is agreed, evaluation,<br />
feedback and action planning mechanisms are established be<strong>for</strong>e the observation of care<br />
being carried out.<br />
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Appendix 5
Guidance on preparation <strong>for</strong> observation<br />
• Two members of the healthcare team where possible should carry out the observation<br />
which is agreed in the planning stage. It is important that both individuals are familiar<br />
with the process.<br />
• Ensure the in<strong>for</strong>mation sheet is on display in the place where you intend to carry out<br />
your observation, advising staff and residents of the planned time and date.<br />
• Confirm a day and time when you will carry out the observation.<br />
• Think about when and where you will position yourself.<br />
• About 15 minutes be<strong>for</strong>e you plan to start the observation, check with the residents<br />
that they are aware of the proposed activity and ensure that residents give their<br />
consent.<br />
• In<strong>for</strong>m staff on duty of the planned observation of care.<br />
• Identify a planned time to provide feedback using PD processes and skills.<br />
• Acknowledge and thank all those involved.<br />
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In<strong>for</strong>mation <strong>for</strong> residents, families and visitors<br />
Members of the healthcare team will soon undertake observations of care. Notices/posters<br />
will be displayed confirming the date and time in advance.<br />
The purpose of this exercise is to review how we organise and deliver care <strong>for</strong> older people.<br />
We are trying to understand more about what it is like to live here and identify how to<br />
improve the quality of life <strong>for</strong> residents.<br />
The observation of care will involve two members of staff sitting <strong>for</strong> a short period, taking<br />
notes about what is going on around them. Findings from this exercise will be used to<br />
improve care, in collaboration with residents.<br />
We would be pleased to answer any questions you may have about the observation of care<br />
activity.<br />
Thank you<br />
..................................................................................<br />
Signed<br />
Programme Participant/ PD group member<br />
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Observation of <strong>Care</strong> Template<br />
Name of<br />
Observer<br />
Focus of<br />
Observation<br />
Time Observation Notes<br />
Unit<br />
Date<br />
Observer Comments /<br />
Questions<br />
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Observation of <strong>Care</strong> Template - Feedback<br />
(This template was used on the <strong>Older</strong> Person <strong>Service</strong> National Practice<br />
Development Programme 2007-2009)<br />
Name of Observer: ..............................................................................................................<br />
Unit: ..............................................................................................................<br />
Focus of Observation: ..............................................................................................................<br />
Date: ..............................................................................................................<br />
Staff present at feedback session ..............................................................................................................<br />
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Observation Data Observer Comments Observer Feedback<br />
At this stage action areas can be identified following the provision of feedback and an action<br />
plan developed.
Observation of <strong>Care</strong> Poster <strong>for</strong> Wards/Units<br />
An Observation of <strong>Care</strong><br />
will be carried out in this<br />
ward/unit on:<br />
[ Day and Date ]<br />
[starting and finishing times]<br />
The observers will be<br />
[ ]<br />
In<strong>for</strong>mation sheets are<br />
available <strong>for</strong> patients/<br />
residents and staff<br />
If you have any questions<br />
please ask<br />
[ ]<br />
Thank you<br />
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Appendix 6<br />
Workplace<br />
Culture<br />
Workplace<br />
Critical Culture<br />
Analysis Critical<br />
Tool Analysis<br />
Tool<br />
ORIGINAL AUTHORS OF THE WCCAT<br />
o Brendan McCormack, Professor of Nursing Research University of Ulster and<br />
Director of Nursing Research and Practice development, Royal Hospitals Trust,<br />
Belfast.<br />
o Elizabeth Henderson, Lead Cancer Nurse, Northern Ireland Cancer Network.<br />
o Dr ORIGINAL Val Wilson, AUTHORS Director of OF Nursing THE Research WCCAT & Practice Development, the Children's<br />
o Brendan McCormack, Professor of Nursing Research University of Ulster and<br />
Hospital<br />
Director<br />
at Westmead,<br />
of Nursing<br />
NSW,<br />
Research<br />
Australia.<br />
and Practice development, Royal Hospitals Trust,<br />
o Jayne Belfast. Wright, Research Associate, University of Ulster<br />
o Elizabeth Henderson, Lead Cancer Nurse, Northern Ireland Cancer Network.<br />
o Dr Val Wilson, Director of Nursing Research & Practice Development, the Children's<br />
Hospital at Westmead, NSW, Australia.<br />
o Jayne Wright, Research Associate, University of Ulster<br />
April 2007<br />
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The WCCAT has been developed to help people involved in the<br />
development of practice to undertake observational studies of work<br />
place settings in order to in<strong>for</strong>m changes in practice. The tool is<br />
suitable <strong>for</strong> use by anyone who has some experience of practice<br />
development including the observation of practice. The tool has<br />
been developed from an analysis of our experience of leading and<br />
facilitating practice development programmes over many years.<br />
The WCCAT has been developed to help people involved in the<br />
Observation is one of the key tools used in emancipatory<br />
development of practice to undertake observational studies of work<br />
practice development – a <strong>for</strong>m of practice development that is<br />
place settings in order to in<strong>for</strong>m changes in practice. The tool is<br />
concerned with changing the culture and context of practice in order<br />
suitable <strong>for</strong> use by anyone who has some experience of practice<br />
to develop sustainable person-centred and evidence-based<br />
development including the observation of practice. The tool has<br />
workplaces. Seeing practice, raising consciousness about taken <strong>for</strong><br />
been developed from an analysis of our experience of leading and<br />
granted practices and reflecting on taken <strong>for</strong> granted assumptions<br />
facilitating practice development programmes over many years.<br />
are key components of comprehensive observation. This tool is<br />
Observation is one of the key tools used in emancipatory<br />
designed to help you develop a systematic approach to undertaking<br />
practice development – a <strong>for</strong>m of practice development that is<br />
these activities.<br />
concerned with changing the culture and context of practice in order<br />
We encourage you to use this tool and would welcome<br />
to develop sustainable person-centred and evidence-based<br />
your feedback on its relevance and usability in your practice<br />
workplaces. Seeing practice, raising consciousness about taken <strong>for</strong><br />
development work.<br />
granted practices and reflecting on taken <strong>for</strong> granted assumptions<br />
Contact<br />
are key components of comprehensive observation. This tool is<br />
Brendan McCormack: bg.mccormack@ulster.ac.uk<br />
designed to help you develop a systematic approach to undertaking<br />
Liz Henderson liz.henderson@bch.n-i.nhs.uk<br />
these activities.<br />
<strong>for</strong> further in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
We encourage you to use this tool and would welcome<br />
your feedback on its relevance and usability in your practice<br />
development work.<br />
Contact<br />
Brendan McCormack: bg.mccormack@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Liz Henderson liz.henderson@bch.n-i.nhs.uk<br />
<strong>for</strong> further in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
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Introduction and Background<br />
Emancipatory practice development (PD) is a well established methodology that focuses on<br />
changing the culture and context of practice in order to develop sustainable person-centred and<br />
evidence-based workplaces (Manley & McCormack, 2004). In a concept analysis of PD Garbett<br />
& McCormack (2002) articulated the interconnected and synergistic relationships between the<br />
development of knowledge and skills, enablement strategies, facilitation and systematic, rigorous<br />
and continuous processes of emancipatory change in order to achieve the ultimate purpose of<br />
evidence-based person centred care. Manley The & WCCAT McCormack has been (2004) developed articulate to help these people elements involved of in the<br />
PD in a model called ‘emancipatory PD’.<br />
development<br />
Emancipatory<br />
of practice<br />
PD (EPD)<br />
to undertake<br />
recognises,<br />
observational<br />
acknowledges<br />
studies of work<br />
place settings in order to in<strong>for</strong>m changes in practice. The tool is<br />
and works to overcome obstacles and generate new understandings about context and culture and<br />
how to Workplace suitable <strong>for</strong> use by anyone who has some experience of practice<br />
overcome barriers within them.<br />
development including the observation of practice. The tool has<br />
been developed from an analysis of our experience of leading and<br />
The key elements of emancipatory practice facilitating development practice are: development programmes over many years.<br />
Observation is one of the key tools used in emancipatory<br />
• Working with values, beliefs & assumptions, challenging contradictions<br />
practice development – a <strong>for</strong>m of practice development that is<br />
• Culture<br />
Developing critical intent of individuals concerned & groups with changing the culture and context of practice in order<br />
to develop sustainable person-centred and evidence-based<br />
• Developing moral intent workplaces. Seeing practice, raising consciousness about taken <strong>for</strong><br />
• Focusing on the impact of the context<br />
granted<br />
on practice,<br />
practices<br />
as<br />
and<br />
well<br />
reflecting<br />
as practice<br />
on taken<br />
itself<br />
<strong>for</strong> granted assumptions<br />
are key components of comprehensive observation. This tool is<br />
• Using self-reflection & fostering reflection designed in to others help you develop a systematic approach to undertaking<br />
• Critical<br />
these activities.<br />
Enabling others to ‘see the possibilities’ We encourage you to use this tool and would welcome<br />
• Fostering widening participation & your collaboration feedback by on all its involved relevance and usability in your practice<br />
development work.<br />
• Changing practices<br />
Contact<br />
Brendan McCormack: bg.mccormack@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Facilitating these processes involves cycles of reflective learning and action, so that clinicians:<br />
• Analysis<br />
Liz Henderson liz.henderson@bch.n-i.nhs.uk<br />
Become aware of how they practice & the things<br />
<strong>for</strong> further<br />
they<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
take <strong>for</strong> granted<br />
• Develop an awareness of how the system impacts on the way they work<br />
• Identify the contradictions between what they espouse and what they do<br />
• Challenge the system in which they work to create the potential <strong>for</strong> better patient care<br />
• Actually change how they practice to reflect individual and collective beliefs and values<br />
• Tool<br />
Continually refine action in light of new understandings gained through reflecting on<br />
practice.<br />
These facilitated processes help clinicians break down barriers to action and enable cultures of<br />
effectiveness to be developed. Key to enabling the development of these cultures is the<br />
observation ORIGINAL of practice. AUTHORS OF THE WCCAT<br />
o Brendan McCormack, Professor of Nursing Research University of Ulster and<br />
Observation Director methods of have Nursing their Research origins in and ‘ethnographic Practice development, research’ methodology. Royal Hospitals Ethnography Trust,<br />
involves the Belfast. researchers entering the area being researched and thus gaining multiple perspectives<br />
in order o to Elizabeth identify links Henderson, with the culture Lead Cancer and thoughts Nurse, and Northern feelings Ireland of the people Cancer at Network. the centre of<br />
the research (Morse1991). The essence of ethnography is to understand another way of life from<br />
the native o Dr point Val of Wilson, view and Director involves of Nursing learning Research from people & Practice (Ersser Development, 1997). It enables the Children's the<br />
observation of taken <strong>for</strong> granted aspects within health care so that they become visible (Leininger<br />
1995). In<br />
Hospital<br />
a two year<br />
at Westmead,<br />
practice development<br />
NSW, Australia.<br />
programme with nurses from a range of surgical<br />
settings, o Boomer, Jayne Wright, McCormack Research & Henderson Associate, (2006) University found that of helping Ulster participants to develop a<br />
systematic approach to observing practice in their own and in their colleagues’ practice settings<br />
was a key strategy to in<strong>for</strong>ming cultural changes. Analysing the processes and outcomes used in<br />
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this project and compared with findings from previous PD programmes of work, resulted in the<br />
development of the WCCAT.<br />
The WCCAT has been in<strong>for</strong>med by a number of theoretical frameworks and development<br />
processes (Table 1):<br />
Framework<br />
The WCCAT<br />
Contribution<br />
has been<br />
to<br />
developed<br />
the WCCAT<br />
to help people involved in the<br />
development of practice to undertake observational studies of work<br />
The Person-Centred Nursing Framework The person-centred nursing theoretical<br />
place settings in order to in<strong>for</strong>m changes in practice. The tool is<br />
(McCormack & McCance 2006)<br />
Workplace suitable framework <strong>for</strong> use by has anyone identified who has five some care experience processes of practice<br />
development <strong>for</strong> patient-centred including the care observation and six of attributes practice. of The the tool has<br />
been developed care environment. from an analysis These of care our processes experience and of leading and<br />
facilitating attributes practice have development in<strong>for</strong>med programmes the observation over many foci. years.<br />
Critical Companionship (Titchen 2001) Critical Observation companionship is one of the is key a framework tools used <strong>for</strong> in emancipatory<br />
practice developing development helping – a <strong>for</strong>m relationships. of practice It development describes that is<br />
Culture<br />
concerned strategies with changing <strong>for</strong> enabling the culture enlightenment, and context of practice in order<br />
to develop<br />
empowerment<br />
sustainable<br />
and emancipation.<br />
person-centred<br />
In<br />
and<br />
particular<br />
evidence-based<br />
workplaces. Seeing practice, raising consciousness about taken <strong>for</strong><br />
the strategies of observing, listening and<br />
granted practices and reflecting on taken <strong>for</strong> granted assumptions<br />
questioning have in<strong>for</strong>med the facilitation<br />
are key components of comprehensive observation. This tool is<br />
designed strategies to help you in the develop WCCAT. a systematic approach to undertaking<br />
Culture Critical<br />
(Schein 2004) these activities. Schein describes a conceptualisation of culture<br />
that We moves encourage from you superficial to use this to deeper tool and levels would of welcome<br />
your feedback understanding. on its relevance The three and stages usability of analysis in your practice<br />
development outlined work. in the WCCAT are based on this<br />
analysis Contact of culture.<br />
Workplace Culture (Manley 2000 a & b) Manley<br />
Brendan<br />
developed<br />
McCormack:<br />
a set<br />
bg.mccormack@ulster.ac.uk<br />
of staff, patient and<br />
Analysis<br />
Liz Henderson liz.henderson@bch.n-i.nhs.uk<br />
workplace indicators that she suggests need to<br />
<strong>for</strong> further in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
be in place <strong>for</strong> an effective person centred and<br />
learning culture. These have been integrated<br />
into the observation foci<br />
Essence of <strong>Care</strong> (Department of <strong>Health</strong> Patient Focused Benchmarks <strong>for</strong> Clinical<br />
[England] Tool 2001)<br />
Governance. Nine fundamental aspects of care<br />
derived from what patients consider important.<br />
Elements of these benchmarks have been<br />
integrated into the observation foci.<br />
Table 1: ORIGINAL Theoretical AUTHORS frameworks OF and THE development WCCAT processes underpinning the WCCAT<br />
o Brendan McCormack, Professor of Nursing Research University of Ulster and<br />
Director of Nursing Research and Practice development, Royal Hospitals Trust,<br />
Belfast.<br />
The use o of these Elizabeth theoretical Henderson, perspectives Lead are Cancer illustrated Nurse, in the Northern conceptual Ireland model Cancer below Network. (Table 2).<br />
This model demonstrates the linkages between the different levels of culture (superficial, middle<br />
and deep) o and Dr how Val the Wilson, phases Director of observation, of Nursing reflection Research and feedback & Practice that Development, underpin the WCCAT the Children's<br />
enable a deep understanding of workplace culture to be achieved and developed in a practice<br />
Hospital at Westmead, NSW, Australia.<br />
development action plan.<br />
o Jayne Wright, Research Associate, University of Ulster<br />
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Deeper level - What does it mean<br />
CULTURE LEVELS (AFTER SCHEIN 2004)<br />
Middle level - What is lived<br />
Superficial level - What is seen<br />
Clarifying assumptions through<br />
Workplace<br />
Culture<br />
Consciousness raising and<br />
Critical<br />
Analysis<br />
Tool<br />
ORIGINAL AUTHORS OF THE WCCAT<br />
o Brendan McCormack, Professor of Nursing Research University of Ulster and<br />
Director of Nursing Research and Practice development, Royal Hospitals Trust,<br />
Symbol/artefacts<br />
reflection and critique<br />
Problematisation<br />
Belfast.<br />
o Elizabeth Henderson, Lead Cancer Nurse, Northern Ireland Cancer Network.<br />
o Dr Val Wilson, Director of Nursing Research & Practice Development, the Children's<br />
Hospital at Westmead, NSW, Australia.<br />
o Jayne Wright, Research Associate, University of Ulster<br />
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Routines<br />
Actions<br />
• Feedback<br />
• Challenge & Support<br />
• Critical dialogue<br />
Interactions<br />
• Observing and listening • Questioning<br />
• Articulation of craft knowledge<br />
FACILITATION<br />
STRATEGIES<br />
(AFTER TTITCHEN<br />
2001)<br />
Observation Areas<br />
Feedback about what has been<br />
observed is offered to clinical teams<br />
using strategies of high challenge and<br />
high support as a catalyst <strong>for</strong> learning.<br />
The WCCAT has been developed to help people involved in the<br />
development of practice to undertake observational studies of work<br />
place settings in order to in<strong>for</strong>m changes in practice. The tool is<br />
suitable <strong>for</strong> use by anyone who has some experience of practice<br />
development including the observation of practice. The tool has<br />
been developed from an analysis of our experience of leading and<br />
facilitating practice development programmes over many years.<br />
Observation is one of the key tools used in emancipatory<br />
practice development – a <strong>for</strong>m of practice development that is<br />
concerned with changing the culture and context of practice in order<br />
to develop sustainable person-centred and evidence-based<br />
workplaces. Seeing practice, raising consciousness about taken <strong>for</strong><br />
granted practices and reflecting on taken <strong>for</strong> granted assumptions<br />
are key components of comprehensive observation. This tool is<br />
designed to help you develop a systematic approach to undertaking<br />
these activities.<br />
We encourage you to use this tool and would welcome<br />
your feedback on its relevance and usability in your practice<br />
development work.<br />
Contact<br />
Brendan McCormack: bg.mccormack@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Liz Henderson liz.henderson@bch.n-i.nhs.uk<br />
<strong>for</strong> further in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
The purpose here is to check out if what has<br />
been observed matches clinicians’ experience,<br />
and in so doing facilitate consciousness raising<br />
and problematisation.<br />
Consciousness-raising is a way of enabling<br />
practitioners become more alert with respect to<br />
daily practice and to their knowledge embedded in<br />
it. The observer poses questions about what has<br />
been observed thus getting clinicians to articulate<br />
their craft knowledge. This helps the clinician to<br />
surface the tacit understandings that have grown<br />
up around repetitive and habitualised practice.<br />
Problematisation is making problematic that<br />
which had previously been assumed to be<br />
satisfactory. It may also refer to the observer<br />
pointing out or questioning things not being<br />
attended to.<br />
The observers adopt the<br />
attributes, reflexivity and skills of<br />
a qualitative researcher, in<br />
observing and listening to<br />
clinicians at work in their every<br />
day working environment.<br />
Observers then engage clinical teams in<br />
critical dialogue with respect to this<br />
feedback.<br />
Using the WCCAT guidelines and<br />
the observation pro<strong>for</strong>ma, the<br />
observer systematically records<br />
aspects of practice relevant to the<br />
focus of the observation.<br />
For example,<br />
Physical Environment<br />
Communication<br />
Privacy & Dignity<br />
Patient Involvement<br />
Team Effectiveness<br />
Risk & Safety<br />
Organisation of care<br />
Learning Culture<br />
Critical dialogue promotes collaborative<br />
interpretations, critique and evaluation of<br />
data and validates clinician’ judgment<br />
(where appropriate). This fosters<br />
clinician’s self-awareness, reflective and<br />
critical thinking. Challenging taken-<strong>for</strong>granted<br />
assumptions beliefs, values,<br />
expectations, perceptions, judgement and<br />
actions in a constructive, interested,<br />
supportive way helps clinicians gain new<br />
understandings of situations.<br />
NB: these observation<br />
areas may change<br />
according to the<br />
context within which<br />
the WCCAT is used<br />
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Table 2: WCCAT Conceptual Model<br />
4
Tool<br />
• Discuss the overarching practice development project and the place of cultural analysis in this<br />
work.<br />
• Clarify ethical principles underpinning the processes, such as evidence of ethical approval<br />
ORIGINAL AUTHORS OF THE WCCAT<br />
o Brendan McCormack, Professor of Nursing Research University of Ulster and<br />
Director of Nursing Research and Practice development, Royal Hospitals Trust,<br />
Belfast.<br />
o Elizabeth Henderson, Lead Cancer Nurse, Northern Ireland Cancer Network.<br />
o Dr Val Wilson, Director of Nursing Research & Practice Development, the Children's<br />
Hospital at Westmead, NSW, Australia.<br />
o Jayne Wright, Research Associate, University of Ulster<br />
.<br />
If you do not require <strong>for</strong>mal ethical approval then you should still have evidence of approval<br />
from the management team. Consider also how you will ensure confidentiality, anonymity<br />
and non-interference with ward activities. You will need to secure ‘process consent’, i.e. at<br />
each observation period seek verbal consent from patients and staff <strong>for</strong> the observations being<br />
undertaken.<br />
• Explain the processes to be used in observation, (e.g. where you will be positioned, number<br />
of observers, number of observations to be undertaken, frequency of observations and the<br />
types of notes you will maintain. Wherever possible, negotiate these arrangements with staff.<br />
• Written in<strong>for</strong>mation about the study and the procedures should be provided.<br />
• Answer all questions openly and honestly.<br />
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PROCESS FOR USING THE WCCAT<br />
The WCCAT adopts a five (5) phase process to undertaking an observation study, analysing the data,<br />
feeding back to clinical teams and developing action plans. The five phases are:<br />
The WCCAT has been developed to help people involved in the<br />
development of practice to undertake observational studies of work<br />
place settings in order to in<strong>for</strong>m changes in practice. The tool is<br />
Workplace suitable <strong>for</strong> use by anyone who has some experience of practice<br />
1. Pre-observation<br />
development including the observation of practice. The tool has<br />
2. Observation<br />
been developed from an analysis of our experience of leading and<br />
3. Consciousness Raising and Problematisation facilitating practice development programmes over many years.<br />
4. Reflection and Critique<br />
Observation is one of the key tools used in emancipatory<br />
practice development – a <strong>for</strong>m of practice development that is<br />
5. Participatory Analysis and Action Planning Culture<br />
concerned with changing the culture and context of practice in order<br />
to develop sustainable person-centred and evidence-based<br />
workplaces. Seeing practice, raising consciousness about taken <strong>for</strong><br />
granted practices and reflecting on taken <strong>for</strong> granted assumptions<br />
are key components of comprehensive observation. This tool is<br />
designed to help you develop a systematic approach to undertaking<br />
Critical<br />
these activities.<br />
Phase 1: Pre observation<br />
We encourage you to use this tool and would welcome<br />
your feedback on its relevance and usability in your practice<br />
Step 1: Preparing the Clinical Area <strong>for</strong> Observation development work.<br />
Contact<br />
Preparing a clinical area <strong>for</strong> observation is an important Brendan phase McCormack: of the process. bg.mccormack@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Staff anticipation of<br />
being observed Analysis<br />
can generate heightened anxiety and Liz concern. Henderson It is liz.henderson@bch.n-i.nhs.uk<br />
there<strong>for</strong>e important to undertake<br />
preparatory work in order to reduce anxiety, clarify <strong>for</strong> processes further in<strong>for</strong>mation. to be used and engage staff in planning<br />
<strong>for</strong> periods of observation.<br />
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In order to reduce anxiety and prepare <strong>for</strong> the observation study, it is important to:<br />
[1] Observations of practice that are part of routine practice development projects do not usually require<br />
<strong>for</strong>mal ethical approval from a research ethics committee. In some settings, ‘quality approval’ will be required.<br />
However, should you be intending to develop the practice development work into a research project and/or<br />
publish the findings of your project, then <strong>for</strong>mal ethical approval will be required. Please check the need <strong>for</strong><br />
ethical approval with your local ethics committee.<br />
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As well as negotiating and explaining the observation procedures, it is also important to identify staff<br />
beliefs and values, as a means of identifying the espoused beliefs and values of the team. Values<br />
clarification is a complex and often lengthy process and in this phase it would be impossible to<br />
undertake a values clarification to this extent. However, undertaking a values clarification as a<br />
component of step 1 will enable you to understand the team’s values at a superficial level and provide<br />
a benchmark <strong>for</strong> considering the data collected during the observations and how this relates to the<br />
values that staff want to underpin their practice. In having this awareness, then feedback can be<br />
structured (phase 4) in a way that is meaningful and less threatening. If the clinical setting does not<br />
have an available set of clarified beliefs and The values WCCAT (such has as a been stated developed philosophy to help of care), people then involved you in the<br />
will need to facilitate a values clarification process development with of team practice members to undertake about their observational practice – studies see of work<br />
appendix 1 <strong>for</strong> a suggested values clarification place process settings and in also order refer to in<strong>for</strong>m to Manley changes (2000 in practice. a), Wilson The tool is<br />
(2005) or Workplace<br />
Boomer at al (2006) <strong>for</strong> explanations suitable of the <strong>for</strong> process. use by anyone who has some experience of practice<br />
development including the observation of practice. The tool has<br />
been developed from an analysis of our experience of leading and<br />
facilitating practice development programmes over many years.<br />
Observation is one of the key tools used in emancipatory<br />
Step 2: Preparing yourself to Observe practice development – a <strong>for</strong>m of practice development that is<br />
Culture<br />
concerned with changing the culture and context of practice in order<br />
In order to systematically gather detailed and to accurate develop in<strong>for</strong>mation sustainable you person-centred (the observer) and need to evidence-based develop<br />
specific skills in observation including the ability workplaces. to concentrate Seeing practice, in often raising busy consciousness environments, about to stand taken <strong>for</strong><br />
granted practices and reflecting on taken <strong>for</strong> granted assumptions<br />
apart from the context you are observing and to defer any judgements you may wish to make about<br />
are key components of comprehensive observation. This tool is<br />
what you are observing. It is also important <strong>for</strong> you to take into account the role your own subjectivity<br />
designed to help you develop a systematic approach to undertaking<br />
plays in the observation process (Fawcett Critical<br />
these 1996). activities. Whilst practice helps the observer obtain the<br />
necessary skills, a deeper understanding of the intricacies We encourage of observation you to use is this developed tool and through would such welcome<br />
things as group discussions, self directed learning your feedback and critical on reflection. its relevance and usability in your practice<br />
development work.<br />
The following practical guidelines (adapted from Contact Fawcett 1996) will assist you in preparing and<br />
undertaking an observation using the Critical Analysis Brendan of Workplace McCormack: Culture bg.mccormack@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Tool. The observation is<br />
phase one Analysis<br />
of the critical analysis and relates to what Liz is seen Henderson happening liz.henderson@bch.n-i.nhs.uk<br />
in the clinical setting including<br />
such things as the routines, the actions and interactions. <strong>for</strong> further The in<strong>for</strong>mation. findings are used as a basis <strong>for</strong> critical<br />
discussion with staff about what you have seen and heard, and how this connects to their experience<br />
of practice.<br />
Tool<br />
Guideline Rationale<br />
Preparing <strong>for</strong><br />
Observation<br />
(1) What is the It is not possible to observe everything within a multi-sensory environment.<br />
focus of the You need to choose a focus <strong>for</strong> your observation. You may be required to<br />
observation<br />
ORIGINAL<br />
e.g.<br />
AUTHORS<br />
observe on a<br />
OF<br />
number<br />
THE<br />
of<br />
WCCAT<br />
occasions (at different time periods) to build up a<br />
medication picture of what is happening in a workplace. You need to take into account the<br />
o Brendan McCormack, Professor of Nursing Research University of Ulster and<br />
administration environment, verbal and non verbal communication, actions, events & people<br />
Director of Nursing Research and Practice development, Royal Hospitals Trust,<br />
(2) How will Belfast. you It is helpful to develop a system <strong>for</strong> documenting your findings that enable<br />
document o your Elizabeth you Henderson, to capture Lead data Cancer during the Nurse, observation Northern in a Ireland timely Cancer manner. Network. Consider what<br />
findings?<br />
o Dr Val Wilson,<br />
abbreviations<br />
Director<br />
or<br />
of<br />
codes<br />
Nursing<br />
you<br />
Research<br />
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to<br />
Practice<br />
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Development,<br />
findings. Having<br />
the Children's<br />
large<br />
margins allow you to capture your thoughts during and after the observation.<br />
Hospital at You Westmead, will need NSW, to take Australia. note of things such as place/date/time (see the example<br />
below)<br />
o Jayne Wright, Research Associate, University of Ulster<br />
(3) Gaining access<br />
to the site<br />
(4) Preparing<br />
yourself<br />
April 2007<br />
You need to negotiate access to the site, think about us how often and how<br />
long you might want to observe practice. You also need to in<strong>for</strong>m staff about<br />
the purpose of your observation and obtain consent where appropriate.<br />
It is best to observe with a colleague in order to validate your findings and<br />
agree on key issues. When choosing a partner <strong>for</strong> observation, consider the<br />
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Undertaking an<br />
Observation<br />
(1) Positioning<br />
yourself (+ other<br />
observer if<br />
required)<br />
(2) Time<br />
Workplace<br />
Culture<br />
(3) Recording data<br />
After the<br />
Observation<br />
(1) Review your<br />
notes<br />
(2) Review the<br />
process<br />
Critical<br />
Analysis<br />
(3) Do you require<br />
more observation<br />
Tool<br />
need <strong>for</strong> an insider/outsider approach (i.e. if you are insider to the setting then<br />
perhaps someone from outside the setting would be most appropriate as a<br />
partner [and vice versa]). Consider having a ‘practice observation’ with a<br />
colleague, that way you can both observe the same thing and then compare<br />
notes about what you observed.<br />
Think where the best advantage point is <strong>for</strong> you to observe practice. You need<br />
to take into consideration such things as how easy it is <strong>for</strong> you to observe what<br />
is happening without being The WCCAT ‘in the way’ has been or highly developed visible to help people involved in the<br />
development of practice to undertake observational studies of work<br />
As you are developing place your settings observation in order skills to in<strong>for</strong>m you may changes find that in practice. you can The only tool is<br />
spend 15-20 minutes suitable observing <strong>for</strong> use practice by anyone at who a time has some as a experience high level of practice of<br />
development including the observation of practice. The tool has<br />
concentration is required. As you become proficient this time can be increased<br />
been developed from an analysis of our experience of leading and<br />
facilitating practice development programmes over many years.<br />
Try to capture as much data as Observation possible. Ensure is one notes of the are key clear tools and used concise. in emancipatory<br />
practice development – a <strong>for</strong>m of practice development that is<br />
concerned with changing the culture and context of practice in order<br />
to develop sustainable person-centred and evidence-based<br />
workplaces. Seeing practice, raising consciousness about taken <strong>for</strong><br />
Write any additional granted comments practices as soon and reflecting as possible on taken after <strong>for</strong> the granted observation assumptions<br />
period as well as any are questions key components you are posing of comprehensive about what you observation. have observed. This tool is<br />
Compare notes with<br />
designed<br />
the other<br />
to<br />
observer<br />
help you develop<br />
to develop<br />
a systematic<br />
a greater<br />
approach<br />
understanding<br />
to undertaking<br />
these activities.<br />
about what was happening.<br />
We encourage you to use this tool and would welcome<br />
your feedback on its relevance and usability in your practice<br />
This can be done as an development individual work. or group activity. What worked well during<br />
the observation? What things Contact could you improve upon? What did you learn<br />
about observation skills and Brendan techniques? McCormack: What impact bg.mccormack@ulster.ac.uk<br />
did your own value<br />
judgements have on what you Liz observed? Henderson It liz.henderson@bch.n-i.nhs.uk<br />
may be helpful to capture your<br />
answers (and future development <strong>for</strong> further opportunities) in<strong>for</strong>mation. <strong>for</strong> your learning portfolio.<br />
Consider whether you (and any other observers) have enough material at this<br />
stage to move onto the next phase. If not you need to consider what the focus<br />
of future observations will be, when it will take place and who will undertake<br />
the observation<br />
(4) Preparing notes<br />
If you feel you have enough material to undertake phase two (consciousness<br />
raising and problematisation) then you need to prepare your observations <strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>for</strong> the next phase feedback to staff and to facilitate a discussion in relation to what you observed<br />
ORIGINAL AUTHORS OF THE WCCAT<br />
o Brendan McCormack, Professor of Nursing Research University of Ulster and<br />
Example of Director Observation of Nursing Record Research and Practice development, Royal Hospitals Trust,<br />
Belfast.<br />
Name of o Observer: Elizabeth Jo Henderson, Smith Lead Cancer Nurse, Northern Unit: Ireland Ward Cancer 4 E Network.<br />
Focus of o Observation: Dr Val Wilson, Communication Director of during Nursing ward Research rounds & Practice Date: 5Development, the Children's<br />
Hospital at Westmead, NSW, Australia.<br />
o Jayne Wright, Research Associate, University of Ulster<br />
April 2007<br />
th August 2006<br />
Time Observation Notes<br />
Observer comments/questions<br />
09.15 Medication round in progress. The nurse approaches Interruptions of nurses during<br />
AS’s bed and checks how the patient’s night has been. medicines rounds seems to be a<br />
Inquires about her pain and uses the pain assessment tool significant issue on this ward. Is<br />
to get an accurate indication of the level of pain. Offers there a relationship between these<br />
analgesia. JRMO approaches nurse as she is getting the interruptions and drug-errors? I<br />
medication from the trolley and questions her re another wonder how the nurses feel about<br />
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patient. JRMO leaves and the nurse appears flustered.<br />
Seems to be unsure what she was doing.<br />
April 2007<br />
these interruptions – are they aware<br />
of them or are they a ‘norm’? This<br />
would be useful to explore in the<br />
feedback session.<br />
Phase 2: Observation<br />
Observation of the workplace culture should The be WCCAT undertaken has been at the developed negotiated to help time people by two involved trained in the<br />
observers using the WCCAT observation pro<strong>for</strong>ma. development Who of practice the observers to undertake are may observational be different studies in each of work<br />
project in which the WCCAT is being used place and settings may include in order different to in<strong>for</strong>m combinations changes in practice. of internal The and tool is<br />
external Workplace<br />
observers. Observers should maintain suitable field <strong>for</strong> use notes by about anyone the who experience has some experience as a process of practice <strong>for</strong><br />
development including the observation of practice. The tool has<br />
reviewing the effectiveness of the observation undertaken.<br />
been developed from an analysis of our experience of leading and<br />
facilitating practice development programmes over many years.<br />
Observation is one of the key tools used in emancipatory<br />
Phase 3. Consciousness Raising and Problematisation<br />
practice development – a <strong>for</strong>m of practice development that is<br />
When the Culture<br />
observation is finished you (the concerned observers) with should changing firstly the culture clarify and with context individual of practice team in order<br />
members anything you are unsure of. You to should develop also sustainable discuss with person-centred staff specific and aspects evidence-based of the<br />
observation data that you want to further clarify workplaces. or gain Seeing a deeper practice, understanding raising consciousness of. Start about by asking taken <strong>for</strong><br />
them open questions relevant to each of the granted eight observation practices and areas reflecting in turn on as taken outlined <strong>for</strong> in granted the WCCAT assumptions<br />
pro<strong>for</strong>ma. This will help you gain insight are into key the components practice context of comprehensive and minimise observation. the risk This of you tool is<br />
making false assumptions about what you saw. designed You to should help you use develop questions a systematic such as approach ‘what is to it undertaking like to<br />
Critical<br />
these activities.<br />
work in this environment?’ how effective is communication here? How is care organised here? Tell<br />
We encourage you to use this tool and would welcome<br />
me about how learning takes place here etc. You should make notes/record all responses.<br />
your feedback on its relevance and usability in your practice<br />
development work.<br />
Contact<br />
Phase 4: Reflection and Critique<br />
Brendan McCormack: bg.mccormack@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Both observers Analysis<br />
compare their observations and agree Liz a Henderson common set liz.henderson@bch.n-i.nhs.uk<br />
of issues to feedback to the ward<br />
team. During the feedback session, a critical dialogue <strong>for</strong> is further facilitated in<strong>for</strong>mation. by the observers with staff. This is<br />
done by the observers presenting their ‘common issues’ as impressions only and putting them up to<br />
challenge by staff. Each observation area is discussed in this way and the discussion includes the<br />
comparing of the issues raised with the espoused philosophy/values and beliefs/empirical evidence.<br />
By the end of the critical dialogue a common set of issues is agreed between clinical staff and the<br />
observers Tool and these issues <strong>for</strong>m the basis of:<br />
1. Further investigation into specific areas using focused observation instruments, such as Nursing<br />
Handover/Mealtimes/Privacy & Dignity or Audit of specific aspects of practice, <strong>for</strong> example<br />
Infection Control, <strong>Care</strong> Records etc.<br />
2. Formulation of a practice development action plan.<br />
3. Development ORIGINAL of a AUTHORS staff development OF THE action WCCAT plan.<br />
o Brendan McCormack, Professor of Nursing Research University of Ulster and<br />
Process <strong>for</strong> Director engaging of in Nursing the critical Research dialogue and session Practice development, Royal Hospitals Trust,<br />
Belfast.<br />
To avoid interruption and to enable the critical discussion to take place, observers/facilitators and<br />
members<br />
o<br />
of<br />
Elizabeth<br />
the clinical<br />
Henderson,<br />
team, at an<br />
Lead<br />
agreed<br />
Cancer<br />
time, should<br />
Nurse,<br />
move<br />
Northern<br />
to an appropriate<br />
Ireland Cancer<br />
quiet<br />
Network.<br />
area. Facilitators<br />
should reiterate o Dr Val the Wilson, purpose of Director this session, of Nursing which is Research to collectively & Practice make Development, sense of what has the been Children's both<br />
observed and articulated with a view to the clinical team agreeing the areas of practice that need<br />
either further Hospital exploration at Westmead, or development. NSW, Staff Australia. may be feeling apprehensive, so it is important to set<br />
a positive tone in terms of acknowledging their contribution to the process thus far. It may be helpful<br />
o Jayne Wright, Research Associate, University of Ulster<br />
at this stage to establish ground rules <strong>for</strong> the session to enable dialogue. It is important that<br />
facilitators do not appear to be ‘sitting in judgment’ on the ward team, but rather are offering their<br />
observations <strong>for</strong> critical reflection and discussion to enable insight and learning. The Critical<br />
Companion Relationship Domain supports the need <strong>for</strong> facilitators to ‘work with’ the ward team<br />
demonstrating ‘graceful care’ in a collaborative spirit of ‘giving and receiving’.<br />
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One method of feeding back may be to offer some general feedback first (using the ‘praise sandwich’<br />
technique - positive first, then the less positive, and finishing with positive again), then actively<br />
engage with staff by focusing on a number of specific areas <strong>for</strong> more in-depth exploration. In this<br />
exercise observers/facilitators are attempting to challenge practice by drawing attention to the<br />
differences between values espoused and those observed in practice in order to enable staff to see<br />
things from a different perspective. For example:<br />
“Your philosophy states you aim to provide patient centred care yet in practice we have<br />
observed that getting the task done The seems WCCAT to be has more been important developed than to help stopping people to involved listen to in the<br />
patients, what might be going on here? development How does of practice that observation to undertake make observational you feel? studies What of is work<br />
being valued here? Why is that? What place is settings that saying in order about to in<strong>for</strong>m the culture changes you in work practice. in? What The tool is<br />
Workplace<br />
would person-centredness look like? suitable What <strong>for</strong> might use by be anyone hindering who the has team some from experience being able of to practice<br />
undertake that? What would<br />
development<br />
help the<br />
including<br />
team to provide<br />
the observation<br />
care in that<br />
of practice.<br />
way?<br />
The tool has<br />
been developed from an analysis of our experience of leading and<br />
facilitating practice development programmes over many years.<br />
Processes used <strong>for</strong> example in action learning sets should<br />
Observation<br />
be employed,<br />
is one of the<br />
such<br />
key<br />
as<br />
tools<br />
attending<br />
used in<br />
and<br />
emancipatory<br />
active<br />
listening, one person speaking at a time, practice open development questioning, – a probing, <strong>for</strong>m of practice reflecting development back, non- that is<br />
confrontational Culture<br />
challenging and using positive concerned affirmation with changing to give support. the culture To and achieve context closure of practice it may in order<br />
be helpful to evaluate the critical dialogue to session develop in terms sustainable of what person-centred they found most and useful, evidence-based least<br />
useful and one thing they are taking away that workplaces. they have Seeing learnt. practice, raising consciousness about taken <strong>for</strong><br />
granted practices and reflecting on taken <strong>for</strong> granted assumptions<br />
are key components of comprehensive observation. This tool is<br />
Phase 5: Participatory Analysis and Action designed Planning to help you develop a systematic approach to undertaking<br />
Once you Critical<br />
have the in<strong>for</strong>mation from phases<br />
these<br />
2-5,<br />
activities.<br />
the next stage is to make some sense of it and try and<br />
We encourage you to use this tool and would welcome<br />
understand what it is telling you and staff on the ward. The process <strong>for</strong> doing this is to theme the<br />
your feedback on its relevance and usability in your practice<br />
data.<br />
development work.<br />
Contact<br />
The data analysis phase should be undertaken as Brendan a participatory McCormack: analysis bg.mccormack@ulster.ac.uk<br />
with the ward staff. As<br />
many of Analysis<br />
the ward staff as possible, or a representative Liz Henderson sample liz.henderson@bch.n-i.nhs.uk<br />
of staff should participate in the<br />
analysis of the data (It is essential that the Ward <strong>for</strong> Sister/Charge further in<strong>for</strong>mation. Nurse/Nursing Unit Manager are<br />
included). Themes <strong>for</strong> action planning are arrived at by going back and <strong>for</strong>th between the different<br />
data sets and identifying similarities and differences. Participants in the data analysis are asked to<br />
identify impressions, feelings, metaphors, key words and images that reflect the data. This process<br />
helps to develop an intimate knowledge of the data and an ‘embodiment’ of it, i.e. how the data feels.<br />
Initial impressions Tool are noted and a list of tentative themes and common issues are noted. The themes<br />
are then revised and refined and narrative or examples of what was observed are selected to link the<br />
themes. Theme statements are then written based on common characteristics. All findings are<br />
compared <strong>for</strong> patterns, commonalities, differences and unique happenings. A six-step process<br />
adapted from McCormack (2002) is set out below. Participants in the data analysis process should<br />
undertake ORIGINAL steps 1-5 independently AUTHORS of OF each THE other WCCAT and step 6 should be undertaken together:<br />
o Brendan McCormack, Professor of Nursing Research University of Ulster and<br />
1. Look at Director all the in<strong>for</strong>mation of Nursing you Research have and and read Practice it though development, a few times. A Royal few things Hospitals may stick Trust, out<br />
in your Belfast. mind such as something that happened more then once or something that you thought was<br />
really o good Elizabeth or concerned Henderson, you. Lead Cancer Nurse, Northern Ireland Cancer Network.<br />
2. Devise an ‘image’ (could be a collage, a poem, a collection of metaphors, movements etc) that<br />
captures o Dr the Val ‘essence’ Wilson, of Director the data overall of Nursing <strong>for</strong> you. Research Each participant & Practice does Development, this and shares the their Children's<br />
image with other participants. This stage helps to ground the holistic nature of the data and<br />
Hospital at Westmead, NSW, Australia.<br />
provides a tangible representation of the whole data set be<strong>for</strong>e the next stages occur and during<br />
which o the Jayne data Wright, will be segmented. Research Associate, University of Ulster<br />
3. Return to the data and as you are reading it through, think about how the data is linked, <strong>for</strong><br />
example you may have noted that a person was given choice about when they wanted to get up<br />
and that the nurse took time to listen and follow the persons wishes. Another time a nurse, asked a<br />
person where they would like to sit in the lounge and gave the person time to make their decision.<br />
You could theme this as ‘Patient choice’ or ‘Respect <strong>for</strong> the individual’. Another example may be<br />
that screening was inappropriate around a person’s bed and it was noted by the observer that they<br />
could<br />
April<br />
see<br />
2007<br />
behind the curtains whilst the patient was having personal care. Another time a nurse<br />
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walked behind the curtain without asking. These you can theme as ‘lack of privacy or ‘lack of<br />
respect <strong>for</strong> the individual’.<br />
4. Go through all the data developing the themes and keeping in mind your ‘image’ which is a<br />
representation of the essences of the whole data set. Consider the linkages between the themes<br />
you are developing and the image. Do the themes help to add detail to the whole image? Is there<br />
a relationship between the image and the individual themes? Are some themes stronger than<br />
others?<br />
5. Refine the themes. Each participant in the workshop shares their initial themes and any<br />
explanations that might help make sense The of the WCCAT themes has <strong>for</strong> been others. developed Do not to worry help people if you have involved lots in the<br />
of themes at first, by reading and reviewing development the themes of practice these will to undertake become less. observational The themes studies are of work<br />
then synthesised/reduced by using postit place notes. settings Firstly in the order themes to in<strong>for</strong>m are written changes on in flipchart practice. paper. The tool is<br />
Each Workplace<br />
person, using postit notes suggests suitable where there <strong>for</strong> use are by overlaps, anyone who shared has meanings some experience and areas of of practice<br />
commonality. It is easy to think that some<br />
development<br />
things are<br />
including<br />
obvious<br />
the<br />
and<br />
observation<br />
do not need<br />
of<br />
including<br />
practice.<br />
but<br />
The tool has<br />
been developed from an analysis of our experience of leading and<br />
remember that it is this everyday taken-<strong>for</strong>-granted in<strong>for</strong>mation/data that is important.<br />
facilitating practice development programmes over many years.<br />
6. Once you have some tentative shared themes discuss<br />
Observation<br />
them in<br />
is<br />
the<br />
one<br />
group<br />
of the<br />
and<br />
key<br />
agree<br />
tools used<br />
that these<br />
in emancipatory<br />
are<br />
shared themes. Identify the individual data practice sources development that are linked – a <strong>for</strong>m to these of practice themes development and note them. that is<br />
Culture<br />
concerned with changing the culture and context of practice in order<br />
You now have your list of themes and can go to on develop and develop sustainable the action person-centred plan. and evidence-based<br />
workplaces. Seeing practice, raising consciousness about taken <strong>for</strong><br />
Process <strong>for</strong> Devising Action Plans granted practices and reflecting on taken <strong>for</strong> granted assumptions<br />
When you have a finalised list of themes, plan are an key action components planning of workshop comprehensive with the observation. ward This tool is<br />
sister/charge nurse/nursing unit manager and designed the staff to of help the you ward develop (as many a systematic as possible approach to attend to undertaking or a<br />
representative Critical<br />
sample of staff, but it essential<br />
these<br />
that<br />
activities.<br />
the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse/Nursing Unit<br />
We encourage you to use this tool and would welcome<br />
Manager is included) to develop an action plan.<br />
your feedback on its relevance and usability in your practice<br />
development work.<br />
Each theme should be considered as an area <strong>for</strong> action. Contact However, some themes may be combined and<br />
actions developed to address the combined themes. Brendan Alternatively McCormack: you may bg.mccormack@ulster.ac.uk<br />
find that an identified<br />
action(s) Analysis<br />
may address a number of themes. Whatever Liz way Henderson you structure liz.henderson@bch.n-i.nhs.uk<br />
it, you action plan should<br />
include:<br />
<strong>for</strong> further in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
1. Focus of the action (the theme)<br />
2. The specific actions being taken, i.e. state “set up weekly team meetings” as opposed to<br />
“establish better communication in the team”.<br />
3. Consider any policies in the organisation that need to be considered/implemented/adhered to.<br />
4. Tool<br />
Identify the person(s) responsible <strong>for</strong> taking the action.<br />
5. Agree achievement dates<br />
6. Agree review dates<br />
7. Have the action plan approved by the relevant line manager<br />
Congratulations, ORIGINAL you AUTHORS have completed OF THE the full WCCAT observation cycle.<br />
o Brendan McCormack, Professor of Nursing Research University of Ulster and<br />
Director of Nursing Research and Practice development, Royal Hospitals Trust,<br />
Belfast.<br />
o Elizabeth Henderson, Lead Cancer Nurse, Northern Ireland Cancer Network.<br />
o Dr Val Wilson, Director of Nursing Research & Practice Development, the Children's<br />
Hospital at Westmead, NSW, Australia.<br />
o Jayne Wright, Research Associate, University of Ulster<br />
April 2007<br />
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Workplace<br />
Culture<br />
Critical<br />
Analysis<br />
Tool<br />
ORIGINAL AUTHORS OF THE WCCAT<br />
o Brendan McCormack, Professor of Nursing Research University of Ulster and<br />
Director of Nursing Research and Practice development, Royal Hospitals Trust,<br />
Belfast.<br />
o Elizabeth Henderson, Lead Cancer Nurse, Northern Ireland Cancer Network.<br />
o Dr Val Wilson, Director of Nursing Research & Practice Development, the Children's<br />
Hospital at Westmead, NSW, Australia.<br />
o Jayne Wright, Research Associate, University of Ulster<br />
April 2007<br />
Observer Prompts Observation Notes Questions Arising<br />
• What impression do you get from looking at the<br />
setting? (You should consider various areas within<br />
the ward/department, <strong>for</strong> example patient rooms,<br />
nurses station etc)<br />
• What do you see, hear and smell (consider noise<br />
levels, lighting, dominating smells and activities<br />
that appear to shape the culture)<br />
• Are call bells answered promptly?<br />
• Who does the environment privilege? Consider<br />
how patient friendly it is, or how staff friendly it<br />
is? Are there <strong>for</strong>bidden patient areas? Is there<br />
adequate seating <strong>for</strong> visitors etc?)<br />
• How is space used / furniture arranged / layout?<br />
(For example are chairs placed convenient and<br />
ready <strong>for</strong> use when staff are communicating with<br />
patients; also consider equipment location. Is the<br />
space cluttered? Are lockers and bedside tables<br />
clean and tidy? Is there space <strong>for</strong> visitors to sit and<br />
be with the patient?)<br />
• Who takes responsibility <strong>for</strong> the environment?<br />
The WCCAT has been developed to help people involved in the<br />
development of practice to undertake observational studies of work<br />
place settings in order to in<strong>for</strong>m changes in practice. The tool is<br />
suitable <strong>for</strong> use by anyone who has some experience of practice<br />
development including the observation of practice. The tool has<br />
been developed from an analysis of our experience of leading and<br />
facilitating practice development programmes over many years.<br />
Observation is one of the key tools used in emancipatory<br />
practice development – a <strong>for</strong>m of practice development that is<br />
concerned with changing the culture and context of practice in order<br />
to develop sustainable person-centred and evidence-based<br />
workplaces. Seeing practice, raising consciousness about taken <strong>for</strong><br />
granted practices and reflecting on taken <strong>for</strong> granted assumptions<br />
are key components of comprehensive observation. This tool is<br />
designed to help you develop a systematic approach to undertaking<br />
these activities.<br />
We encourage you to use this tool and would welcome<br />
your feedback on its relevance and usability in your practice<br />
development work.<br />
Contact<br />
Brendan McCormack: bg.mccormack@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Liz Henderson liz.henderson@bch.n-i.nhs.uk<br />
<strong>for</strong> further in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
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Workplace Culture Observation Pro<strong>for</strong>ma
Observation Area 2: COMMUNICATION<br />
Observer Prompts Observation Notes Questions Arising<br />
• When and where does communication take<br />
place?<br />
• Who communicates with whom? (Include staffpatient,<br />
staff-staff etc identifying professional<br />
type)<br />
Workplace<br />
Culture<br />
Critical<br />
Analysis<br />
Tool<br />
ORIGINAL AUTHORS OF THE WCCAT<br />
o Brendan McCormack, Professor of Nursing Research University of Ulster and<br />
Director of Nursing Research and Practice development, Royal Hospitals Trust,<br />
Belfast.<br />
o Elizabeth Henderson, Lead Cancer Nurse, Northern Ireland Cancer Network.<br />
o Dr Val Wilson, Director of Nursing Research & Practice Development, the Children's<br />
Hospital at Westmead, NSW, Australia.<br />
o Jayne Wright, Research Associate, University of Ulster<br />
April 2007<br />
The WCCAT has been developed to help people involved in the<br />
development of practice to undertake observational studies of work<br />
place settings in order to in<strong>for</strong>m changes in practice. The tool is<br />
suitable <strong>for</strong> use by anyone who has some experience of practice<br />
development including the observation of practice. The tool has<br />
been developed from an analysis of our experience of leading and<br />
facilitating practice development programmes over many years.<br />
Observation is one of the key tools used in emancipatory<br />
practice development – a <strong>for</strong>m of practice development that is<br />
concerned with changing the culture and context of practice in order<br />
to develop sustainable person-centred and evidence-based<br />
workplaces. Seeing practice, raising consciousness about taken <strong>for</strong><br />
granted practices and reflecting on taken <strong>for</strong> granted assumptions<br />
are key components of comprehensive observation. This tool is<br />
designed to help you develop a systematic approach to undertaking<br />
these activities.<br />
We encourage you to use this tool and would welcome<br />
your feedback on its relevance and usability in your practice<br />
development work.<br />
Contact<br />
Brendan McCormack: bg.mccormack@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Liz Henderson liz.henderson@bch.n-i.nhs.uk<br />
<strong>for</strong> further in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
• How effective is nursing hand-over? (Pay<br />
attention to the quality and type of in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
handed over, as well as to the focus of the<br />
report, its location etc)<br />
• What type of language is used? (This refers to<br />
staff communicating generally as well as<br />
during nursing hand-over, is the language<br />
used patient centred, biomedical, or industrial<br />
type language more associated with production<br />
lines?)<br />
• How are patients talked about? (Include all<br />
professionals – see note above)<br />
• How do staff refer to each other? (Include all<br />
professionals – with respect/distain etc?)<br />
• How do staff engage with each other?<br />
(consider tone of voice, pace, pitch of voice;<br />
consider how different staff participate/don’t<br />
participate in ward rounds)<br />
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Workplace<br />
Culture<br />
Critical<br />
Analysis<br />
Tool<br />
ORIGINAL AUTHORS OF THE WCCAT<br />
o Brendan McCormack, Professor of Nursing Research University of Ulster and<br />
Director of Nursing Research and Practice development, Royal Hospitals Trust,<br />
Belfast.<br />
o Elizabeth Henderson, Lead Cancer Nurse, Northern Ireland Cancer Network.<br />
o Dr Val Wilson, Director of Nursing Research & Practice Development, the Children's<br />
Hospital at Westmead, NSW, Australia.<br />
o Jayne Wright, Research Associate, University of Ulster<br />
April 2007<br />
What importance is placed on the tools of<br />
communication? (Here you should consider the<br />
attention that is paid to the various communication<br />
means)<br />
Is confidentiality respected?<br />
Do staff have meaningful engagement with<br />
patients or fleeting/task oriented conversations?<br />
written documentation, computers, whiteboards<br />
etc)<br />
What messages does staff body language convey?<br />
(Between staff, between staff and patients)<br />
Are visitors made to feel welcome? (how Are they<br />
greeted and treated?)<br />
What tools are used to enable communication?<br />
(Here you should note the various systems in use,<br />
The WCCAT has been developed to help people involved in the<br />
development of practice to undertake observational studies of work<br />
place settings in order to in<strong>for</strong>m changes in practice. The tool is<br />
suitable <strong>for</strong> use by anyone who has some experience of practice<br />
development including the observation of practice. The tool has<br />
been developed from an analysis of our experience of leading and<br />
facilitating practice development programmes over many years.<br />
Observation is one of the key tools used in emancipatory<br />
practice development – a <strong>for</strong>m of practice development that is<br />
concerned with changing the culture and context of practice in order<br />
to develop sustainable person-centred and evidence-based<br />
workplaces. Seeing practice, raising consciousness about taken <strong>for</strong><br />
granted practices and reflecting on taken <strong>for</strong> granted assumptions<br />
are key components of comprehensive observation. This tool is<br />
designed to help you develop a systematic approach to undertaking<br />
these activities.<br />
We encourage you to use this tool and would welcome<br />
your feedback on its relevance and usability in your practice<br />
development work.<br />
Contact<br />
Brendan McCormack: bg.mccormack@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Liz Henderson liz.henderson@bch.n-i.nhs.uk<br />
<strong>for</strong> further in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
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Observation Area 3: PRIVACY & DIGNITY<br />
Observer Prompts Observation Notes Questions Arising<br />
• Is patient privacy respected during specific<br />
procedures?<br />
• How is the valuing of diversity<br />
demonstrated (including attitudes and<br />
behaviour towards minority groups, e.g.<br />
black and minority ethnic communities)?<br />
• Are individuals needs and choices<br />
ascertained and continuously reviewed?<br />
• How is the acceptability of personal contact<br />
(touch) identified with individual patients<br />
/clients?<br />
• How are the patient’s /client’s personal<br />
boundaries identified and respected and<br />
communicated to others?<br />
• How is clinical risk handled in relation to<br />
complete privacy?<br />
• Note how privacy is effectively maintained<br />
e.g. curtains, screens, walls, rooms, use of<br />
blankets, appropriate clothing, appropriate<br />
positioning of patient etc<br />
• Note how privacy is achieved at times<br />
when the presence of others is required<br />
• Note how modesty is achieved <strong>for</strong> those in<br />
transit to differing care environments<br />
• How are patients/clients views and needs<br />
ascertained and recorded?<br />
• Is in<strong>for</strong>mation adapted to meet the needs of<br />
individual patients?<br />
Workplace<br />
Culture<br />
Critical<br />
Analysis<br />
Tool<br />
ORIGINAL AUTHORS OF THE WCCAT<br />
o Brendan McCormack, Professor of Nursing Research University of Ulster and<br />
Director of Nursing Research and Practice development, Royal Hospitals Trust,<br />
Belfast.<br />
o Elizabeth Henderson, Lead Cancer Nurse, Northern Ireland Cancer Network.<br />
o Dr Val Wilson, Director of Nursing Research & Practice Development, the Children's<br />
Hospital at Westmead, NSW, Australia.<br />
o Jayne Wright, Research Associate, University of Ulster<br />
April 2007<br />
The WCCAT has been developed to help people involved in the<br />
development of practice to undertake observational studies of work<br />
place settings in order to in<strong>for</strong>m changes in practice. The tool is<br />
suitable <strong>for</strong> use by anyone who has some experience of practice<br />
development including the observation of practice. The tool has<br />
been developed from an analysis of our experience of leading and<br />
facilitating practice development programmes over many years.<br />
Observation is one of the key tools used in emancipatory<br />
practice development – a <strong>for</strong>m of practice development that is<br />
concerned with changing the culture and context of practice in order<br />
to develop sustainable person-centred and evidence-based<br />
workplaces. Seeing practice, raising consciousness about taken <strong>for</strong><br />
granted practices and reflecting on taken <strong>for</strong> granted assumptions<br />
are key components of comprehensive observation. This tool is<br />
designed to help you develop a systematic approach to undertaking<br />
these activities.<br />
We encourage you to use this tool and would welcome<br />
your feedback on its relevance and usability in your practice<br />
development work.<br />
Contact<br />
Brendan McCormack: bg.mccormack@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Liz Henderson liz.henderson@bch.n-i.nhs.uk<br />
<strong>for</strong> further in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
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Workplace<br />
Culture<br />
Critical<br />
Analysis<br />
Tool<br />
ORIGINAL AUTHORS OF THE WCCAT<br />
o Brendan McCormack, Professor of Nursing Research University of Ulster and<br />
Director of Nursing Research and Practice development, Royal Hospitals Trust,<br />
Belfast.<br />
o Elizabeth Henderson, Lead Cancer Nurse, Northern Ireland Cancer Network.<br />
o Dr Val Wilson, Director of Nursing Research & Practice Development, the Children's<br />
Hospital at Westmead, NSW, Australia.<br />
o Jayne Wright, Research Associate, University of Ulster<br />
April 2007<br />
• Do staff involve patients in planning and<br />
evaluating their care?<br />
• Do staff involve patients in making plans<br />
<strong>for</strong> their discharge from hospital?<br />
• Do staff have a rapport with patients?<br />
• (General easy communication )<br />
• Is there evidence of staff developing<br />
meaningful relationships with patients?<br />
• (Note with whom)<br />
• Is there evidence of patient education<br />
occurring as a part of everyday practice?<br />
• Is there evidence of patients being able to<br />
make choices?<br />
Observation Area 4: PATIENT INVOLVEMENT<br />
Observer Prompts Observation Notes Questions Arising<br />
The WCCAT has been developed to help people involved in the<br />
development of practice to undertake observational studies of work<br />
place settings in order to in<strong>for</strong>m changes in practice. The tool is<br />
suitable <strong>for</strong> use by anyone who has some experience of practice<br />
development including the observation of practice. The tool has<br />
been developed from an analysis of our experience of leading and<br />
facilitating practice development programmes over many years.<br />
Observation is one of the key tools used in emancipatory<br />
practice development – a <strong>for</strong>m of practice development that is<br />
concerned with changing the culture and context of practice in order<br />
to develop sustainable person-centred and evidence-based<br />
workplaces. Seeing practice, raising consciousness about taken <strong>for</strong><br />
granted practices and reflecting on taken <strong>for</strong> granted assumptions<br />
are key components of comprehensive observation. This tool is<br />
designed to help you develop a systematic approach to undertaking<br />
these activities.<br />
We encourage you to use this tool and would welcome<br />
your feedback on its relevance and usability in your practice<br />
development work.<br />
Contact<br />
Brendan McCormack: bg.mccormack@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Liz Henderson liz.henderson@bch.n-i.nhs.uk<br />
<strong>for</strong> further in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
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Observation Area 5: TEAM EFFECTIVENESS<br />
Observer Prompts Observation Notes Questions Arising<br />
• Do different staff groups have respect <strong>for</strong><br />
each other?<br />
• Do staff work as a team?<br />
• Is there evidence of a hierarchy between<br />
and among staff?<br />
• Do staff have a clear sense of purpose?<br />
• Do staff freely question, challenge and<br />
support each other?<br />
• Is there evidence of staff initiating changes<br />
in practice?<br />
• Is decision making transparent,<br />
participative and democratic?<br />
• What style of leadership is in evidence?<br />
• Do the staffing levels seem appropriate to<br />
the workload in order to deliver quality<br />
patient care?<br />
• Is the skill-mix appropriate?<br />
• Is there praise and recognition <strong>for</strong> a job<br />
well done?<br />
Workplace<br />
Culture<br />
Critical<br />
Analysis<br />
Tool<br />
ORIGINAL AUTHORS OF THE WCCAT<br />
o Brendan McCormack, Professor of Nursing Research University of Ulster and<br />
Director of Nursing Research and Practice development, Royal Hospitals Trust,<br />
Belfast.<br />
o Elizabeth Henderson, Lead Cancer Nurse, Northern Ireland Cancer Network.<br />
o Dr Val Wilson, Director of Nursing Research & Practice Development, the Children's<br />
Hospital at Westmead, NSW, Australia.<br />
o Jayne Wright, Research Associate, University of Ulster<br />
April 2007<br />
The WCCAT has been developed to help people involved in the<br />
development of practice to undertake observational studies of work<br />
place settings in order to in<strong>for</strong>m changes in practice. The tool is<br />
suitable <strong>for</strong> use by anyone who has some experience of practice<br />
development including the observation of practice. The tool has<br />
been developed from an analysis of our experience of leading and<br />
facilitating practice development programmes over many years.<br />
Observation is one of the key tools used in emancipatory<br />
practice development – a <strong>for</strong>m of practice development that is<br />
concerned with changing the culture and context of practice in order<br />
to develop sustainable person-centred and evidence-based<br />
workplaces. Seeing practice, raising consciousness about taken <strong>for</strong><br />
granted practices and reflecting on taken <strong>for</strong> granted assumptions<br />
are key components of comprehensive observation. This tool is<br />
designed to help you develop a systematic approach to undertaking<br />
these activities.<br />
We encourage you to use this tool and would welcome<br />
your feedback on its relevance and usability in your practice<br />
development work.<br />
Contact<br />
Brendan McCormack: bg.mccormack@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Liz Henderson liz.henderson@bch.n-i.nhs.uk<br />
<strong>for</strong> further in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
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• Are opportunities <strong>for</strong> learning maximised?<br />
(For example at hand-over or through<br />
reflective conversations during daily<br />
activity etc)<br />
• Is there evidence of a staff per<strong>for</strong>mance<br />
development/appraisal system in place?<br />
• Are policy and practice guidelines used to<br />
in<strong>for</strong>m practice decisions?<br />
• Are there mechanism <strong>for</strong> <strong>for</strong>mal learning?<br />
(Study leave, induction programmes,<br />
mentorship, etc)<br />
• What kind of learning is privileged – e.g.<br />
technical skills or holistic practice<br />
knowledge?<br />
• Is there evidence of critical reflection<br />
happening (consider evidence of critical<br />
questioning between staff; action learning,<br />
critical companionship; clinical<br />
supervision; workplace coaching).<br />
• Do staff engage patients/families in<br />
learning about their illness/health and<br />
social care needs and approaches to self or<br />
assisted care?<br />
Workplace<br />
Culture<br />
Critical<br />
Analysis<br />
Tool<br />
ORIGINAL AUTHORS OF THE WCCAT<br />
o Brendan McCormack, Professor of Nursing Research University of Ulster and<br />
Director of Nursing Research and Practice development, Royal Hospitals Trust,<br />
Belfast.<br />
o Elizabeth Henderson, Lead Cancer Nurse, Northern Ireland Cancer Network.<br />
o Dr Val Wilson, Director of Nursing Research & Practice Development, the Children's<br />
Hospital at Westmead, NSW, Australia.<br />
o Jayne Wright, Research Associate, University of Ulster<br />
April 2007<br />
having access to computer, books, journals<br />
etc)<br />
• Is there evidence of resources <strong>for</strong> learning<br />
being available (consider evidence of staff<br />
Observation Area 6: LEARNING CULTURE<br />
Observer Prompts Observation Notes Questions Arising<br />
The WCCAT has been developed to help people involved in the<br />
development of practice to undertake observational studies of work<br />
place settings in order to in<strong>for</strong>m changes in practice. The tool is<br />
suitable <strong>for</strong> use by anyone who has some experience of practice<br />
development including the observation of practice. The tool has<br />
been developed from an analysis of our experience of leading and<br />
facilitating practice development programmes over many years.<br />
Observation is one of the key tools used in emancipatory<br />
practice development – a <strong>for</strong>m of practice development that is<br />
concerned with changing the culture and context of practice in order<br />
to develop sustainable person-centred and evidence-based<br />
workplaces. Seeing practice, raising consciousness about taken <strong>for</strong><br />
granted practices and reflecting on taken <strong>for</strong> granted assumptions<br />
are key components of comprehensive observation. This tool is<br />
designed to help you develop a systematic approach to undertaking<br />
these activities.<br />
We encourage you to use this tool and would welcome<br />
your feedback on its relevance and usability in your practice<br />
development work.<br />
Contact<br />
Brendan McCormack: bg.mccormack@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Liz Henderson liz.henderson@bch.n-i.nhs.uk<br />
<strong>for</strong> further in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
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Observation Area 7: RISK AND SAFETY<br />
Observer Prompts Observation Notes Questions Arising<br />
Workplace<br />
Culture<br />
Critical<br />
Analysis<br />
Tool<br />
• Is equipment, used, maintained and<br />
monitored appropriately?<br />
• Are patients able to gain staff attention<br />
when needed? (buzzers being attended to<br />
etc)<br />
• Are assessments of risk used and acted<br />
upon?<br />
• Are the levels of risk taken appropriate to<br />
the practice context?<br />
• Is hand washing consistent with accepted<br />
standards?<br />
• Are open medicine trolleys left unattended?<br />
• Do staff check patients’ armbands when<br />
administering medicines?<br />
• Are appropriate procedures <strong>for</strong> the<br />
handling and removal of used laundry in<br />
place?<br />
• Are bathroom areas maintained<br />
appropriately?<br />
• Is the environment free from risk?<br />
ORIGINAL AUTHORS OF THE WCCAT<br />
o Brendan McCormack, Professor of Nursing Research University of Ulster and<br />
Director of Nursing Research and Practice development, Royal Hospitals Trust,<br />
Belfast.<br />
o Elizabeth Henderson, Lead Cancer Nurse, Northern Ireland Cancer Network.<br />
o Dr Val Wilson, Director of Nursing Research & Practice Development, the Children's<br />
Hospital at Westmead, NSW, Australia.<br />
o Jayne Wright, Research Associate, University of Ulster<br />
April 2007<br />
The WCCAT has been developed to help people involved in the<br />
development of practice to undertake observational studies of work<br />
place settings in order to in<strong>for</strong>m changes in practice. The tool is<br />
suitable <strong>for</strong> use by anyone who has some experience of practice<br />
development including the observation of practice. The tool has<br />
been developed from an analysis of our experience of leading and<br />
facilitating practice development programmes over many years.<br />
Observation is one of the key tools used in emancipatory<br />
practice development – a <strong>for</strong>m of practice development that is<br />
concerned with changing the culture and context of practice in order<br />
to develop sustainable person-centred and evidence-based<br />
workplaces. Seeing practice, raising consciousness about taken <strong>for</strong><br />
granted practices and reflecting on taken <strong>for</strong> granted assumptions<br />
are key components of comprehensive observation. This tool is<br />
designed to help you develop a systematic approach to undertaking<br />
these activities.<br />
We encourage you to use this tool and would welcome<br />
your feedback on its relevance and usability in your practice<br />
development work.<br />
Contact<br />
Brendan McCormack: bg.mccormack@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Liz Henderson liz.henderson@bch.n-i.nhs.uk<br />
<strong>for</strong> further in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
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Workplace<br />
Culture<br />
Critical<br />
Analysis<br />
Tool<br />
ORIGINAL AUTHORS OF THE WCCAT<br />
o Brendan McCormack, Professor of Nursing Research University of Ulster and<br />
Director of Nursing Research and Practice development, Royal Hospitals Trust,<br />
Belfast.<br />
o Elizabeth Henderson, Lead Cancer Nurse, Northern Ireland Cancer Network.<br />
o Dr Val Wilson, Director of Nursing Research & Practice Development, the Children's<br />
Hospital at Westmead, NSW, Australia.<br />
o Jayne Wright, Research Associate, University of Ulster<br />
April 2007<br />
• Is care delivered consistently ? (Here you<br />
should check if nurses, irrespective of<br />
what shift, deliver care consistently to<br />
individual patients, <strong>for</strong> example by<br />
paying attention to the care plan etc)<br />
• Are nurses visible in patient areas?<br />
• Do nurses demonstrate responsibility <strong>for</strong><br />
practice? (here you are looking to see<br />
follow through, active communication,<br />
checking mechanisms etc)<br />
• Are meal times given priority?<br />
• Are patients who need help with eating<br />
and drinking given the appropriate help?<br />
• Is off duty planned around the needs of<br />
patients?<br />
• Are patients content with visiting<br />
arrangements?<br />
consistent with the method of organising<br />
care?<br />
Observation area 8: ORGANISATION OF CARE<br />
Observer Prompts Observation Notes Questions Arising<br />
• Is the organisation of care patient<br />
centred?<br />
• Do patients have an individualised plan<br />
of care (including discharge plan)?<br />
• Do nurses demonstrate care <strong>for</strong> patients?<br />
Make note of how they do (or do not)<br />
• Is the system of nursing hand-over<br />
The WCCAT has been developed to help people involved in the<br />
development of practice to undertake observational studies of work<br />
place settings in order to in<strong>for</strong>m changes in practice. The tool is<br />
suitable <strong>for</strong> use by anyone who has some experience of practice<br />
development including the observation of practice. The tool has<br />
been developed from an analysis of our experience of leading and<br />
facilitating practice development programmes over many years.<br />
Observation is one of the key tools used in emancipatory<br />
practice development – a <strong>for</strong>m of practice development that is<br />
concerned with changing the culture and context of practice in order<br />
to develop sustainable person-centred and evidence-based<br />
workplaces. Seeing practice, raising consciousness about taken <strong>for</strong><br />
granted practices and reflecting on taken <strong>for</strong> granted assumptions<br />
are key components of comprehensive observation. This tool is<br />
designed to help you develop a systematic approach to undertaking<br />
these activities.<br />
We encourage you to use this tool and would welcome<br />
your feedback on its relevance and usability in your practice<br />
development work.<br />
Contact<br />
Brendan McCormack: bg.mccormack@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Liz Henderson liz.henderson@bch.n-i.nhs.uk<br />
<strong>for</strong> further in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
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References<br />
Boomer C, McCormack B and Henderson E (2006) Development of leadership and<br />
practice development knowledge and skills with ward sisters in surgical settings in the<br />
Royal Hospitals and Belfast City Hospital. Final Report, Royal Hospitals Trust,<br />
Belfast.<br />
Department of <strong>Health</strong> (2001) Essence of <strong>Care</strong>: Patient Focused Benchmarks <strong>for</strong><br />
Clinical Governance (DoH 2001).<br />
Workplace<br />
Culture<br />
Critical<br />
Analysis<br />
The WCCAT has been developed to help people involved in the<br />
development of practice to undertake observational studies of work<br />
place settings in order to in<strong>for</strong>m changes in practice. The tool is<br />
Esser S J (1997) Nursing as a therapeutic activity; ethnography. Aldershot Avebury<br />
publishers, UK.<br />
suitable <strong>for</strong> use by anyone who has some experience of practice<br />
development including the observation of practice. The tool has<br />
been developed from an analysis of our experience of leading and<br />
facilitating practice development programmes over many years.<br />
Observation is one of the key tools used in emancipatory<br />
Fawcett M (1996) Learning through child observation. Jessica Kingsley, London.<br />
practice development – a <strong>for</strong>m of practice development that is<br />
Garbett R. & McCormack B. (2002): A concept analysis of practice development. NT<br />
Research 7, 2, 87-100.<br />
concerned with changing the culture and context of practice in order<br />
to develop sustainable person-centred and evidence-based<br />
workplaces. Seeing practice, raising consciousness about taken <strong>for</strong><br />
Leininger M M(1985) Qualitative Research Methods in Nursing. Grune and Stratton.,<br />
London.<br />
granted practices and reflecting on taken <strong>for</strong> granted assumptions<br />
are key components of comprehensive observation. This tool is<br />
designed to help you develop a systematic approach to undertaking<br />
these activities.<br />
We encourage you to use this tool and would welcome<br />
your feedback on its relevance and usability in your practice<br />
development work.<br />
Contact<br />
Brendan McCormack: bg.mccormack@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Liz Henderson liz.henderson@bch.n-i.nhs.uk<br />
<strong>for</strong> further in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
Manley K. (2000a) Organisational culture and consultant nurse outcomes: part 1 --<br />
organisational culture... first published in Nursing Standard; 14:34-38, including<br />
commentary by Scholes J. Nursing in Critical <strong>Care</strong>. 5, 4, 179-86.<br />
Manley K. (2000b) Organisational culture and consultant nurse outcomes: part 2 --<br />
consultant nurse outcomes... including commentary by Scholes J. Nursing in Critical<br />
<strong>Care</strong>. 5, 5, 240-8.<br />
Manley K and McCormack B (2004) Practice Development: purpose, methodology,<br />
facilitation and evaluation in McCormack B; Manley K and Garbett R (2004)<br />
Practice Tool Development in Nursing. Blackwell Publishing, Ox<strong>for</strong>d.<br />
Morse J M(1991) Qualitative Nursing Research: A contemporary dialogue. Sage,<br />
London.<br />
ORIGINAL AUTHORS OF THE WCCAT<br />
McCormack<br />
o Brendan<br />
B and<br />
McCormack,<br />
McCance T (2006)<br />
Professor<br />
Development<br />
of Nursing<br />
of<br />
Research<br />
a framework<br />
University<br />
<strong>for</strong> person-<br />
of Ulster and<br />
centred nursing.<br />
Director<br />
Journal<br />
of Nursing<br />
of Advanced<br />
Research<br />
Nursing,<br />
and Practice<br />
56(5):<br />
development,<br />
1-8.<br />
Royal Hospitals Trust,<br />
Belfast.<br />
McCormack<br />
o Elizabeth<br />
B and<br />
Henderson,<br />
McCance<br />
Lead<br />
T (2006)<br />
Cancer<br />
Development<br />
Nurse, Northern<br />
of a<br />
Ireland<br />
framework<br />
Cancer<br />
<strong>for</strong><br />
Network.<br />
personcentred<br />
nursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 56(5): 1-8.<br />
o Dr Val Wilson, Director of Nursing Research & Practice Development, the Children's<br />
Schien E H<br />
Hospital<br />
(2004)<br />
at<br />
Organisational<br />
Westmead, NSW,<br />
culture<br />
Australia.<br />
and leadership. John Wiley and sons inc.<br />
UK.<br />
o Jayne Wright, Research Associate, University of Ulster<br />
Titchen, A. (2001). Critical companionship: a conceptual framework <strong>for</strong> developing<br />
expertise. Practice Knowledge and Expertise in the <strong>Health</strong> Professions. A. Higgs and<br />
A. Titchen. Ox<strong>for</strong>d, Butterworth Heinemann.<br />
Wilson V. (2005) Developing a vision <strong>for</strong> teamwork. Practice Development in <strong>Health</strong><br />
<strong>Care</strong>, 4(1), 40-48.<br />
April 2007<br />
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Resident Narrative/Interview<br />
Guide Questions<br />
Preparation notes <strong>for</strong> the facilitator<br />
The facilitator should provide the resident with in<strong>for</strong>mation on the purpose of the interview<br />
and obtain their <strong>for</strong>mal consent. Always obtain permission from the resident be<strong>for</strong>e starting<br />
the interview.<br />
Examples of guide questions<br />
1. Start by using an opening question such as, “how are you today?” The answer to this<br />
may or may not be used in the narrative analysis.<br />
2. “Can you describe what it is like being a resident/patient here?”<br />
3. “Could you tell me something about your life when you were younger?”<br />
4. “Tell me why you came to live here?”<br />
5. “Could you tell me how you spend your days?” or “could you describe your day to me?”<br />
6. “Is there anything else you would like to tell me about your life here?”<br />
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Appendix 8<br />
Quality of Life Exercise -<br />
“My day, my way”<br />
Developing Person-centred care <strong>for</strong> residents<br />
The importance of getting to know the person, not just the resident, and what is important<br />
to them in their daily life is central to the concepts underpinning person-centred care.<br />
How can we help staff be more person-centred in their care <strong>for</strong> the individual person?<br />
As part of the Person Centred <strong>Care</strong> Programme an innovative exercise “My day, my way” was<br />
developed by the participants (PD group).<br />
• This ‘getting to know me’ exercise can be carried out be<strong>for</strong>e a resident is admitted to<br />
the unit, when they are admitted as part of their admission procedure, or as part of<br />
their ongoing assessment.<br />
• This can be completed with the residents by a family member/healthcare team<br />
member.<br />
• The in<strong>for</strong>mation should be kept in the resident’s care plan which is accessible to all<br />
staff.<br />
• It should be reviewed and updated as part of the ongoing evaluation of the resident’s<br />
care in collaboration with the resident.<br />
• All new staff should familiarise themselves with the plan.<br />
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“My day, my way” (Example of Exercise)<br />
Dear <strong>Health</strong>care Team,<br />
I would like to share this important in<strong>for</strong>mation with you.<br />
Name: Mary Kelly Unit: Sandymount<br />
What makes me happy?<br />
• “I like to put my own makeup on in the morning, please don’t rush me. If you leave the<br />
mirror and the makeup bag I will work away at it. I am not in a hurry.”<br />
• “I love to get fresh air every day, if you can assist me to go to the garden. “<br />
• “I love a lie in on a Saturday morning, I always did it at home. If you can put RTE Radio<br />
One on <strong>for</strong> me. I love the chat on the radio.”<br />
• “I don’t like to eat my meals with other people. Please let me sit on my own to have my<br />
meals. I eat better that way.”<br />
What makes me unhappy<br />
• “Tea. I hate tea, always have, and I am not going to change now, please let staff know<br />
that.”<br />
• “Trousers. I have never worn a pair and I would prefer not to at this stage of my life.”<br />
• “Loud music and the TV on at the same time. If you bring me in to the day room, keep<br />
the noise level down please!”<br />
• “Not to be consulted when planning my care. I hate when people talk over me like I am<br />
not there!”<br />
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AIM (what is the overall intention of the action(s) proposed?)<br />
AIM (what is the overall intention of the action(s) proposed?)<br />
OBJECTIVE(S) (what are the steps needed to achieve the aim?)<br />
OBJECTIVE(S) (what are the steps needed to achieve the aim?)<br />
1.<br />
1.<br />
2.<br />
2.<br />
3.<br />
3.<br />
4.<br />
4.<br />
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ACTION<br />
PLANNING<br />
FRAMEWORK<br />
WHAT EVIDENCE HAVE WE TO DEMONSTRATE THE NEED FOR THIS<br />
ACTION<br />
WHAT EVIDENCE<br />
TO BE TAKEN<br />
HAVE<br />
(e.g.<br />
WE<br />
Observations<br />
TO DEMONSTRATE<br />
of practice;<br />
THE NEED<br />
PCNI;<br />
FOR<br />
PCCI;<br />
THIS<br />
CAI;<br />
Patient<br />
ACTION<br />
stories;<br />
TO BE TAKEN<br />
other local<br />
(e.g.<br />
evidence)<br />
Observations of practice; PCNI; PCCI; CAI;<br />
Patient stories; other local evidence)<br />
ARE THERE ANY STANDARDS, PROTOCOLS OR POLICIES IN EXISTENCE<br />
ARE<br />
THAT<br />
THERE<br />
WE NEED<br />
ANY<br />
TO<br />
STANDARDS,<br />
TAKE ACCOUNT<br />
PROTOCOLS<br />
OF? (e.g.<br />
OR<br />
HIQA<br />
POLICIES<br />
Standards;<br />
IN EXISTENCE<br />
local<br />
THAT<br />
standards/policies/protocols;<br />
WE NEED TO TAKE ACCOUNT<br />
National<br />
OF?<br />
standards)<br />
(e.g. HIQA Standards; local<br />
standards/policies/protocols; National standards)<br />
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OBJECTIVE(S) (what are the steps needed to achieve the aim?)<br />
PERSON-CENTRED-PROCESSES<br />
Engagement 1. Having<br />
sympathetic<br />
presence<br />
2.<br />
ACTION<br />
PLANNING<br />
FRAMEWORK<br />
Knowing ‘self’<br />
BY TAKING THE PROPOSED ACTION(S) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING<br />
ELEMENTS OF THE PERSON-CENTRED PRACTICE FRAMEWORK WILL WE<br />
PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF ACHIEVING? (please tick 1 or more of the list below)<br />
PREREQUISITES<br />
Professionally Developed<br />
competent interpersonal<br />
skills<br />
Commitment to<br />
the job<br />
Clarity of beliefs<br />
and values<br />
CARE ENVIRONMENT<br />
AIM (what is the overall intention of the action(s) proposed?)<br />
Appropriate Systems that Effective staff Organisational The sharing of Potential <strong>for</strong><br />
skill mix facilitate relationships systems that are power<br />
innovation and<br />
shared<br />
decision<br />
making<br />
supportive<br />
risk taking<br />
Sharing decision<br />
making<br />
Providing <strong>for</strong><br />
physical needs<br />
Working with Patient’s<br />
Beliefs and Values<br />
3.<br />
BY TAKING THE PROPOSED ACTION(S) WHICH OF THE HIQA STANDARDS<br />
WILL WE PROVIDE DIRECT AND INDIRECT EVIDENCE OF ACHIEVING?<br />
(please see 4. attached list of HIQA standards mapped to the PD Programme)<br />
WHAT EVIDENCE HAVE WE TO DEMONSTRATE THE NEED FOR THIS<br />
ACTION TO BE TAKEN (e.g. Observations of practice; PCNI; PCCI; CAI;<br />
Patient stories; other local evidence)<br />
ARE THERE ANY STANDARDS, PROTOCOLS OR POLICIES IN EXISTENCE<br />
THAT WE NEED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF? (e.g. HIQA Standards; local<br />
standards/policies/protocols; National standards)<br />
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Date action<br />
will be<br />
achieved<br />
Person responsible <strong>for</strong><br />
coordinating the action<br />
AIM (what is the overall intention of the action(s) proposed?)<br />
OBJECTIVE(S) (what are the steps needed to achieve the aim?)<br />
1.<br />
ACTIONS<br />
Action Resources Required <strong>People</strong> who will<br />
participate in the<br />
action<br />
1.<br />
2.<br />
3.<br />
4.<br />
ACTION<br />
PLANNING<br />
FRAMEWORK<br />
WHAT EVIDENCE HAVE WE TO DEMONSTRATE THE NEED FOR THIS<br />
ACTION TO BE TAKEN (e.g. Observations of practice; PCNI; PCCI; CAI;<br />
Patient stories; other local evidence)<br />
ARE THERE ANY STANDARDS, PROTOCOLS OR POLICIES IN EXISTENCE<br />
THAT WE NEED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF? (e.g. HIQA Standards; local<br />
standards/policies/protocols; National standards)<br />
2.<br />
3.<br />
4.<br />
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6.<br />
7.<br />
8.<br />
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Identify AIM the (what stakeholders is the overall who must intention be invited of the to action(s) participate proposed?) in implementing the<br />
proposed actions<br />
OBJECTIVE(S) (what are the steps needed to achieve the aim?)<br />
Identify the stakeholders who must be consulted with about the proposed actions<br />
1.<br />
and whose help may be sought<br />
2.<br />
3.<br />
ACTION<br />
PLANNING<br />
FRAMEWORK<br />
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT (this section operationalises the CIP<br />
principles)<br />
Identify the stakeholders who must be in<strong>for</strong>med of the actions proposed<br />
PROCESS 4. AND OUTCOME EVALUATION (what data will we collect along the<br />
way and how will we know we have achieved our aim?)<br />
WHAT EVIDENCE HAVE WE TO DEMONSTRATE THE NEED FOR THIS<br />
ACTION TO BE TAKEN (e.g. Observations of practice; PCNI; PCCI; CAI;<br />
Patient stories; other local evidence)<br />
ACTION PLAN FORMULATED BY:<br />
DATE: ARE THERE ANY STANDARDS, PROTOCOLS OR POLICIES IN EXISTENCE<br />
STATEMENT<br />
THAT<br />
OF<br />
WE<br />
APPROVAL<br />
NEED TO<br />
BY<br />
TAKE<br />
DIRECTOR<br />
ACCOUNT<br />
OF NURSING<br />
OF? (e.g.<br />
(DoN):<br />
HIQA<br />
This<br />
Standards;<br />
action plan has<br />
local<br />
been<br />
discussed standards/policies/protocols; with me. I am satisfied that the proposed National action(s) standards)<br />
are achievable and I am prepared to support<br />
the resources required to achieve the action plan.<br />
Don’s Signature:<br />
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ACTION<br />
PLANNING<br />
FRAMEWORK<br />
Practice Development<br />
and<br />
The National Quality Standards <strong>for</strong> Residential <strong>Care</strong> Settings <strong>for</strong><br />
AIM (what is the overall intention <strong>Older</strong> of the <strong>People</strong> action(s) proposed?)<br />
This document shows how the <strong>Older</strong> Person’s <strong>Service</strong>s National Practice<br />
Development Programme will be contributing to delivery and achievement of the<br />
National Quality Standards <strong>for</strong> Residential <strong>Care</strong> Settings <strong>for</strong> <strong>Older</strong> <strong>People</strong> (National<br />
<strong>Health</strong><br />
OBJECTIVE(S)<br />
In<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
(what<br />
and Quality<br />
are the<br />
Authority<br />
steps needed<br />
2007).<br />
to<br />
The<br />
achieve<br />
supplementary<br />
the aim?)<br />
criteria <strong>for</strong><br />
dementia-specific services are also included.<br />
1.<br />
Practice Development Programme Aims, Objectives and Outcomes<br />
Overall aim of the programme: To implement a framework of person-centred nursing <strong>for</strong><br />
2.<br />
older people across multiple settings in Ireland, through a collaborative facilitation model<br />
and an evaluation of the processes and outcomes.<br />
Objectives 3.<br />
1. Coordinate a programme of work that can replicate effective Practice Development<br />
processes in care of older peoples settings<br />
2. Enable 4. participants/local facilitators and their Directors and managers to recognise the<br />
attributes of person-centred cultures <strong>for</strong> older people and key practice development<br />
and management interventions needed to achieve the culture (thus embedding<br />
WHAT person-centred EVIDENCE care HAVE within WE organisations) TO DEMONSTRATE THE NEED FOR THIS<br />
3. Develop person-centred cultures in participating practice settings.<br />
ACTION TO BE TAKEN (e.g. Observations of practice; PCNI; PCCI; CAI;<br />
4. Systematically measure or evaluate outcomes on practice and <strong>for</strong> older people<br />
Patient stories; other local evidence)<br />
5. Further test a model of person-centred practice in long-term care/rehabilitation settings<br />
and develop it as a multi-professional model.<br />
6. Utilise a participant generated data-set to in<strong>for</strong>m the development and outcomes of<br />
person-centred practice. ( Already designed and tested tools will be used to produce<br />
the data set)<br />
7. Enable local NMPDU facilitators to work with shared principles, models, methods and<br />
processes in practice development work across older people’s services.<br />
Section Standard Direct/Indirect<br />
Section1:<br />
Rights<br />
1: In<strong>for</strong>mation Indirect<br />
ARE THERE ANY 2:Consultation STANDARDS, and PROTOCOLS Participation OR Direct POLICIES 2.2; 2.3;2.4 IN EXISTENCE<br />
THAT WE NEED<br />
3:<br />
TO<br />
Consent<br />
TAKE ACCOUNT OF? (e.g. HIQA<br />
Direct<br />
Standards;<br />
3.1; 3.4<br />
local<br />
Indirect 3.2; 3.8; 3.9 3.3; 3.5.3.6<br />
standards/policies/protocols; National standards)<br />
3.7; 3.10<br />
4:Privacy and Dignity Direct 4.1; 4.2; 4.4; 4.7;4.8<br />
Indirect 4.3; 4.5;4.6<br />
5:Civil, Political and Religious Direct 5.7; 5.8<br />
Rights<br />
Indirect 5.1;5.2;5.3; 5.6<br />
6: Complaints Direct 6.1; 6.2;<br />
Indirect 6.6<br />
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7: Contract/Statement of Terms<br />
and Conditions<br />
Indirect<br />
Section 2:<br />
Protection<br />
8: Protection Indirect 8.1;8.2;8.3<br />
9: The Resident’s <strong>Care</strong> Plan Indirect<br />
Section 3:<br />
<strong>Health</strong> and<br />
Social <strong>Care</strong><br />
Needs<br />
10: Assessment Indirect<br />
11: The Resident’s <strong>Care</strong> Plan Indirect<br />
AIM (what is the overall intention of the action(s) proposed?)<br />
Supplementary Criteria <strong>for</strong><br />
Dementia-Specific Residential<br />
<strong>Care</strong> Units <strong>for</strong> <strong>Older</strong> <strong>People</strong><br />
Direct 11.7<br />
12: <strong>Health</strong> Promotion Direct 12.2; 12.4<br />
OBJECTIVE(S) (what are the steps needed to Indirect achieve 12.1;12;3 the aim?)<br />
13: <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Care</strong> Direct 13.1; Indirect 13.2;<br />
1.<br />
14: Medication Management<br />
15: Medication Monitoring and<br />
Review<br />
Indirect 14.3; 14.4; 14.9;14.10<br />
Indirect<br />
2.<br />
16: End of Life <strong>Care</strong> Direct 16.1;16.2; 16.6;16.10<br />
Indirect 16.3;16.4;16.5; 16.8<br />
16.9<br />
Section 4:<br />
Quality of 3. Life<br />
17: Autonomy and Independence Direct 17.1;17.4; 17.5;17.6; 17.7<br />
Indirect 17.2;17.3<br />
4.<br />
Supplementary Criteria <strong>for</strong><br />
Dementia-Specific Residential<br />
<strong>Care</strong> Units <strong>for</strong> <strong>Older</strong> <strong>People</strong><br />
17.10;<br />
ACTION<br />
PLANNING<br />
FRAMEWORK<br />
WHAT EVIDENCE HAVE WE TO DEMONSTRATE THE NEED FOR THIS<br />
18: Routines and Expectations Direct 18.1;18.2;18.3;18.4<br />
ACTION TO BE TAKEN (e.g. Observations of practice; PCNI; PCCI; CAI;<br />
Indirect 18.5;18.6<br />
Patient stories; other local evidence)<br />
Supplementary Criteria <strong>for</strong><br />
Dementia-Specific Residential<br />
<strong>Care</strong> Units <strong>for</strong> <strong>Older</strong> <strong>People</strong><br />
19: Meals and Mealtimes Direct<br />
Direct 18.8; 18.9; 18.10<br />
18.11<br />
Indirect 18.7<br />
20: Social Contacts Direct 20.1;20.2;20.3;20.5<br />
Indirect 20.4<br />
21: Responding to Behaviour that Direct 21.4;21.5;21.6;21.7;<br />
is Challenging<br />
Indirect 21.1;<br />
ARE THERE ANY STANDARDS, PROTOCOLS OR POLICIES IN EXISTENCE<br />
21.2;21.3;21.8;21.9-21.13;21.14-<br />
THAT WE NEED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF? (e.g. HIQA Standards; local<br />
21.23<br />
Section<br />
standards/policies/protocols;<br />
5: 22: Recruitment<br />
National standards)<br />
Indirect<br />
Staffing<br />
23: Staffing Levels and<br />
Indirect<br />
Qualifications<br />
Indirect<br />
Supplementary Criteria <strong>for</strong><br />
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section 5:<br />
staffing<br />
Section 6: 25: Physical environment<br />
Direct 25.8; 25.9;25.10; 25.11;<br />
The <strong>Care</strong> AIM (what is the overall intention of the action(s) Indirect proposed?)<br />
<strong>for</strong> the remainder<br />
Environment<br />
OBJECTIVE(S) (what are the steps needed to achieve the aim?)<br />
26: <strong>Health</strong> and Safety Indirect<br />
Section 7:<br />
Governance<br />
1.<br />
27: Operational Management Indirect<br />
and<br />
Supplementary Criteria <strong>for</strong> Indirect<br />
Management<br />
2.<br />
Dementia-Specific Residential<br />
<strong>Care</strong> Units <strong>for</strong> <strong>Older</strong> <strong>People</strong><br />
3.<br />
4.<br />
Dementia-Specific Residential<br />
<strong>Care</strong> Units <strong>for</strong> <strong>Older</strong> <strong>People</strong><br />
24: Training and Supervision<br />
Supplementary Criteria <strong>for</strong><br />
Dementia-Specific Residential<br />
<strong>Care</strong> Units <strong>for</strong> <strong>Older</strong> <strong>People</strong><br />
Supplementary Criteria <strong>for</strong><br />
Dementia-Specific Residential<br />
<strong>Care</strong> Units <strong>for</strong> <strong>Older</strong> <strong>People</strong><br />
28: Purpose and Function<br />
Supplementary Criteria <strong>for</strong><br />
Dementia-Specific Residential<br />
<strong>Care</strong> Units <strong>for</strong> <strong>Older</strong> <strong>People</strong><br />
ACTION<br />
PLANNING<br />
FRAMEWORK<br />
Direct 24.3; 24.8<br />
Direct 24.9<br />
Indirect<br />
Direct 28.1<br />
Indirect <strong>for</strong> the remainder<br />
Direct 28.8;28.9;28.10<br />
29: Management Systems Indirect<br />
WHAT EVIDENCE<br />
30: Quality<br />
HAVE<br />
Assurance<br />
WE TO<br />
and<br />
DEMONSTRATE<br />
Direct 30.1;30.3;30.4<br />
THE NEED FOR THIS<br />
ACTION TO Continuous BE TAKEN Improvement (e.g. Observations of Indirect practice; 30.2 PCNI; PCCI; CAI;<br />
Patient stories; 31: Financial other local Procedures evidence) Not covered<br />
32: Register and Residents Indirect<br />
Records<br />
ARE THERE ANY STANDARDS, PROTOCOLS OR POLICIES IN EXISTENCE<br />
THAT WE NEED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF? (e.g. HIQA Standards; local<br />
standards/policies/protocols; National standards)<br />
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Facilitator Guidance <strong>for</strong><br />
Claims, Concerns and Issues<br />
(CCIs) Exercise<br />
Claims, Concerns and Issues (CCIs) can be carried out as part of a <strong>for</strong>mal evaluation or can be<br />
used within various elements of PD. CCIs can, <strong>for</strong> example, be used to evaluate how effective<br />
a meeting was, or can be used to set an agenda. Issues that arise on a ward can also be<br />
addressed using CCI. This is a collaborative exercise.<br />
Claims, Concerns and Issues originated from Guba and Lincoln (1989) Fourth Generation<br />
Evaluation work.<br />
• Claims are favourable assertions about the topic you are evaluating.<br />
• Concerns are any unfavourable assertions about the topic and its implementation.<br />
• Issues are questions that may be raised about the topic and its implementation; they<br />
usually arise from concerns.<br />
The group should use “how?” and “what?” questions to address the issues identified, <strong>for</strong><br />
example, if the concern was about poor communication within the unit.<br />
The question could be:<br />
• What can we do to improve our communication?<br />
• How can we ensure that our communication within the unit is more effective?<br />
Facilitating CCIs<br />
You will need a flip chart, easel, paper and a pen. You may need three post-it notes.<br />
Put up three headings (Claims, Concerns, Issues) on a flipchart sheet. Invite group members<br />
to put <strong>for</strong>ward their claims first, followed by their concerns. Ensure the suggestions from<br />
each member are all captured and not discussed or modified by other group members. Give<br />
the group members an opportunity to add any final contributions. The facilitator should ask<br />
group members to identify any questions that can be developed from either the claims or<br />
concerns. Remember to use the “how?” and “what?” questions.<br />
Develop action and evaluation plans from the work to be undertaken.<br />
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Appendix 10
Claims, Concerns and Issues (CCIs) Template<br />
CLAIMS: What positive statements would I make about the<br />
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Mr. Patrick Glackin<br />
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HSE West<br />
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Tullamore, Co. Offaly.<br />
Tel: (057) 93 57861/57866 Fax: (057) 93 57871<br />
Email: patrick.glackin@hse.ie<br />
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