Hello, my name is Martina. I am a nurse, and I work in a university in Dublin. I am doing a project to find out what children and young people think we should be teaching student nurses about how to talk and listen to children.
I am really interested to hear the views of lots of children and young people. I want to hear about what you think is really important for student nurses to understand about communicating with young people. Your ideas will help us teach student nurses how to better talk and listen to children and young people. We won't ask you to share your own personal hospital or illness experiences.
Why am I being asked to join in?
No, you don’t. It’s completely your choice if you want to take part. If you change your mind at any point during the activity session and decide you don’t want to continue, that’s totally fine.
You can leave the Zoom session, or let me know in the private chat box, and I can take you out of the session. You don’t need to tell me why.
Do I have to join in?
If you’d like to join in, you’ll be part of a secure online Zoom workshop with 4-6 other young people. When you join, you will be in a waiting room, and once we check our list of young people who gave permission, we will let you into the online activities. You can join from a phone, tablet, laptop or computer, whatever device is easiest for you.
We need you to have your video camera switched on at the start of the online activities. Once we’ve checked everyone is present, we would like you to keep your camera on throughout the activities. If you need to turn it off at any time, just send a private message to Martina or the other adult so we know you are still there.
The online activities will be led by me (Martina) and another adult. We will be doing some activities together like:
● Talking about different scenarios and images of nurses talking to children
● Thinking about how nurses should talk and listen to children
● Helping work out what things are the most important
This will take about 60 minutes and will happen outside of school time, on Friday or Saturday afternoon. I will audio and video-record our group discussion to help me remember all the important things you tell me. You do not have to answer any questions you don’t want to. There are no right or wrong answers. You can stop taking part in the online activities or take a break at any time without giving a reason, no-one will mind.
We need a parent or guardian to be there in your house for the whole 60 minutes. They don't have to take part, but if you get upset or need help, we need to be able to call them for support.
What will happen if I want to join in?
What are the good things about joining in?
We hope that you will enjoy taking part. We believe your ideas can help shape and improve how student children’s nurses talk and listen to children and young people in the future.
Are there any bad things about joining in?
We know that thinking about healthcare experiences might feel a bit upsetting. If that happens, we will be there to help and support you. We will also call on your parent or guardian to support you in person. You can stop taking part, or take a break, at any point, just let us know, we won’t mind.
Will anyone else know that I’m doing this?
No-one will know you took part except for your parents or guardians and the young people who join in the online workshop. Anything you share with me will remain confidential unless I am concerned about your safety or well-being. When we write about the project, your name and any details will not be shared.
If you would like to join in, just let your parents or guardians know. I’ll send some information about these activities to them.
How do I take part?
Thanks for reading this!
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me, or you can ask your parents or guardians to contact me.
M. Kennedy (25102826) - Improving Nurse Communication - Online CYP Information Sheet 13-15 Years Version 1 - 01/12/2026, EHU Ref: ETH2526-0196