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 about what you think is important for student nurses to learn about communicating with young people. Your ideas will help us teach student nurses how to better talk and listen to children and young people.
Why am I being asked to join in?
No, you don’t. It’s completely your choice if you want to take part. No-one will mind if you do not 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. Your teacher and special needs assistants will help you return to your regular class activities. 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 group activity with other students from your class. 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 happen in a classroom in your school and will take about one lesson (50-55 minutes). Your friends, teachers, and special needs assistants you know will be there with us.
I will audio-record what is said 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 in the activity sessions or take a break at any time without giving a reason, no-one will mind.
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, along with your teacher and special needs assistants.
Will anyone else know that I’m doing this?
No-one will know what you have talked about apart from your parents and your classmates who are also taking part. Anything you talk about will be kept private unless you tell me something which makes me worried about your safety or well-being. When we write about the project, your name and school 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 when I visit, or you can ask your parents or guardians to contact me.
M. Kennedy (25102826) - Improving Nurse Communication - CYP Information Sheet SEND School 13-15 Years Version 1 - 01/12/2026, EHU Ref: ETH2526-0196