Poster: Creating Voice in School Nurses through Increasing Self-efficacy

Creating voice in school nurses is essential to implement and promote health care in schools. Increasing self-efficacy, the knowledge, practice and internal belief of the nurse that he or she is an expert, creates voice and thus, the ability to assist students and families navigate various concerns and health issues. Therefore, the purpose of this project was to increase self-efficacy by providing school nurses with an interactive educational module that focused on social modeling and persuasion, responses to stress reaction experiences and attainment and application of evidence based practice, all skills of self-efficacy. The interactive educational model was presented to 99 school nurses attending a scheduled professional day event. The module included examples, data points, tips and video examples of articulating the role and practice of school nursing followed by a simulation of a one-minute presentation articulating the value of the role and practice of school nursing. This interactive activity provided social modeling and persuasion, practice in response to stress reaction and attainment and application of evidence based practice. Data was collected using a pre and post survey. An ANOVA was used for analysis. The results of the study (n=79) showed an increase in self-efficacy both in the large effect size and a p value of 0.00 The participants’ increase in self-efficacy in the articulation of the role and practice of school nursing created the opportunity for each school nurse to create his or her own voice in order to provide health care for children in schools

Creating Voice in School Nurses through Increasing Self-efficacy

Creating voice in school nurses is essential to implement and promote health care in schools. Increasing self-efficacy, the knowledge, practice and internal belief of the nurse that he or she is an expert, creates voice and thus, the ability to assist students and families navigate various concerns and health issues. Therefore, the purpose of this project was to increase selfefficacy by providing school nurses with an interactive educational module that focused on social modeling and persuasion, responses to stress reaction experiences and attainment and application of evidence based practice, all skills of self-efficacy. The interactive educational model was presented to 99 school nurses attending a scheduled professional day event. The module included examples, data points, tips and video examples of articulating the role and practice of school nursing followed by a simulation of a one-minute presentation articulating the value of the role and practice of school nursing. This interactive activity provided social modeling and persuasion, practice in response to stress reaction and attainment and application of evidence based practice. Data was collected using a pre and post survey. An ANOVA was used for analysis. The results of the study (n=79) showed an increase in self-efficacy both in the large effect size and a p value of 0.00 The participants’ increase in self-efficacy in the articulation of the role and practice of school nursing created the opportunity for each school nurse to create his or her own voice in order to provide health care for children in schools

Serving through the perimenopause:Experiences of women in the UK Armed Forces

Perimenopause is a hot topic in the UK mainstream media, with celebrities championing the cause and a new selection of books being published on the topic. Little is known, however, about the experiences of women serving in the UK Armed Forces while transitioning through perimenopause. This mixed-methods survey aimed to evaluate women's current experiences to determine what future research or policy is required to support this phase. It highlighted seven themes where the impact of the perimenopause was the greatest: coping in the workplace, fearing the effect on careers, accessing healthcare, the management of perimenopause by primary care, physical effects, psychological and cognitive effects, and physical activity. It shows that issues felt by those in the perimenopause are exacerbated for those working in male-dominated environments. Policy changes in the delivery of primary healthcare, occupational health and employment could improve the situation for women in all similar workplaces.</p

Parental Rights in Prison Project

The aim of the Parental Rights in Prison Project (PRiP) was to support incarcerated parents who wished to sustain their relationship with their children who are in the care of the local authority, care of family and significant others or adopted and to provide them with legal advice and support around their rights as parents. The project was funded by HMPPS and took place from January 2021 – December 2022. Initially established in HMP Low Newton prison, the project expanded to also support fathers in HMP Kirklevington and HMP Durham in year two. The funding paid for one full-time project coordinator (PRiPC) who provided ongoing specialist family support following intervention from the family support workers, Drug and Recovery Team (DART) family support worker or HMPPS prison family support worker. Her role was to undertake complex core family work. She also supports mothers in custody with additional issues such as safeguarding, looked after children, social care involvement, care proceedings, the perinatal pathway, post-adoption support and liaising with professionals including schools, social workers, family law solicitors as well helping maintain family ties. The PRiP Project was externally evaluated using a mixed methods approach and ran alongside delivery of the intervention. The evaluation focused on mothers only, and delivery of the PRiP Project at HMP Low Newton. We engaged with a total of 23 mothers2 during the evaluation period which ran for eighteen months. Underpinning the evaluation were indepth interviews with 18 mothers and 7 prison staff members, analysis of 10 case-studies written by the PRiPC and impact data collected by the PRiPC; and a participatory theatre project involving 7 mothers which is ongoing

Treating the Perimenopause in the UK Armed Forces: A mixed methods review exploring the confidence of General Practitioners.

AimTo assess the confidence of GPs working in DPHC in the management of the PMP.Design and SettingThis study employed a mixed methods approach and included all GPs (Uniformed and Civilian) working in DPHC.MethodsA cross-sectional survey gathered quantitative data on demographics, views on perimenopause care, and self-rated confidence levels in managing the perimenopause among Defence GPs. Semi-structured interviews of purposefully sampled respondents was thematically analysed to explore this further.ResultsThere were 164 responses from 542 Defence GPs (response rate 30.3%). The majority of respondents expressed confidence in managing the perimenopause but reported lower confidence levels in prescribing HRT for younger women and initiating testosterone. Factors influencing confidence included recent perimenopause continuing professional development (CPD), GP gender, and exposure to perimenopause cases. Semi-structured interviews provided deeper insights into GP characteristics, CPD, and awareness of the PMP. Women’s health hubs providing PMP care and experiential education were strongly supported.ConclusionsWhile the study identified gaps in confidence among Defence GPs, particularly in certain aspects of perimenopause management, similar to those found in NHS GPs. CPD and case exposure were important predictors of confidence, with strong support for regional women’s health hubs to optimise PMP care. Further research is warranted to explore strategies for bridging confidence gaps and improving perimenopause care delivery within the UKAF context.<br/

Treating the Perimenopause in the UK Armed Forces: A mixed methods review exploring the confidence of General Practitioners.

AimTo assess the confidence of GPs working in DPHC in the management of the PMP.Design and SettingThis study employed a mixed methods approach and included all GPs (Uniformed and Civilian) working in DPHC.MethodsA cross-sectional survey gathered quantitative data on demographics, views on perimenopause care, and self-rated confidence levels in managing the perimenopause among Defence GPs. Semi-structured interviews of purposefully sampled respondents was thematically analysed to explore this further.ResultsThere were 164 responses from 542 Defence GPs (response rate 30.3%). The majority of respondents expressed confidence in managing the perimenopause but reported lower confidence levels in prescribing HRT for younger women and initiating testosterone. Factors influencing confidence included recent perimenopause continuing professional development (CPD), GP gender, and exposure to perimenopause cases. Semi-structured interviews provided deeper insights into GP characteristics, CPD, and awareness of the PMP. Women’s health hubs providing PMP care and experiential education were strongly supported.ConclusionsWhile the study identified gaps in confidence among Defence GPs, particularly in certain aspects of perimenopause management, similar to those found in NHS GPs. CPD and case exposure were important predictors of confidence, with strong support for regional women’s health hubs to optimise PMP care. Further research is warranted to explore strategies for bridging confidence gaps and improving perimenopause care delivery within the UKAF context.<br/