Co-production of an intervention to increase retention of early career nurses: Acceptability and feasibility. (August 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Brook, Judy; Leanne Aitken, ; MacLaren, Dr Julie-Ann; Salmon, Debra
• Is Part Of: Nurse education in practice. Volume 47(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-08
• Subjects: Early career nurses -- Student nurses -- Workforce retention -- Co-production; Nursing -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Education, Nursing -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Study and teaching; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 610.73071
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102861
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1471-5953

Abstract

Abstract: Co-production is a process employed to solve complex issues, recognising the expertise of all stakeholders. This paper reports on co-production undertaken by nursing students, early career nurses and researchers as part of a larger study to design an intervention to increase retention of early career nurses. Mixed methods were used to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of the co-production process in a UK university. Data were collected prospectively, concurrently and retrospectively via interview and questionnaire, between April 2018 and January 2019. Twelve co-production group members completed the questionnaire and six group members and facilitators were interviewed. Students and early career nurses reported personal benefit from participating; they developed and practised transferrable communication and problem-solving skills, believed they were able to make a difference, enjoyed contributing, found benefit from using the group as a reflective space and considered that co-production produced a credible intervention. Findings indicated co-production equipped participants to function more effectively in their nursing roles; incorporating co-production into the development of future interventions may prove beneficial. The relative novelty of this approach, and the potential application of the findings to a diverse range of geographical and organisational settings, add to the utility of the findings. Highlights: Co-production is acceptable and effective for designing nurse retention interventions 84. Co-production helped develop skills that were transferrable to the clinical area. Facilitators found co-production subject to competing demands and expectations. Co-production should be considered to promote a credible retention interventions.