Experiences of early-career nurses working in specialist adolescent/young adult cancer units: A narrative inquiry.

Better understanding of the experience of adolescent/young adult nursing work is revealed. Nurse managers could use these findings to consider the level of expertise on cancer units and ensure a spread of ages and experience. Managers and funders should also consider the clinical supervision and well-being needs of nurses so that they can thrive in these unique environments. Educators could use findings to develop curricula and reinforce messages of self-care, reflection and boundary management. The findings of this study may be transferable to other areas where early-career nurses care for younger age groups. PUBLIC AND PATIENT ENGAGEMENT AND INVOLVEMENT IN RESEARCH STATEMENT: No patient or public contribution was requested or required as this research wanted to examine nurses' experiences and not those of patients or the public.