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Successful researchers rarely tend to work in isolation
Nurse Researcher editor Liz Halcomb on the attibutes of good researchers and the value of...
Newsroom
Online access to RCN research conference now available
Something of interest for every nurse as international nursing conference speeches go online
RCNi Decision Support: find out how our new digital tool can enhance your practice
Advice from experts will help nurses base their clinical decision-making on best practice
RCNi launches interactive decision support tool created by nurses for nurses
Evidence-based resource aids clinical decision-making at the bedside
Nurses should not be replaced by less qualified staff, says ICN
International Council of Nurses warns that use of under-qualified staff can affect patient...
Nursing student’s petition calls for living wage for students on clinical placement
Nursing student’s petition highlights financial toll of placements
‘New health secretary has never worked in healthcare – so he must listen to nurses’
RCN hopes health secretary Matt Hancock will use insights offered by nursing workforce
Evidence and Practice
Exchanging focus groups for individual interviews when collecting qualitative data
Background Focus group data are created through interactions between participants whereas...
The pros and cons of using photographs in nursing research
Background Traditional approaches to research can sometimes face difficulties in engaging...
Social phenomenology: a personal research journey
Background Phenomenology can often be used as a general approach in studies exploring ‘...
Using consensus from experts to inform a shared understanding of subjective terms
Background Consensus methods such as Delphi studies or the group nominal method have long...
A conceptual model for establishing collaborative partnerships between universities and...
Background Collaborative partnerships are increasingly recognised as valuable and essential...
Using local communities to establish geographical boundaries for case studies
Background Case studies are widely used in the social sciences to explore complex phenomena...
Opinion
Successful researchers rarely tend to work in isolation
Nurse Researcher editor Liz Halcomb on the attibutes of good researchers and the value of...
Finding the right approach to theoretical frameworks in qualitative research
An introduction to five Nurse Researcher articles on the use of theoretical frameworks
Where could an RCNi Nurse Awards nomination take your project?
Commitment to Carers award nominees have helped tackle crucial issues for unpaid carers
Students
What a career in research nursing can offer
Research is a part of the NHS remit but students have little exposure to it during training
Careers
How to build a career that combines clinical and research skills
Clinical academic nursing is relatively new but growing, with a career framework to match
Research should be part of nurses’ daily work
Trust creates new post of clinical professor to help nurses develop research skills
‘While we treat diseases, we do not treat the root cause’
When and why did you develop an interest in research? During my master’s degree, I was able...