Nurse Researcher
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Successful researchers rarely tend to work in isolation
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Online access to RCN research conference now available
Something of interest for every nurse as international nursing conference speeches go online
Bubbly little girl needs a “forever home” – can you help?
Lambeth Council are appealing to all members of the caring community
RCN president recognised for ‘outstanding contribution’ to health research
Fellowship helps to highlight nurses’ role in research, says Anne Marie Rafferty
Scotland passes safe staffing law
Scotland now has the first legislation of its kind in the UK to apply to all clinical groups
Patient’s Choice: The inspirational nurses nominated by the public
The award enables patients and their families to recognise nurses who have made a difference
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
Evidence and Practice
Temporality and existential mood in Heideggerian phenomenology
Background The philosophical perspective of a research methodology should explicitly...
Using literary folkloristic method to understand why people refuse medical interventions
Healthcare providers should account for the viewpoints of those directly affected
Current practice in qualitative end of life research with the bereaved
A focused mapping approach of the recruitment to studies of grieving and bereaved people
Methodological considerations when using ethnography to explore home care
Background Ethnography has been widely and successfully used in nursing and healthcare...
Developing sustainable nursing and allied health professional research capacity
Helping nurses to be more confident in supporting others to develop their research skills
Evaluating participation in research by parents of children with life-limiting illnesses
The importance of assessing the burdens and benefits of parents' participation
Opinion
Conducting research into end of life care
What to consider when undertaking research with vulnerable participants
A medal that shows how far nurse research has come
Nurses should seek opportunities to showcase the quality work being done by nurse...
Collecting data in research
How careful planning can ensure fewer problems are encountered in data collection
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
Paediatric clinical research advanced nurse practitioner
Lucy Cooper talks about her inspiration and challenges
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