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Measuring up quantitative research methods
Liz Halcomb highlights the areas of debate and introduces four new articles
Newsroom
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RCNi launches interactive decision support tool created by nurses for nurses
Evidence-based resource aids clinical decision-making at the bedside
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Evidence and Practice
Reflections on developing a conceptual framework to support a constructivist grounded...
Background Developing a conceptual framework to underpin the design of qualitative research...
A literature review to guide novice researchers using Q methodology in the development...
Background For novice Q methodology researchers, the development of the concourse is...
Using STML as a theoretical model for a qualitative case study
Background Selecting and applying an appropriate theoretical model is essential in research...
Implications for nursing and healthcare research of the general data protection...
Background The European Union’s general data protection regulation (GDPR) came into effect...
Philosophy and quality? TAPUPASM as an approach to rigour in critical realist research
Background Philosophical principles should guide how research is designed, conducted and...
The challenges of researching drug-related emergency department presentations using...
Background Health research through review of medical charts is a useful way to understand...
Opinion
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Measuring up quantitative research methods
Liz Halcomb highlights the areas of debate and introduces four new articles
Maximise your research impact to make a difference
High impact research, maximising research reach and measuring the effects should be priority
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
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...
Pay attention to serendipity
When and why did you develop an interest in research? My first nursing job was as a staff...