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University team wants nurses’ input on protective gown designs
Ever thought your personal protective equipment could be better designed?
Get your booster, urges nurse who delayed jab due to hesitancy
Toyin Oladotun administered COVID-19 vaccine for months before getting first jab
New short films show ‘what a great profession nursing is’
Promotional videos show newly qualified nurses talking of pride in their new career
What you need to know about Omicron variant of COVID-19
Front-line staff facing greater pressure with expansion of booster jab programme
Next year’s pay rise: further ‘dithering and delays’ unacceptable, say unions
Government pushes back a decision on 2022-23 pay offer for Agenda for Change staff
‘No evidence’ to justify forced vaccination of front-line nurses
DHSC told to show benefits of mandatory jabs are proportionate to expected workforce costs
Evidence and Practice
Using Heidegger’s philosophy of dasein to support person-centred research
Dasein places people in a holistic context and values what is important to them
Developing and conducting appreciative inquiry interviews
The importance of reflexivity in the appreciative inquiry research process
Undertaking pre-pilot work to gain an empathetic insight into participants’ perspectives
Pre-pilot work and a reflective approach can strengthen rigour, as well as assist in planning
Patient and public involvement in research design and oversight
Nurse researchers are ideally placed to collaborate with patients and public in research
Interpretative phenomenological analysis and adults with intellectual disabilities
Strategies for recruiting and collecting data from adults with intellectual disabilities
Maintaining momentum in action research
Critical reflection can help identify and overcome the challenges arising in action research
Features
How genomics is changing cancer nursing
What nurses working in cancer care need to know about genomics
Nurse-led project shows how rewarding a career in cancer research can be
Cancer Research UK senior nurse Ben Hood’s project ignites interest in cancer research role and boosts recruitment
A day in the life of a clinical research nurse
The shared diaries offer a taste of nursing life and its high points and challenges
Opinion
Strategic plan for nurse research is a good foundation
Commitment and resourcing by policy-makers and government is essential to plan’s success
Strategies for becoming a successful writer
Many experience writing challenges, but there are techniques and strategies that can help you
When and how to use silence in the narrative research interview
Philip John Archard and Michelle O’Reilly examine non-verbal data
Careers
Clinical research: how getting involved gives your professional development a boost
Tips for taking an active role in nurse research, and why it’s exciting and rewarding work
How to rebuild positivity and move forward even when you’re exhausted
COVID-19 pandemic has left nurses traumatised, but healing is possible
From burnout to a top job in nursing research: what I’ve learned
Senior nurse researcher Jill Maben shares her tips for a move into research