Clinical
Our clinical nursing articles aim to inform and educate nurse practitioners and students. This is achieved through the publication of peer-reviewed, evidence-based, relevant and topical articles.
A methodology to measure time taken by hospital nurses to make vital signs observations
Development and validation of a methodology for observing time taken for vital signs
Bio-behavioural research in a rare disease population: a doctoral student’s experience
Why you should read this article: • To gain confidence in implementing a multi-site study as a novice researcher • To benefit from the ‘lessons learned’ in a bio-behavioural exploration study • To understand the special needs of child/parent dyad participants Background Novice researchers who aspire to contribute to the body of knowledge concerning rare diseases face unique challenges in developing and conducting studies. These include unknown effect sizes in previous research, limitations in recruitment and enrolment, and managing data from a multi-site sample. Aim To describe the challenges in researching rare diseases and possible solutions using a doctoral student exemplar from a cross-sectional correlational study of fatigue. Discussion The authors discuss the lessons learned from the study, including the challenges in recruitment, communication, collecting biological data and managing data in general. They posit possible solutions, including improving multi-site coordination, feasible methods for exploring sleep and stress, and measures to prevent equipment and data loss. Conclusion Rare populations, such as young survivors of childhood brain tumours, deserve a voice in building the body of knowledge needed for more precise, personalised healthcare. It is possible with foresight for the novice researcher to make such a contribution. Implications for practice Improved knowledge and assessment of symptoms during childhood will improve the detection of health risk factors and enable earlier intervention.
Using legitimation criteria to establish rigour in sequential mixed-methods research
Legitimation criteria enable researchers to maintain quality throughout their studies
Using exploratory factor analysis to define levels of ontology in critical realism
How exploratory factor analysis can help define the domains of ontology in critical realism
Psychoanalytically informed research interviewing: notes on the free association...
How to carry out and analyse research interviews informed by psychoanalysis
How to synthesise original findings back into the literature
A reintroduction to concurrent analysis
Application and tailoring of Colaizzi’s phenomenological approach to a hospital setting
Validating findings is an important part of research methodology
Exploring the challenges of using electronic health record systems in nursing research
Consistent and comparable electronic health record systems are important
The conceptual framework and the iterative elements of doctoral nursing research design
The research design element should reflect the iterative reality of the process
Constructivist grounded theory in mental-health recovery in multi-ethnic environments
CGT provides a flexible but systematic approach for multi-ethnic environments
Validity and reliability of the psychometric properties of a child abuse questionnaire
The tools used to examine this concept need to be reliable and valid
Use of focus group data from countries with linguistic differences
Exploring contemporary examples of translating, analysing and presenting focus group data