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.

Illuminative case study design: a new approach to the evaluation of continuing...

Drawing on illuminative evaluation methods originally developed for use in...

Using conjoint interviews to research the lived experience of elderly rural couples

Understanding the experiences of elderly rural couples in accessing health services...

Illustrating the ethical dimensions of action research

Graham Williamson and Sue Prosser discuss the ethical dimensions of action research...

The ethics of research with children

In this article, the focus of which is research with children, Peter Allmark...

An approach to the phenomenological analysis of data

In this paper, Helena Priest describes and justifies a phenomenological research...

The final hurdle: preparation for the PhD viva examination

The viva examination is the culmination of the PhD process. However, it is...

Interaction as an ethically sensitive subject of research

In this paper, Hanna Maijala, Päivi Åstedt-Kurki and Eija Paavilainen discuss...

The whole story: towards an ethical research methodology

In this paper Alex Carson and Gavin Fairbairn argue that closer links between...

An overview of three different approaches to the interpretation of qualitative data....

In this paper, the first of two, Helena Priest, Paula Roberts and Leslie Woods...

An overview of three different approaches to the interpretation of qualitative data....

This paper continues the discussion of the essential features and methods inherent...

Writing about nursing research: a storytelling approach

In this article Gavin Fairbairn and Alex Carson argue that much of what is written...

Eliciting nursing knowledge from practice: the dualism of nursing

Nursing knowledge has traditionally been examined and developed through the main...

Effective dissemination strategies

Dissemination of research findings or other key messages is increasingly...

Questionnaires from the heart: national agendas and private hopes

This article reflects on issues in mental health research from the user’s...

Black on black: methodological issues for black researchers working in minority ethnic...

In this article the insider-outsider debate is used to explore the contradictions...

Insider-outsider perspectives of participant observation

Ann Bonner and Gerda Tolhurst provide personal accounts of their experiences in...

Evidence-based practice

This article provides an insight into the philosophical assumptions underpinning...

Participant observation, informed consent and ethical approval

Participant observation raises particular ethical issues in the health care context...

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