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.
Ethical issues when involving people newly diagnosed with dementia in research
Aim To discuss the methodological and ethical review challenges encountered by...
Choosing phenomenology as a guiding philosophy for nursing research
Aim To provide an overview of important methodological considerations that nurse...
Using extant literature in a grounded theory study: a personal account
Aim To provide a personal account of the factors in a doctoral study that led to...
van Manen’s method and reduction in a phenomenological hermeneutic study
Aim To describe van Manen’s method and concept of reduction in a study that used a...
Exploring interprofessional practices in rapid response systems: a case study protocol
Aim To describe the development of a proposed case study protocol investigating...
Research methods for formal consensus development
Aim This paper reviews three research methods for developing consensus.
...Portraiture: a methodology through which success and positivity can be explored and...
The construction of context-mechanisms-outcomes in realistic evaluation
Aim To discuss the construction of context-mechanisms-outcomes (CMOs) developed as...
Reflecting on the use of photo elicitation with children
Aim To reflect on the use of photo elicitation as a data collection method when...
Blogs as a way to elicit feedback on research and engage stakeholders
Developing a national mentorship scheme to enhance the contribution of clinical...
Aim To provide a template for developing a national mentoring scheme to enhance the...
Engaging minorities in researching sensitive health topics by using a participatory...
Aim To report the use of a community participatory approach (PA) in a project...
Methodological tools for the collection and analysis of participant observation data...
Aim To give clarity to the analysis of participant observation in nursing when...
Conducting international nursing research: challenges and opportunities
Aim To describe practical experiences before, during and after gaining entry into...
Reflecting on the challenges of choosing and using a grounded theory approach
Aim To explore three different approaches to grounded theory and consider some of...
Lessons learned from conducting qualitative research in a hospital
Aim To examine unexpected barriers to the conduct of hospital research during a...
As others see us: what PhD students say about supervisors
Aim To explore the attitudes that doctoral students share with each other in an...