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.
Use of reflexivity in a mixed-methods study
Aim To present a novice researcher’s use of a reflective research diary in the...
How to develop a patient and carer advisory group in stroke care research
Aim The aim of this paper is to inform and advise researchers on the practical...
Development of an appraisal tool to evaluate strength of an instrument or outcome...
Aim To devise a framework to enable the grading of the psychometric strength of...
Research approaches related to phenomenology: negotiating a complex landscape
Aim To provide a comprehensive overview of the many research approaches related to...
The ‘auto/biographical’ method and its potential to contribute to nursing research
Aim To discuss the potential contribution of ‘auto/ biography’ to nursing research...
Linking aims, paradigm and method in nursing research
Aim To explore the use of paradigms as ontological and philosophical guides for...
Methodological triangulation: an approach to understanding data
Aim To describe the use of methodological triangulation in a study of how people...
Pyschometric testing of the Family Impact of Pain Scale using a sample of families in...
Aim To test the psychometric properties of the Family Impact of Pain Scale (FIPS)...
Applying the Pictor technique to research interviews with people affected by advanced...
Aim To outline some of the challenges facing people affected by advanced disease...
Challenging the reported disadvantages of e-questionnaires and addressing...
Aim To review the advantages and disadvantages of e-questionnaires, and question...
Mind maps: establishing ‘trustworthiness’ in qualitative research
Aim To present the use of mind maps as a way of seeking participant verification of...
Philosophy of phenomenology: how understanding aids research
Aim To assist the researcher in understanding the similarities and differences...
Methodological considerations for studying social processes
Aim To discuss the nature of and considerations in the study of social processes....
Investigating patients’ experiences: methodological usefulness of interpretive...
Aim To demonstrate the methodological usefulness of interpretive interactionism by...
A personal insight into researcher positionality
Aim To highlight observations on the dilemmas of insider research.
Challenges that may arise when conducting real-life nursing research
Aim To reveal some of the unexpected occurrences that can arise during real-life...
How to create a journal article from a thesis
Aim To identify strategies to assist in the publication of research arising from a...
Parental involvement in neonatal pain management: reflecting on the researcher-...
Aim The objective of this paper is to identify and explore some of the ethical and...