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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.
Transcription, analysis, interpretation and translation in cross-cultural research
Researchers undertaking cross-cultural studies must be culturally competent
25 Apr 2019
Exchanging focus groups for individual interviews when collecting qualitative data
Researchers should reflect on rationales for using focus groups and/or individual interviews
11 Apr 2019
The pros and cons of using photographs in nursing research
This paper aims to increase researchers’ awareness of visual methods and their potential
04 Apr 2019
Social phenomenology: a personal research journey
A reflective account of adopting social phenomenology as a methodology in nursing research
28 Mar 2019
Using consensus from experts to inform a shared understanding of subjective terms
Background Consensus methods such as Delphi studies or the group nominal method have long...
21 Mar 2019
A conceptual model for establishing collaborative partnerships between universities and...
Background Collaborative partnerships are increasingly recognised as valuable and essential...
07 Mar 2019
Using local communities to establish geographical boundaries for case studies
Background Case studies are widely used in the social sciences to explore complex phenomena...
28 Feb 2019
A four-stage framework for conducting feminist storytelling research
Background Storytelling is a contemporary research method increasingly used in qualitative...
21 Feb 2019
Reflections on developing a conceptual framework to support a constructivist grounded...
Background Developing a conceptual framework to underpin the design of qualitative research...
14 Feb 2019
A literature review to guide novice researchers using Q methodology in the development...
Background For novice Q methodology researchers, the development of the concourse is...
07 Feb 2019
Using STML as a theoretical model for a qualitative case study
Background Selecting and applying an appropriate theoretical model is essential in research...
31 Jan 2019
Implications for nursing and healthcare research of the general data protection...
Background The European Union’s general data protection regulation (GDPR) came into effect...
23 Jan 2019
Philosophy and quality? TAPUPASM as an approach to rigour in critical realist research
Background Philosophical principles should guide how research is designed, conducted and...
17 Jan 2019
The challenges of researching drug-related emergency department presentations using...
Background Health research through review of medical charts is a useful way to understand...
04 Dec 2018
Understanding, choosing and applying grounded theory: part 2
Background A fundamental decision when planning a study is the selection of the most...
03 Dec 2018
Understanding, choosing and applying grounded theory: part 1
Background Grounded theory is one of the most widely used qualitative research methodologies...
29 Nov 2018
Comprehensive evaluation of interventions: eight vital parameters
Background It is critically important to determine the effectiveness of an intervention...
26 Nov 2018
A step-by-step approach to developing scales for survey research
Background While questionnaires and scales are some of the simplest methods of collecting...
20 Nov 2018