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.
Postpositivist critical realism: philosophy, methodology and method for nursing research
An overview of Bhaskar’s critical realism and its methods
20 Jun 2019
Online forums for data collection: ethical challenges of study of views of birth plans
Ethical considerations of collecting women's views through online forums
23 May 2019
Potential challenges of using narrative inquiry with at-risk young people
An overview of the challenges when conducting narrative research with at-risk young people
16 May 2019
Strategies for using non-participatory video research methods in general practice
Each stage stage needs consideration, particularly its preparation and when collecting data
09 May 2019
A short-term surgical mission on collecting ethnographic data in a remote environment
A reflexive contribution on collecting such data in an acute surgical setting
02 May 2019
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