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.
The search for understanding: the role of paradigms
Background Kuhn’s ( 1962 ) acknowledgement of a paradigm as a way that scientists make sense...
16 Mar 2018
Making sense of concept analysis
Background Concept analysis is frequently the first step novice nurse researchers take when...
16 Mar 2018
Using Colaizzi’s method of data analysis to explore the experiences of nurse academics...
Background Phenomenology is a useful methodological approach in qualitative nursing research...
16 Mar 2018
Using diaries to collect data in phenomenological research
Background Collecting data in phenomenological research can be difficult and an often under-...
16 Mar 2018
Core story creation: analysing narratives to construct stories for learning
Background Educational research uses narrative enquiry to gain and interpret people’s...
16 Mar 2018
A nurse researcher’s guide to reflexive interviewing
Background In a wider doctoral study related to unfavourable experiences of nursing students...
16 Mar 2018
Use of pragmatism to explore women’s experiences of traumatic brain injury: a...
Background Although more men than women sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI),...
16 Mar 2018
Emotion work in qualitative research: interviewing parents about neonatal care
Background ‘Emotion work’ is a term used to describe the emotional responses that may arise...
18 Dec 2017
How helpful are mnemonics in the development of a research question?
Background The formulation of a research question is a vital first step in the research...
18 Dec 2017
Determining the optimal cut-off scores for the Workplace Bullying Inventory
Background Over the past two decades, there has been considerable research into workplace...
18 Dec 2017
Social media as a recruitment strategy: using Twitter to explore young people’s mental...
Background The development of a recruitment strategy requires nurse researchers to consider...
18 Dec 2017
A framework for an asset-informed approach to service mapping
Background Asset-informed approaches are increasingly emphasised in public health, but...
18 Dec 2017
Maximising nurses’ and midwives’ response rates to surveys
Background Low response rates to surveys have been a long-standing issue in research. This...
18 Dec 2017
The use of phenomenology in mental health nursing research
Background Historically, mental health research has been strongly influenced by the...
18 Dec 2017
The use of van Kaam’s psychophenomenological method to interpret the meaning of...
Background Phenomenology is a suitable method for investigating people’s experiences and van...
18 Dec 2017
Preparing direct care nurses to function as research coordinators in a heart failure...
Background Nurses interviewed heart failure patients admitted to two rural hospitals, to...
19 Sep 2017
Using videoed workshops in interdisciplinary research with people who have disabilities
Background Internationally, interdisciplinary research is advocated in healthcare. Such...
19 Sep 2017
Aide-memoire diaries in longitudinal research
Background Diaries can be used as contemporaneous tools for gathering data, frequently in...
19 Sep 2017