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.
Virtual nominal group technique in health policy and research priority consensus studies
vNGT helps consensus-building, but accessibility and technical support are crucial
Insider researcher: exploring experiences of men accessing rural mental health services
Reflexivity is vital for ensuring the research process is complete and biases are identified
Methodological challenges when conducting hydration research in UK care homes
Issues faced in a trial of ThinkDrink, a hydration guide for people with dementia
The 4Ps programme for developing nurses and healthcare staff’s research skills
Evaluating Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's research programme
Patient and public involvement in research involving people living with dementia
Involving people with conditions such as dementia in research is vital to its quality
How to code gerunds in constructivist grounded theory research
Recognising gerunds in qualitative data can be confusing for novice researchers
Challenges in recruitment and data collection when face-to-face methods are unavailable
Practice development principles offer ways to engage with people if there are constraints
Use of expert nursing role to facilitate co-design of a patient interview study
Researchers should shift to participatory methods to identify patient-focused improvements
The permutation test: a simple way to test hypotheses
Permutation tests do not require the strict model assumptions of t-tests and can be robust alternatives
A research competency framework for clinical research nurses and midwives
A project identified 15 core elements to these roles and the associated knowledge, skills and behaviours
Using social media to recruit research participants: a literature review
Social media can save time and reduce costs while increasing access to hard-to-reach populations
Planning for research impact
An overview of strategies used in a study of a healthcare communication tool