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.

A reflection on the use of virtual nominal group technique in health policy and research priority consensus studies

Virtual nominal group technique in health policy and research priority consensus studies

vNGT helps consensus-building, but accessibility and technical support are crucial

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Insider researcher: exploring experiences of men accessing rural mental health services

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

The methodological challenges faced when conducting hydration research in UK care homes

Methodological challenges when conducting hydration research in UK care homes

Issues faced in a trial of ThinkDrink, a hydration guide for people with dementia

An evaluation of the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals 4Ps Programme for the development of nurses, midwives and allied healthcare professionals’ research skills

The 4Ps programme for developing nurses and healthcare staff’s research skills

Evaluating Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's research programme

Importance of patient and public involvement in doctoral research involving people living with dementia

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

How to code gerunds in constructivist grounded theory research

Recognising gerunds in qualitative data can be confusing for novice researchers

Using the principles of practice development to address challenges in recruitment and data collection when face-to-face methods are unavailable

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

How the expert nursing role was used to facilitate the co-design of a patient interview study

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

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 novel research competency framework for clinical research nurses and midwives

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

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

Planning for research impact

An overview of strategies used in a study of a healthcare communication tool

Ethnically diverse patients’ perspectives of participation in clinical research

Patients preferred a face-to-face approach and the expertise of the research team was crucial

How to report analyses of questionnaires as objective rating scales of variable measures

Applying best practice in advanced measurement techniques when using questionnaires

Using the VICTOR questionnaire to evaluate the benefits of a fellowship programme

How to build research capacity and show the benefit of investing in training opportunities
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Involving patients and public in nurse PhD projects: guidance, benefit, points to...

Nurse researchers should begin learning this important skill during training

Indigenising systematic reviews with a collaborative model of ‘training the trainers’

How a systematic review course was adapted to suit Indian nurse educators and research...

The ecomap: a tool for extending understanding in hermeneutic phenomenological research

A study using ecomaps to show how parents of children with cancer were supported with...

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