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Online access to RCN research conference now available
Something of interest for every nurse as international nursing conference speeches go online
COVID-19: not a ‘mental health crisis’, healthcare experts warn
Anxiety and depression during pandemic are features of ‘mental wellness, not mental illness’
Coronavirus response: scepticism at plan to bring former clinicians out of retirement
Nurses’ concerns over how quickly older nurses could be deployed – and risks they’d face
Florence Nightingale Foundation’s new academy will develop nurse leaders
Initiative aims to influence health policy and promote an evidence-based culture
RCNi’s new editorial advisory board chair named
Alison Dinning brings insights from clinical leadership and workforce development roles
Undervalued, unsupported and stressed: why 1 in 3 nurses is looking for a new job
RCN employment survey finds pressures and lack of management support are often to blame
Evidence and Practice
Using exploratory factor analysis to define levels of ontology in critical realism
Why you should read this article: • To gain an understanding of the ontology of critical...
Psychoanalytically informed research interviewing: notes on the free association...
Why you should read this article: • To understand what it means to undertake and analyse...
How to synthesise original findings back into the literature: a reintroduction to...
Why you should read this article: • To understand how concurrent analysis can be used to...
The application and tailoring of Colaizzi’s phenomenological approach to a hospital...
Why you should read this article: • To consider the application of a phenomenological...
Exploring the challenges of using electronic health record systems in nursing research
Why you should read this article: • To understand the research potential of electronic...
The conceptual framework and the iterative elements of doctoral nursing research design
The research design element should reflect the iterative reality of the process
Opinion
Be more Florence: why the voices of nurse and midwifery researchers must be heard
Nurses and midwives should unite to progress nursing and midwifery research agendas
How you can help other researchers to expand their thinking
Why not take the extra step of publishing work about your methodology or research methods
Improving the health and well-being of unpaid carers – initiatives with impact
How Commitment to Carers award nominees have shared their work and inspired others
Students
What a career in research nursing can offer
Research is a part of the NHS remit but students have little exposure to it during training
Careers
Here’s why this is an exciting time to be a clinical research nurse
There is more guidance and support now for nurses who want to combine research with practice
Paediatric clinical research advanced nurse practitioner
Lucy Cooper talks about her inspiration and challenges
How to build a career that combines clinical and research skills
Clinical academic nursing is relatively new but growing, with a career framework to match