Nurse Researcher
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Successful researchers rarely tend to work in isolation
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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
Could you be the RCN Nurse of the Year in the year of the nurse?
Entries open for the RCNi Nurse Awards 2020, your chance to promote your work and specialty
Applications invited for new children's nursing research awards
Two awards on offer for a children's nurse and nursing student to present their research
Bubbly little girl needs a “forever home” – can you help?
Lambeth Council are appealing to all members of the caring community
RCN president recognised for ‘outstanding contribution’ to health research
Fellowship helps to highlight nurses’ role in research, says Anne Marie Rafferty
Scotland passes safe staffing law
Scotland now has the first legislation of its kind in the UK to apply to all clinical groups
Evidence and Practice
Is Facebook a viable recruitment tool?
Background Effective participant recruitment strategies are crucial to the success of...
Using storylines for bilingual dissemination of a grounded theory
Background A storyline in a grounded theory study plays two important roles: an analytical...
Decision-tables for inferential statistical tests in comparative and correlation studies
Structured decision-tables can help in choosing which statistical tests to use
Strategies for balancing internal and external validity in evaluations of interventions
Review of strategies in an evaluation of a cognitive-behavioural intervention for insomnia
Implementing the actor-partner interdependence model for dyadic data analysis
This article may help to create a more consistent framework for nurse researchers
Memory in narratives and stories: implications for nursing research
The meanings underpinning memories are central to qualitative enquiry and are to be valued
Opinion
Conducting research into end of life care
What to consider when undertaking research with vulnerable participants
A medal that shows how far nurse research has come
Nurses should seek opportunities to showcase the quality work being done by nurse researchers in all areas of practice
Collecting data in research
How careful planning can ensure fewer problems are encountered in data collection
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