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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 challenges in interviewing Arab participants
Background Cultural beliefs and ways of thinking need to be considered when interviewing...
29 May 2018
Using hermeneutic phenomenology and the ethnographic principle of cultural...
Background The interpretive paradigm and hermeneutic phenomenological design are the most...
29 May 2018
Reflections of a black African insider researcher
Background There is a growing body of literature providing reflective accounts and critical...
22 May 2018
The use of the Medical Research Council framework in the study of complex interventions...
Background Nursing care addresses several complex interventions and international research...
15 May 2018
Recruiting and engaging African-American men in health research
Background Improving the health of black and minority ethnic (BME) men in the US continues...
08 May 2018
Disseminating research information through Facebook and Twitter (DRIFT): presenting an...
The internet and social media have become a large part of everyday life for many people...
02 May 2018
Introduction to positivism, interpretivism and critical theory
Background There are three commonly known philosophical research paradigms used to guide...
16 Mar 2018
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
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