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.
The one-way ANOVA test explained
The methodology of the test as an example of an inferential statistical method
15 Jun 2023
Scientific models generated through a textual thematic analysis coding system: part 1
Qualitative modelling creates semantic structure expressed via theme-code, content and...
31 May 2023
Just one interview’: making visible the hidden workload entailed in qualitative research
Understanding workload is vital to ensure that timelines, recruitment targets and funding ...
27 Apr 2023
Nurse researcher identity and reflexivity in interpretive phenomenological analysis
Guidance on how novice nurse researchers can navigate changes in identity
13 Apr 2023
Managing missing and erroneous data in nurse staffing surveys
An approach to assessing and handling inconsistent data, with an example of survey results...
30 Mar 2023
The challenges of recruiting and interviewing patients following critical illness
How best to recruit and interview participants in a virtual setting
16 Mar 2023
How to structure Microsoft Excel documents for systematic reviews
The Excel method is efficient and free and can produce transparent and complete reports
01 Mar 2023
Bayesian analysis for nurse and midwifery research
Statistical, practical and ethical benefits of the Bayesian approach
19 Jan 2023
Using mixed methods grounded theory to explain neonatal nurses’ quality of life
Evaluate examples of optimal use and appraisal of mixed methods grounded theory methodology
05 Jan 2023
Managing the elephant in the room: responding to COVID-19’s impact on data collection
How to change data collection methods rather than abandoning research
21 Dec 2022
The improvement in research orientation among clinical nurses in Qatar
Why is there less nursing research in the Middle East than in other countries?
13 Dec 2022
Research behind a webcam: an exploration of virtual interviewing with children
Learn more about virtually interviewing children and young people
05 Dec 2022
Open access
Developing codes from the interview: reading versus listening
Create strategies for efficiently analysing data in a grounded theory study
01 Dec 2022
Dimensionality and category functioning of questionnaires used in nursing research
Using modern Rasch techniques of objective measurement to develop high-quality questionnaires
13 Oct 2022
Open access
Assessing patients’ perceptions of their safety in an acute hospital setting
How a measure was developed and validated to assess perceptions of safety
29 Sep 2022
Developing a self-administered questionnaire: methods and considerations
A structured process for developing self-administered questionnaires
31 Aug 2022
Academic writing retreats for nurses and allied health professionals
Developing engagement, dissemination and collaboration opportunities
23 Aug 2022
Psychoanalytic therapy and narrative research interviewing: some reflections
Consider how you conduct interviews and what to share of the participants’ accounts
16 Aug 2022