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.
Tensions within management roles in healthcare organisations
Aim This article reports the results of a study that gives an insight into ward leaders’...
30 Mar 2017
Deep nursing: a thoughtful, co-created nursing process
This article examines some of the challenges in nursing practice experienced by patients and...
30 Mar 2017
What nursing students reveal about and learn from mentors when using stories of...
Aim This article considers findings from a narrative research analysis that illustrate what...
27 Feb 2017
Open access
6Cs and ten commitments: nurses’ understanding and use of courage
Aim This article reports the initial findings of a study that explored nurses’ understanding...
27 Feb 2017
Using the Gold Standards Framework to deliver good end of life care
The aims of excellent end of life care (EOLC) and nursing are at the heart of healthcare....
27 Feb 2017
Development of a skill mix and study planning tool for research teams
There are various tools available in acute and primary care settings to support decision...
30 Jan 2017
Open access
Implementing and assessing the value of nursing preceptorship
Preceptorship was first promoted as part of the Project 2000 reforms, and evidence suggests...
30 Jan 2017
Developing trainee advanced nurse practitioners in clinical environments
Teaching and mentorship are fundamental parts of registered nurses’ roles, and learning...
30 Jan 2017
Preparing registrants for mentor roles: the chicken or egg conundrum
The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) Standards to Support Learning and Assessment in...
01 Dec 2016
Measuring compassionate care: views of healthcare staff
Aim To explore healthcare professionals’ views of measuring compassionate care. Method As...
01 Dec 2016
International perspectives on social media guidance for nurses: a content analysis
Aim This article reports the results of an analysis of the content of national and...
01 Dec 2016
How the nursing profession can contribute to sustainable development goals
As of 1 January 2016, the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs) became the focus of global...
01 Nov 2016
Perceptions of leadership among final-year undergraduate nursing students
Aim The promotion of a distributed leadership model in health care means there is an...
01 Nov 2016
Improving environmental cleaning in clinical areas: staff education based on adenosine...
Aim To describe the effect of education on environmental cleaning in patient care areas...
01 Nov 2016
Implementation of a structured programme of preceptorship for newly qualified midwives...
This article discusses the application of a structured approach to the development and...
30 Sep 2016
Leadership in practice: an analysis of collaborative leadership in the conception of a...
The National Health Service (NHS) in the UK is evolving to meet the needs of society, but...
30 Sep 2016
Open access
A real-time Excel-based scheduling solution for nursing staff reallocation
Aim This article describes the development and testing of an Excel-based scheduling solution...
30 Sep 2016
The extent to which core nursing textbooks inform holistic spiritual care
National and international professional health and nursing guidelines recommend that...
01 Sep 2016