Clinical

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Background

Grounded theory (GT) is founded on the premise that underlying social patterns can be discovered and

05 Aug 2016
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Background: The collection of sensitive data can arouse emotional reactions and researchers may have difficulty distanci

04 Aug 2016
Background

Conceptual frameworks are important to ensure a clear underpinning research philosophy.

04 Aug 2016
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Background The importance of correlational research has been reported in the literature yet few research texts discuss design in any detail.

18 Jul 2016
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Envy

Aim To discuss envy and jealousy and how their positive and negative aspects among nurse academics affect the workplace.

18 Jul 2016
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Aim To suggest important methodological considerations when using grounded theory.

18 Jul 2016
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Nursing research

Background Nursing research is fundamental to driving evidence-based practice and achieving safe outcomes for patients.

18 Jul 2016
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Background In Australia, a significant percentage of bachelor of nursing students are employed in the aged care sector, or in aged care setting

18 Jul 2016
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Background There is a significant need for more nurses to enrol in doctoral studies and to improve attrition rates in these courses.

18 Jul 2016

<p>Background Estimating sample size is an integral requirement in the planning stages of quantitative studies.

18 May 2016

<p>Aim To discuss the application of the principles of participatory action research (PAR) in a project that developed and evaluated a mentor-mentee support programme for

18 May 2016

<p>Background Online communities are new sites for undertaking research, with their textual interactions providing a rich source of data in real time.

18 May 2016

<p>Aim To reflect on the methodological challenges of conducting a study exploring the effects on quality of life of being an informal carer for a person with palliative heart failure, as well as the factors that influence a carer’s perception of caring.</p> <p>Background There

18 May 2016

<p>Aim To explore the practice of experienced stroke nurse researchers to understand the issues they face in recruiting participants.</p> <p>Background Participant recruitment is one of the greatest challenges in conducting clinical research, with many trials failing due to recr

18 May 2016

<p>Aim To address the special considerations that need to be taken into account when collecting data from older people in healthcare research.</p> <p>Background An objective of all research studies is to ensure there is an adequate sample size.

18 May 2016

<p>Aim To describe the design of a randomised controlled trial conducted to evaluate a culturally tailored, nurse-led educational intervention.</p> <p>Background Self-care strategies are critical to improving health outcomes in heart failure.

21 Mar 2016

<p>Aim To describe the development of a research question, aim and objective.</p> <p>Background The first steps of any study are developing the research question, aim and objective.

21 Mar 2016

<p>Background There is increasing reference to complex patient needs in health care.

21 Mar 2016

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