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<p>The number of phenomenological studies published in nursing journals is rising, perhaps because phenomenology provides answers to or insights into important questions o
<p>Discourse analysis (DA) is becoming an increasingly popular research strategy for researchers in various disciplines, yet it evades a common understanding and systemati
<p>Case study research is gaining increasing credibility as a suitable research methodology for healthcare research studies (Thompson 2004).
<p>Consensus methods have been used in health research for many years, although it has only been since the 1950s that formal consensus methods have been adopted in researc
<p>Many years of practice as critical care nurses indicated to us that doctors, nurses and relatives suffer because they are involved in, or are affected by, interactions
<p>The use of questionnaires as a method of data collection in research is well established, with the benefits and drawbacks of using such a method extensively debated (Op
<p>This paper reports on the experiences of two nurse researchers sampling from clinical and research databases for the purpose of research.
<p>There has long been an acceptance among academics and policy-makers that rare populations are hard to locate (Sudman and Kalton 1986, Kish 1991).
<p>Crotty (2003) suggests that when taking into account human knowledge and the status and value that can be attributed to it, the four basic elements of any research proc
<p>There is a developing body of research about minority ethnic elders in the UK (Blakemore 2000, Gerrish 2000) but few empirical studies have focused on those who live in
<p>Health care is undergoing rapid changes, and outcomes drive processes.
<p>Public anxiety is aroused when the term ‘psychopath’ appears in the media, particularly when it is linked with extreme violence or even murder.
<p>Conference presentations have been acknowledged as a potentially effective strategy to encourage the dissemination of nursing knowledge (Ashworth 1996, Cleary and Walter 2004, O’Neill and Duffey 2000) and to assist in overcoming the apparent reluctance of nurses to write for professional
<p>This study derives from a larger study examining the association between mental health and the consumption of psychotropic medication among seniors living in retirement homes (Voyer et al 2004a, Voyer et al 2004b, Voyer et al 2004c).
<p>While I was completing the project described here, I spent considerable time working alone.
<p>A Complete System of Nursing (Ashdown 1934) describes the strongly held view of the ‘good nurse’ as a capable, respectable, vocationally oriented and even-tempered woman. However, a feature of nursing is that it is associated with powerful and often contradictory discourses.
<p>Nurse education has changed radically since its inception. The changes reflect a changing healthcare sector, a changing workforce and a changing society. Nurse education has endeavoured to keep up with these changes and reduce wastage from the profession.</p>
<p>Research capacity has been described as ‘a general term for a process of individual and institutional development which leads to higher skills and greater ability to perform useful research’ (Trostle 1992).
