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Journal clubs: the participatory, interactive and operational approach of such a club could help to produce more scientific studies   Journal clubs: the participatory, interactive and operational approach of such a club could help to produce more scientif

Journal clubs provide a forum for nurse researchers to meet and discuss latest research an

07 Mar 2025
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Image shows an illustration of hands reaching up towards an open book: time for nurse research is often a casualty of high workloads and low staffing levels, but it is important to actively promote the value of developing and advancing nursing knowledge

Higher education is changing and nurse academics have to take on other responsibilities, b

25 Nov 2024
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A survey’s success is dependent on a good response rate, asking the right questions, and ensuring respondents' answers are similar to the way people think and act in reality

Planning and developing survey tools is important, but can be overlooked.

25 Nov 2024
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Developing as a researcher requires the support of ‘a village’ of people who provide knowledge, support and expertise to help you

The support of a 'village’ of people with diverse skills and expertise is vital in shaping

13 Aug 2024
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Academic clinicians: not every nurse has been an academic, but it often feels like every academic has been a nurse – picture shows students taking notes in a lecture hall

An NHS trust's senior research leader role allows Andrew Finney to establish a research cu

13 Aug 2024
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Illustration depicting teamwork for researching and writing an academic article: with various figures researching, talking and thinking around a pile of books and a huge pencil to write with

Writing and researching an article for an academic journal is often a team effort and budd

11 Jun 2024
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Illustration shows 6 outer cogs with various research people inside them all around a larger central cog with a writer/researcher person inside

A supervision panel is a vital resource when undertaking higher degree nurse research stud

23 May 2024
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Illustration showing a woman wearing glasses with her laptop computer open smiling into the distance with symbols of degree qualification, ideas, thinking and targets float around her head

Whether you are nurse with a firm idea of your proposed PhD project or someone rather less

19 Feb 2024
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Illustration of hands  holding a pen which is marking a document called 'Grant Proposal'

After all the work invested in a research proposal, it can be dispiriting if it is rejecte

30 Jan 2024
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A figure staring intently through a telescope stands on top of a sign with arrows pointing in four different directions, this symbolises future goals

The RCN International Research Conference focused on strengthening connections between nur

08 Nov 2023
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How to help save energy and reduce carbon emissions by making small changes, which wi

04 Oct 2023
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Illustration of woman viewing a clock and time demands

How a proactive approach and blocking out time in a busy schedule will help you to maximis

16 Aug 2023

The Nurse Researcher podcast aims to demystify clinical academia, explain what researchers

15 May 2023

UK nurses are not alone in dealing with staff shortages, stress and a care backlog due to t

13 Apr 2023

Nursing is female-dominated, yet men move further and faster up the hierarchy.

08 Mar 2023

What to do to get your voice heard by politicians and policymakers whose decisions affect y

01 Mar 2023

An overview of the nursing research peer review process, a guide to the challenges faced by

27 Feb 2023

Many nurses talk of emotional burnout, but there can be debilitating physical symptoms too.

22 Feb 2023

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