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Saturday, November 21, 2009

A challenge to nursing: an historical review of intellectual disability nursing in the UK and Ireland.

29 Sep 2009 AIMS: The aim of this paper is to provide an account of the early development of what was originally known as 'mental deficiency' nursing in the UK and Ireland. BACKGROUND: After a brief review of research literature, it analyses key issues behind ... Read more...

Exploring whether student nurses report poor practice they have witnessed on placements.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: While literature suggests that nurses report incidents or potentially unsafe care delivery, there is little evidence on student nurses' practice in this area. AIM: To explore the factors that influence student in reporting concerns about ... Read more...

Reflections of a researcher interviewing older people.

30 Aug 2009 The aim of this article is to remind those involved in research, either as researchers or reading it, of the possible effect of conducting research with participants. At a minimum, thought should be given as to why participants, especially older ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Nursing Research'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Aging matters in cancer research. 29 Nov 2009
• Editorial: rating research performance. 29 Sep 2009
• A challenge to nursing: an historical review of intellectual disability nursing in the UK and Ireland. 29 Sep 2009
• It's b-a-a-a-a-a-a-ck again, or how to live with the new APA manual: reprise for Edition 6. 29 Sep 2009
• Exploring whether student nurses report poor practice they have witnessed on placements. 30 Aug 2009
• Traits of a successful CNA. 30 Aug 2009
• [Concerning recognition of nursing research?] 30 Aug 2009
• Reflections of a researcher interviewing older people. 30 Aug 2009
• Are we there yet? When is a literature review complete? 30 Aug 2009
• Phenomenology in nursing research: methodology, interviewing and transcribing. 30 Jul 2009
• Maintaining magnet status: establishing an evidence-based practice committee. 30 Jul 2009
• Empirical studies of clinical supervision in psychiatric nursing: A systematic literature review and methodological critique. 30 Jul 2009
• The management of nipple pain and/or trauma associated with breastfeeding. 30 Jul 2009
• Lessons learned while conducting a clinical trial to facilitate evidence-based practice: the neophyte researcher experience. 30 Jul 2009
• As a researcher, aren't you an entrepreneur? 30 Jul 2009
• Distinguished Contribution to Family Nursing Award (2009): Paivi Astedt-Kurki, PhD, RN. 30 Jul 2009
• Innovative learning activity. Evidence-based practice to outcomes management: spiraled learning activities, Part II. 30 Jul 2009
• Nursing: key to quality improvement. 30 Jul 2009
• Primary vs. secondary sources. 30 Jul 2009
• Primary vs. secondary sources. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Nursing Research'

Definition: Research carried out by nurses, generally in clinical settings, in the areas of clinical practice, evaluation, nursing education, nursing administration, and methodology.

Descriptor UI: D015399

Alternative terms: Nursing Research; Research, Nursing;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H02.478.395; N04.590.233.508.613;

History Note: 89

Technical Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif; DF: NURS RESEARCH