Understanding the discharge process in PICU: Highlights from an Undergraduate Clinical Research Internship at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children This week’s blog is written by Ella Venn, who is a staff nurse on the Intensive Care Unit at North Bristol NHS Trust. Last summer I had the opportunity to take part in a clinical research […]
Category: Nursing research
Evidence-based Practice: Approach with caution?
This weeks’ blog is by Adam Ferner, Child Nursing Student, City St George’s, University of London (adam.ferner@citystgeorges.ac.uk), and considers some of the injustices around EBP. http://www.adamferner.com/ Evidence-based practice (EBP) is at the heart of modern healthcare. Certainly, there is much to recommend EBP, which involves the integration of the best evidence, clinical experience and patient […]
Fostering a culture of research: Lessons from advisory sessions with nursing students
This weeks’ blog is by members of the Research and Innovation Hub: Dr Sharon Mutare (s.mutare@herts.ac.uk), Dr Rebecca Hadley (r.hadley3@herts.ac.uk) and Dr Lisa Whiting (all from the University of Hertfordshire) and Dr Phillip Smith and Fiona Smith (Heads of Research and Innovation, Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB). Improving diversity and representation in research participation […]
A perspective on funding, doing and publishing qualitative research
This blog is written by Dr Analisa Smythe, Research Matron, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (analisa.smythe@nhs.net) and Dr Catharine Jenkins, Associate Professor, Dementia Care, Birmingham City University (catharine.jenkins@bcu.ac.uk ). IntroductionQualitative research is key to understanding participants’ experiences and insights, usually collected through focus groups and […]