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An empirical investigation of pressure ulcer risk factors

23 August 2000

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Despite many improvements in practice, pressure ulcers continue to be a source of concern to nurses and distress to patients. Clearly, there are no simple solutions...

Guidelines for reporting descriptive statistics in health research

01 January 2008

Nurse Researcher

issues in research

There is mounting evidence that the quality of reporting results of medical and nursing studies in various fields, including paediatrics, acute stroke, clinical...

The role of technology and digital gaming in nurse education

13 March 2013

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

There is growing evidence that using e-learning and digital gaming technology can support students in their learning. An international project, Continuing/Higher...

Understanding quantitative research: part 1

01 January 2013

Nursing Standard

Learning zone continuing professional development

This article, which is the first in a two-part series, provides an introduction to understanding quantitative research, basic statistics and terminology used in...

Using a computer to perform statistical analysis

01 April 2004

Nurse Researcher

General

In this article, using the clinical research question: ‘what factors seem to predict who will take an overdose?’, Denis Anthony shows how a statistical computer...

Understanding quantitative research: part 2

02 January 2013

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article, which is the second in a two-part series, provides an introduction to understanding quantitative research, basic statistics and terminology used in...

Understanding quantitative research: part 1

12 December 2012

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article, which is the first in a two-part series, provides an introduction to understanding quantitative research, basic statistics and terminology used in...

‘Statistical significance’ in research: wider strategies to meaningfully interpret findings

22 October 2020

Nurse Researcher

Data analysis

Background The P-value is frequently used in research to determine the probability that the results of a study are chance findings. A value less than 0.05 was once...

Behind closed doors

07 May 2008

Nursing Standard

Feature

Barely a day goes by without binge drinking youths being in the headlines. But in the privacy of their own homes many middle-aged people are drinking hazardous...