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How nurses are preparing for the revalidation process

08 April 2016

Emergency Nurse

Feature

As the profession’s new system of revalidation goes live, this article brings together the experiences of emergency nurses from revalidation pilot sites in England,...

Training staff to support people after the death of loved ones

26 April 2016

Learning Disability Practice

Art & Science

This article presents a summary of a pilot research study of the training needs of staff who support people with learning disabilities who are grieving the death of...

Classic grounded theory: a framework for contemporary application

01 July 2010

Nurse Researcher

General

While undertaking a qualitative exploration of the role of lecturers in helping with problem-based learning, the author used an adapted form of classic grounded...

Crowdfunding: an innovative way to fund your project

22 June 2017

Nurse Researcher

Evidence & practice

Background Getting research funded is extremely difficult, with research councils rejecting more than 70% of grant applications (Else 2014). It is even more...

Why undertake a pilot in a qualitative PhD study? Lessons learned to promote success

23 January 2017

Nurse Researcher

Evidence & practice

Background Pilot studies can play an important role in qualitative studies. Methodological and practical issues can be shaped and refined by undertaking pilots....

Delphi research: issues raised by a pilot study

26 January 2012

Nurse Researcher

General

Aim This paper will explore the issues raised by the pilot stage of a three-round Delphi study. Background The Delphi method involves a range of complex activity for...

Children’s nurses’ experiences of a revalidation pilot study

11 April 2016

Nursing Children and Young People

Art & Science

All UK nurses and midwives will need to follow the revalidation process to renew their registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and demonstrate that...

Lessons learned on approaches to data collection and analysis from a pilot study

Nurse Researcher

evidence & practice

Background Background Pilot studies are more commonly associated with quantitative research, and their use is under-reported in qualitative approaches. This paper...

The BLEED pilot study: determining the usability of a medical device before the clinical trial

14 September 2015

Nurse Researcher

Clinical trials

Aim To discuss the methods of a study which will aim to determine the usability of a medical device not yet approved for use in a clinical trial. Background The...

Power to the people

28 September 2010

Nursing Standard

General Article

Nurses have been elected to their NHS boards in a pilot scheme to encourage public participation in decision making.