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Designed for a better life

01 April 2009

Nursing Older People

Feature

A new design audit tool contains a series of resources for carrying out an assessment of environments used by people with dementia. It is suitable for refurbishment...

The conceptual framework and the iterative elements of doctoral nursing research design

27 February 2020

Nurse Researcher

study design

Background Conceptual frameworks are central to doctoral nursing theses; they include the pragmatic and philosophical elements of the research design and their...

Splendid isolation? The pros and cons of single rooms for the NHS

21 May 2009

Nursing Management

Feature

Nightingale wards remained the layout of choice in most NHS hospitals until the 1960s, when racetrack wards and bay areas with between four and six beds were...

Design for life

30 March 2010

Nursing Standard

General article

A team of designers has been charged with redesigning hospital equipment that will help combat infection. Their prototypes are now in production.

The challenges of researching drug-related emergency department presentations using reviews of medical charts

04 December 2018

Nurse Researcher

instrument design

Background Health research through review of medical charts is a useful way to understand presentations related to the effects and burden of illness, disease and...

Developing a self-administered questionnaire: methods and considerations

31 August 2022

Nurse Researcher

instrument design

Background Using a structured process to develop a self-administered questionnaire provides a robust tool for collecting data that enhances the credibility of the...

Is this a good questionnaire? Dimensionality and category functioning of questionnaires used in nursing research

13 October 2022

Nurse Researcher

Quantitative research

Background Questionnaires are perhaps the most widely used measuring tools in nursing research, as many studies conducted by nurses focus on understanding the...

Using legitimation criteria to establish rigour in sequential mixed-methods research

11 June 2020

Nurse Researcher

mixed-methods

Background Despite the extensive use of mixed methods across health sciences, there has been a limited discussion about the methodological rigour and quality in...

Evidence and practice: a review of vignettes in qualitative research

27 May 2021

Nurse Researcher

Data collection

Background Developing and working through a PhD research study requires tenacity, continuous development and application of knowledge. It is paramount when...

Dementia-friendly care homes

01 March 2009

Learning Disability Practice

A&S Science

Dementia is an issue of growing importance in services for people with learning disabilities as a result of the UK’s ageing population. The literature on dementia...

13 March 2024 / Vol 32 issue 1

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