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Using observational methods in nursing research

08 July 2015

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Observation is a research data-collection method used generally to capture the activities of participants as well as when and where things are happening in a given...

Capturing clinician-client interaction: development of the 4D&4R observational tool

01 May 2013

Nurse Researcher

Observation

Implications for practice Aim To report on the development of an observation tool that can help a single researcher to collect field data about clinician and client...

Using zonal nursing to engage women in a medium secure setting

05 April 2012

Mental Health Practice

Feature

Patient observation involves nurses being allocated to specific at-risk patients to ensure that they remain safe. It provides staff with an opportunity to engage...

Show me the monet

01 October 2009

Nursing Management

Feature

Experts in the United States believe that observation of art can help healthcare professionals diagnose illnesses and injuries in patients. This article reports on...

A nurse manager’s reflections on adapting to a research role

01 March 2011

Nursing Management

Feature

Keeping a reflective diary throughout a secondment to a research role has helped a nurse manager adapt to her new work environment and enhanced her clinical...

Insider-outsider perspectives of participant observation

01 July 2002

Nurse Researcher

General

Ann Bonner and Gerda Tolhurst provide personal accounts of their experiences in conducting research involving participant observation. Issues discussed include the...

Participant observation, informed consent and ethical approval

01 July 2002

Nurse Researcher

Issues in research

Participant observation raises particular ethical issues in the health care context, especially in terms of ensuring informed consent. Lucy Moore and Jan Savage...

Flexible observations in the management of self-harm

01 July 2013

Mental Health Practice

Art & Science

This article decribes the challenges faced by one regional secure forensic service in meeting the needs of its female patients who present with self-harming...

Open AccessA beginner’s guide to ethnographic observation in nursing research

22 March 2017

Nurse Researcher

Evidence & practice

Background Observation is mentioned in most ethnographic textbooks, but specific details about how it should be conducted and the practicalities to be considered in...

Non-participant observation: using video tapes to collect data in nursing research

01 December 2005

Nurse Researcher

Issues in research

Observation is a highly valued and effective research method, as well as being an essential part of nursing practice. The authors explore the way in which...