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Constructing vignettes to investigate anger in multiple sclerosis

01 January 2010

Nurse Researcher

issues in research

The physical effects of multiple sclerosis (MS) mean participating in research requires considerable effort. Vignettes offer a less fatiguing and more efficient way...

Reliability and validity in research

12 July 2006

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article examines reliability and validity as ways to demonstrate the rigour and trustworthiness of quantitative and qualitative research. The authors discuss...

Standardising for reliability: the contribution of tools and checklists

25 April 2012

Nursing Standard

A&S Science

This article describes two initiatives from the National Patient Safety Agency, which were developed to address important areas of harm to patients. This harm stems...

Open AccessOC10 – Inter-rater agreement of the Paediatric Early Warning Score tools used in the central Denmark region

09 May 2016

Nursing Children and Young People

Supplement

Theme: Patient safety Background: Paediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS) tools can assist healthcare providers in the rapid detection and recognition of changes in...

Quantitative research

01 April 2015

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article describes the basic tenets of quantitative research. The concepts of dependent and independent variables are addressed and the concept of measurement...

Validation of the professional practice environment scale in nurse educators in hospitals

21 March 2016

Nurse Researcher

Instrument development

Aim To report an assessment of the psychometric properties of the Professional Practice Environment (PPE) scale in a sample of Australian nurse educators in acute...

Development and validation of the Child-to-Mother Violence Scale

21 January 2011

Nurse Researcher

issues in research

This article describes the development and tests the reliability and validity of a new survey instrument, the Child-to-Mother Violence Scale (CMVS). This instrument...

Assessment and accountability: part 1 – assessment

18 May 2016

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Assessment in clinical practice is a complex role undertaken by mentors and practice teachers. Therefore, this and the following two articles in this series will...