Searching the qualitative research literature for your research
E-Learning course 16th – 20th May 2011.
It is an e-learning course which comprises three 'units' which include 'brief activities' (these tasks are not assessed and will not need to be submitted) It allows you to study in your own time and apply your learning to your own research.
RCN Annual International Nursing Research Conference
16th - 18th May 2011, Harrogate International Centre, Harrogate.
This conference is being organised by the Royal College of Nursing in association with the North Yorkshire Coalition, including the Yorkshire and Humber Region of the RCN Research Society in partnership with the Universities of Bradford, Huddersfield, Leeds and Leeds Metropolitan University and West Yorkshire health economy. The dynamic scientific programme will reflect recent advances in nursing research and will disseminate this growing evidence base relating to clinical practice.
Designing Applied Health Research: From Idea to Bid Proposal
University of Nottingham 14th and 15th June 2011.
This course, designed to help in the preparation of applications to the National Institute for Health Research or other research funding body, is principally aimed at researchers and clinicians who have some experience of research but have not previously been principal investigators.
Fully funded MA in Research Methods in Nottingham
There are around twelve fully funded clinical academic training studentships for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals available at the University of Nottingham’s School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy. This course forms part of the NIHR clinical academic training pathway; the studentships cover course fees and salary back-fill costs for full-time (one year) or part-time (two years) study and starts in September 2011.
Investment for research in the NHS
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has announced £775 million in funding for biomedical research centres and units, to be made available through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR): The NIHR International Register of Systematic Reviews: PROSPERO. A major global initiative to establish an international register that will improve the transparency of health research has been launched by Health Minister Lord Howe. PROSPERO is the first online facility to register systematic reviews for research about health and social care from all around the world.
Do nurses use research in clinical practice?
An international study of published and grey literature on the reported use of research in clinical practice is moderate-high, remaining relatively consistent over time until the early 2000's. The review's authors comment that this maybe an overly optimistic picture. They consider the relatively unchanged self-reports of moderate-high research use by nurses is troubling given that over forty years have elapsed since the first studies in this review were conducted. More troubling is the absence of studies in which attempts are made to assess the effects of varying levels of research use on patient outcomes.
Failure to Rescue report – National Nursing Research Unit.
“Failure to rescue” refers to a failure to prevent a clinically important deterioration resulting from a complication of an underlying illness (e.g. cardiac arrest in a patient with acute myocardial infarction) or a complication of medical care (e.g. major haemorrhage after surgery). Rates of failure to rescue are widely recognized and used as patient safety indicators but have not been widely used in the NHS.
This report provides a preliminary assessment to determine if it is possible to derive valid “failure to rescue” indicators for surgical patients from Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) or similar datasets based on routinely collected hospital data in England.
The Royal College of Nursing Research Institute
Newsletter vol. 3 issue 2 – Jan, Feb, March 2011.
Exploring the role and expertise of ward-based oncology clinicians.
Spears, J, Bellman, L
Cancer Nursing Practice, February 2011, vol./is. 10/1(24-9).
Research using case study methodology to explore the role and clinical working practices of Band 6 cancer nurses attending a workshop and to encourage them to engage in the research process and highlight areas for improvement. Observation, interviews, researcher field-notes and reflections were used to examine their work, specialist knowledge, communication with patients and colleagues and management skills. 20 refs.
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Explaining the role of the nurse in clinical trials.
Green, L
Nursing Standard, February 2011, vol./is. 25/22(35-9)
The role of the nurse as a member of the clinical trial research team. Organisation and funding of clinical trials are described and phases and types of trial, together with terminology used are outlined. The work of the nurse in co-ordination, communication and patient care is considered. 17 refs.
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US research disputes long-sleeved uniform contamination claims.
Nursing Standard, 16 February 2011, vol./is. 25/24(8-8)
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This bulletin is brought to you by Library and Knowledge Services. It aims to keep you up-to-date with nursing research issues. At the beginning of every other month, a librarian will update the bulletin with relevant information published in the preceding two months. If there are areas you think we also need to cover, please let us know.
