The Nurse Practitioner : Real-World Research in a and E

An examination of the practicalities of conducting research in a busy A&E department. Brian Dolan candidly describes the methodologies and research tools that were employed while carrying out a pilot study looking at nurse practitioners' interactions with patients. The study also explores factors which restrict or restrain some formal research practice - for example the balance to be struck between maintaining good relations with research participants while observing the necessary distance required to produce quality research.