Legal and ethical considerations when undertaking veterinary nurse research

Ethical research is about ensuring the welfare of the patient but also ensuring the research itself is valid and non-harmful in a wider social context. Not only does invalid research use valuable...

Collecting data and designing experiments

Quantitative studies involve collection of numbers, percentages etc, whereas qualitative studies involve collection of descriptive words and sentences (Blumberg et al, 2011). When deciding on how to...

Research methodology for veterinary nurses

LoBiondo and Haber (2002) discuss that research is a way to link theory, education and practice, and that theoretical concepts supported by research findings create the foundation for theory-based...