This five part article series was written by Joyce Colling, Professor Emeritus, Oregon Health and Sciences University, School of Nursing, Portland, OR. They are to be read in chronological order, beginning with the first in the series called, "Demystifying the Clinical Nursing Research Process" and ending with "Clinical Research Studies: Part 3."

Anyone interested in gaining more insight into the nursing research process will do well to read these inspiring articles.

Article 1: Demystifying the Clinical Nursing Research Process

Article 2: Defining the Problem to be Studied

Article 3: The Literature Review

Article 4: Designing Clinical Research Studies: Part 1

Article 5: Designing Clinical Research Studies: Part 2

Article 6: Designing Clinical Research Studies: Part 3