title: The requirements for original doctoral research in nursing.
abstract: Clinical and academic doctorates (PhDs) demand an original piece of research. This article examines how to generate such research in nursing and proposes that it is not as elusive as it first appears.
authors.affiliation: Ravenscraig Hospital, Greenock, Scotland.
authors.forename: Austyn
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Snowden
mesh_terms: D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D009014:Morals; D015399:Nursing Research