| Adv Qualitative Research Nursi Contributor(s): Latimer, Joanna (Editor) |
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ISBN: 063205946X ISBN-13: 9780632059461 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $78.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2003 Annotation: Nurses are faced with the need for practice grounded in research-based evidence. Research methodologies must be theoretically sound but must also take into account the unique challenges of the socio-political conditions under which nurses practice. This collection presents up-to-the-minute qualitative research methodologies creatively developed within nursing. Written by authors at the forefront of their fields, the book is intended to enable people to research critical issues for nursing practice and health care. Drawing on empirical data, each chapter introduces a particular contemporary approach, examines the literature in it field, discussed its relevance for nursing and health care and explains what claims to knowledge can be made. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Nursing - Research & Theory |
| Dewey: 610.730 |
| LCCN: 2002043717 |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.96 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection presents up-to-the-minute qualitative research methodologies creatively developed by and within nursing. The book is written by authors at the forefront of their fields. It is aimed at enabling people to research critical issues for nursing practice and health care. Nurses face the imperative for practice grounded in research-based evidence. The book demonstrates how qualitative methodologies can produce rigorous and valid research. Drawing on empirical data each chapter introduces a particular contemporary approach; examines the literature in its field; discusses its relevance for nursing and health care; and explains what claims to knowledge can be made. |