Adv Qualitative Research Nursi - by Joanna Latimer Paperback

Book Synopsis

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.

From the Back Cover

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.

• An advanced-level research book specifically for postgraduate nurses
• Contributions from international authors at the forefront of nursing academia
• Explains the new, more complex research methodologies
• Offers a bridge between nursing and social science

About the Author

Joanna Latimer is Professor of Sociology at Cardiff University School of Social Sciences, and Professor in the ESRC Centre for the Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics. She has been researching medical knowledge and practice ethnographically for 30 years.