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Record Nr.

UNINA9910831167203321

Autore

Holloway Immy

Titolo

Narrative research in nursing [[electronic resource] /] / Immy Holloway, Dawn Freshwater

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2007

ISBN

1-282-37188-6

9786612371882

1-4443-1651-6

1-4443-1652-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Classificazione

44.63

Altri autori (Persone)

FreshwaterDawn

Disciplina

610.73072

Soggetti

Nursing - Research

Discourse analysis, Narrative

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-170) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The nature and features of narrative research -- Narrative research : understanding people's lives -- Narrative research in nursing -- Narrative and the construction of identity -- Ethical and political implications of narrative research -- The proposal for a narrative story -- The art of sampling and collecting data -- Narrative analysis and contextualisation -- Presenting narrative research -- Trustworthiness and authenticity in narrative research -- Problems and critical issues -- Writing for publication and other ways of disseminating narrative research -- Practical issues in narrative research.

Sommario/riassunto

Narrative research is an increasingly popular way of carrying out qualitative research by analysing the stories or experience. The findings of this type of qualitative research can be used to improve nursing education, nursing practice and patient care and to explore the experience of illness and the interaction between professionals. Narrative Research in Nursing provides a comprehensive yet straightforward introduction to narrative research which examines the skills needed to perform narrative interviews, analyse data, and publish results and enables nurse researchers to use the method syste