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Narrative Research: A Viable Methodology for Clinical Nursing
Author(s) -
Overcash Janine A.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
nursing forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.618
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1744-6198
pISSN - 0029-6473
DOI - 10.1111/j.0029-6473.2004.00015.x
Subject(s) - narrative , nursing research , narrative inquiry , nursing , psychology , health care , sociology , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , economics , economic growth
TOPIC Narrative research provides a reasonable methodology for gathering rich, multidimensional data in the clinical setting. PURPOSE To familiarize nurses with the concept of narrative research, review pertinent narrative research literature, and identify some ways this methodology can be integrated into clinical nursing. SOURCES A review of published literature from psychology, sociology, anthropology, and nursing, with citations from women with breast cancer. CONCLUSIONS Narrative research can make a valid contribution to nursing science in language familiar to nurses and other healthcare professionals.