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Nursing research: a position paper
Author(s) -
Greenwood J.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1984.tb00346.x
Subject(s) - phenomenon , action (physics) , nursing research , nursing , nursing practice , nursing literature , psychology , nursing theory , order (exchange) , position (finance) , sociology , epistemology , medicine , medline , alternative medicine , philosophy , political science , physics , pathology , quantum mechanics , finance , law , economics
It is argued herein that orthodox approaches to nursing research reflect a fundamental misunderstanding concerning the nature of nursing, a misunderstanding that results in the production of findings that are perceived as irrelevant to clinical practice. The reasons for this are analysed and two specific research monographs, Hayward (1975) and Ogier (1982) are criticized where appropriate in order to illuminate the analysis. Nursing is explicated as a social phenomenon and practice discipline and the peculiar suitability of action research to its investigation is demonstrated.