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An ethnographic study of nurses’ experience with nursing research and its integration in practice
Author(s) -
Dupin Cécile Marie,
Borglin Gunilla,
Debout Christophe,
RothanTondeur Monique
Publication year - 2014
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/jan.12371
Subject(s) - nursing , context (archaeology) , reciprocity (cultural anthropology) , ethnography , nursing research , participatory action research , field research , nursing care , medicine , nurse education , psychology , medical education , sociology , social psychology , paleontology , social science , anthropology , biology
Aim To report from a study aimed at illuminating how French Registered Nurses experience and engage in nursing research in clinical practice. Background Nursing research in France is mainly conducted by nurses working at clinical research units rather than by dedicated nurse researchers. Education, i.e. advanced degrees, in the field of nursing research is still in its infancy and not yet consistent with the international context. Outside France, the general perception is that nursing research is a unified part of professional nursing. Consequently, in‐depth knowledge about how nurses in a French clinical context might experience and engage in nursing research is still lacking. Design The design of this study was influenced by an ethnographic approach as described by the French anthropologists Beaud and Weber. Method Data, participatory observations, field notes and interviews ( n = 6) were collected in a teaching hospital between April–August 2012. The field consisted of a wound‐care unit and clinical research units. Collected data were analysed based on Beaud and Weber's description of analysis. Results Three beliefs were identified: being a unified part of a research team, being an integral part of ‘crosswise – across’ activities and being part of research activities. Conclusion/Implication for research Commitment to nursing research was strengthened by patient‐related issues. Based on this context, nursing research would likely benefit from the support of a naturalized reciprocity between clinical practice and research.