Open Access<p>Nursing and Interdisciplinary Research: Phoenix or Dodo?</p>
Author(s) -
Hugh McKenna
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of multidisciplinary healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-2390
DOI - 10.2147/jmdh.s262514
Subject(s) - phoenix , discipline , isolation (microbiology) , nursing , nursing research , health care , medicine , engineering ethics , sociology , political science , social science , engineering , pathology , biology , bioinformatics , metropolitan area , law
Interdisciplinary research activities are increasing in health care in terms of amount and quality. It is recognised that the global problems facing humankind will not be solved by individual disciplines working in isolation. The purpose of this paper is to examine the issues facing interdisciplinary research and how it impacts on nursing in particular. Some solutions to engendering cross disciplinary research are offered and a definition of interdisciplinary research is shared.