Nursing Research in Africa

[Basic research in nursing].

The integration between basic science and research in the field of nursing is an emerging subject and expanding in many countries. However, in Brazil, researchers have shown little interest in exploring this line of research, in spite of the numerous benefits it may bring to nursing care practice. In this article, by means of a bibliographic review, we will focus on the importance of basic rese...

Methodology in Nursing Research

Through data collection methods using a holistic approach that focuses on variables in a natural setting, qualitative research methods seek to understand participants’ perceptions and interpretations. Common qualitative research methods include ethnography, phenomenology, grounded theory, and historic research. Another type of methodology that has a similar qualitative approach is case study re...

Special Issue: Transforming Nursing in South Africa

The status of nursing research in the Republic of South Africa: past and present perspectives.

Research never develops in a vacuum, hence a discussion of the status of research in a country cannot be limited to a single point of time, nor can it be properly understood without reference to issues and events which have influenced its past and present status. The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the development of nursing research in South Africa and of the current nursing...

Evaluation of Newborns Born in a Training and Research Hospital in Mogadishu,Somalia, Africa

Background: This study aimed to determine the clinical characteristics of the newborns born in the hospital.Methods: This study included 1199 newborns born in Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia, Africa, in 2018. The gender, birth weight and height, delivery method, health status, mother's age, as well as gravida and parity conditions were retros...