Towards a new model of nursing research.
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چکیده
Nursing research is generally located within the paradigm of the social sciences, and therefore reflects the concerns and agenda of social research. In particular, nursing has become embroiled in the ongoing dispute between the advocates of qualitative and quantitative methodologies. However, it is argued in this paper that whereas the aim of social research is to develop knowledge, the aim of nursing research is primarily to advance practice. This paper offers an alternative model of nursing research which categorizes approaches to research not according to the methodology employed but on the extent to which the research process is likely to bring about change. These approaches are termed level 1, level 2 and level 3 research, where level 1 researchers are concerned with generating information for others to conceptualize and implement, while level 3 researchers see their aim as directly bringing about clinical change. Two approaches to level 3 research are suggested, and examples of projects at all three levels are examined. Finally, it is contended that only by adopting an appropriate model of research for a practice-based discipline can nursing address the real issues of relevance to nurses and patients in clinical settings.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of advanced nursing
دوره 19 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994