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Published on: June 22, 2010
[The methods and instruments of nursing research: an analysis of some articles]
Abstract:
Three research papers published in three of the most respected foreign nursing journals are presented and discussed. The main aim of the contribution, which opens a new arena for discussion in the Rivista dell'Infermiere is to critically appraise published research works focusing on their strengths and weaknesses in the hypothesis formulation, methods and instruments used, discussion of results. A critical analysis should enable nurses to start to learn to read and eventually write a research protocol, possibly avoiding some common mistakes.
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