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Narrative research: a viable methodology for clinical nursing
1College of Nursing, University of South Florida, USA. jovercas@hsc.usf.edu
Nursing Forum
|April 22, 2004
Abstract
Topic:
Narrative research provides a reasonable methodology for gathering rich, multidimensional data in the clinical setting.
Purpose:
To familiarize nurses with the concept of narrative research, review pertinent narrative research literature, and identify some ways this methodology can be integrated into clinical nursing.
Sources:
A review of published literature from psychology, sociology, anthropology, and nursing, with citations from women with breast cancer.
Conclusions:
Narrative research can make a valid contribution to nursing science in language familiar to nurses and other healthcare professionals.