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Unitary Caring Science: A Hermeneutic-Phenomenological Research Method.
1Professor, Director of PhD Program, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA.
Nursing Science Quarterly
|April 8, 2022
Summary
This study introduces a new research method for nursing, the unitary-caring hermeneutic phenomenological method. It enhances understanding of caring phenomena within specific nursing theories.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Science
- Phenomenology
Background:
- Phenomenological research is theory-based and utilizes discipline-specific methods.
- The unitary caring paradigm offers a framework for understanding caring in nursing.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and describe a novel research method tailored for nursing theories within the unitary caring paradigm.
- To establish a process for linking qualitative findings to specific unitary caring theories.
Main Methods:
- Utilized Morgan's practical framework to examine ontological-epistemological-methodological linkages.
- Developed the unitary-caring hermeneutic phenomenological research method.
- Involved textual analysis of participant descriptions and interpretation of themes.
Main Results:
- The developed method specifically guides hermeneutic phenomenological research within Watson's and Smith's unitary caring theories.
- The process links emergent themes to a priori theoretical concepts.
Conclusions:
- This method facilitates a theoretical understanding of caring experiences.
- Contributes to the advancement of unitary caring nursing science through rigorous inquiry.
Keywords:
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