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Nursing research conventions: objectivity or obfuscation?

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  • 1Department of Sociology and Social Policy, Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Journal of Advanced Nursing
|January 1, 1993
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This critique challenges naïve realism in nursing research, arguing that researcher subjectivity is integral. Embracing reflexivity enhances understanding of nursing research

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Research
  • Philosophy of Science

Background:

  • Naïve realism is a prevalent philosophy in nursing research.
  • It promotes the idea that objective knowledge attainment is possible.
  • This philosophy assumes researcher values and interests can be separated from research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Critique the philosophy of naïve realism in nursing research.
  • Examine the relationship between naïve realism and objectivity.
  • Argue for the central role of researcher subjectivity in the research process.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical critique of naïve realism.
  • Analysis of the assumptions underlying objective knowledge pursuit.
  • Discussion of researcher's role within the social context of study.

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Main Results:

  • Naïve realism's assumption of objectivity is challenged.
  • Researcher's interpretations, values, and interests are shown to be central.
  • External influences (management, professional status) on nursing research are identified.

Conclusions:

  • Nursing researchers are part of the social situations they study.
  • Reflexivity, acknowledging researcher's impact, is essential.
  • Understanding and integrating researcher effects improves nursing research quality.