Nursing Research Using Phenomenology

Qualitative Designs and Methods in Nursing

Buch | Softcover

220 Seiten

2014
Springer Publishing Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8261-2686-3 (ISBN)

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Phenomenology is a descriptive approach to obtaining knowledge that focuses on capturing the essence of human experience through the point of view of a distinct individual. As a form of qualitative nursing research, it provides a perspective apart from that of empirical sciences which see the human mind and body as a physical-material object only open to study through empirical science and treatable through physical remedies.

This ""how-to"" book for novice researchers and specialists alike describes the foundations of phenomenology and the specifics of how to conduct nursing research using phenomenological designs. It is part of an innovative series for novice researchers and specialists alike focusing on state-of-the art methodologies from a nursing perspective.

Authored by international scholars of qualitative nursing research, the book elucidates the theoretical rationale for using phenomenology, describes its components, and delineates a plan to conduct studies that includes appropriate methods, ethical considerations, and potential pitfalls. The book provides guidance for writing a research proposal that justifies the importance or potential impact of a study and describes how to conduct interviews that best elicit information. It focuses on achieving rigor in phenomenological research in regard to accuracy and replicability, and discusses different types of data collection and analysis and when to use them.

Each chapter provides objectives, competencies, review questions, critical thinking exercises, and links to web resources. Appendices include a list of qualitative research journals, textbooks, and other resources for more in-depth study as well as examples of research proposals and interviewing techniques. The book will be of value to novice and experienced nurse researchers, graduate teachers and students, in-service educators and students, and nursing research staff at health care institutions.

Key Features:

Comprises the first ""how-to"" guide to conducting qualitative phenomenological research from a nursing perspective
Presents a comprehensive plan for conducting studies and appropriate measures, ethical considerations, and potential challenges
Guides readers in writing a research proposal that justifies the importance or potential impact of a study
Provides examples of interviews that best elicit information
Written by international phenomenology scholars

Mary De Chesnay, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN, is Professor and immediate Past-Director of WellStar School of Nursing, Kennesaw State University, GA, USA. She is also a licensed psychotherapist and a nurse-anthropologist researcher. Dr. de Chesnay has specialised in treating children of sexual abuse and trafficking in her private psychotherapy practice, has developed culturally based interventions, and has taught content about vulnerable populations for many years. She is the author of the third edition of Caring for the Vulnerable (2012) and has authored six book chapters and 19 journal articles. Dr. de Chesnay has been a PI or co-PI on numerous grants and has served as a consultant on research, academic, continuing education, and law enforcement projects. She served as Secretary of the Council on Nursing and Anthropology (CONAA) of the Society for Applied Anthropology (SFAA). Recently, Dr. De Chesnay was invited to serve on the Georgia State Governor's Task Force called CSEC (Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children). She has presented nationally and internationally in nursing and anthropology, and has published on incest and sex tourism and about applying various qualitative approaches to clinical research. She was a keynote speaker at numerous conferences including Sigma Theta Tau and International Society of Psychiatric Nurses. Additionally, Dr. De Chesnay has conducted ethnographic fieldwork and participatory action research in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Contributors

Foreword Jeffrey McCurry, PhD

Series Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 Phenomenological Philosophy and Research

Tommie Nelms

2 Nursing Research Using Phenomenological Designs

Mary de Chesnay

3 Lessons From Phenomenological Studies

Marlene Z. Cohen and Barbara Swore Fletcher

4 Once Upon a Time: Exploring the Lived Experience of Prostitution Through Narrative

Donna Sabella

5 Kissing Frogs: Finding the Right Phenomenologist for Framing Qualitative Inquiry in Nursing

Rebecca Green

6 The Value of Dialogue When Planning and Conducting Phenomenological Research: Reflections of a Dissertation Chair and Doctoral Student

Joan Such Lockhart and Lenore K. Resick

7 Using Phenomenology as a Research Method in Community-Based Research

Bonnie H. Bowie and Danuta Wojnar

8 Being the Parent of an Infant With Colic: A Phenomenological Hermeneutic Perspective

Kajsa Landgren

Appendix A List of Journals That Publish Qualitative Research

Mary de Chesnay

Appendix B Essential Elements for a Qualitative Proposal

Tommie Nelms

Appendix C Writing Qualitative Research Proposals

Joan L. Bottorff

Appendix D Outline for a Research Proposal

Mary de Chesnay

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.2.2015
Reihe/Serie	Qualitative Designs and Methods in Nursing
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	299 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
Themenwelt	Pflege ► Studiengänge ► Pflegewissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-8261-2686-3 / 0826126863
ISBN-13	978-0-8261-2686-3 / 9780826126863
Zustand	Neuware