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Using observational methods in nursing research

08 July 2015

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Observation is a research data-collection method used generally to capture the activities of participants as well as when and where things are happening in a given...

Insider-outsider perspectives of participant observation

01 July 2002

Nurse Researcher

General

Ann Bonner and Gerda Tolhurst provide personal accounts of their experiences in conducting research involving participant observation. Issues discussed include the...

Participant observation, informed consent and ethical approval

01 July 2002

Nurse Researcher

Issues in research

Participant observation raises particular ethical issues in the health care context, especially in terms of ensuring informed consent. Lucy Moore and Jan Savage...

Non-participant observation: using video tapes to collect data in nursing research

01 December 2005

Nurse Researcher

Issues in research

Observation is a highly valued and effective research method, as well as being an essential part of nursing practice. The authors explore the way in which...

Choosing an appropriate method of data collection

01 April 2006

Nurse Researcher

issues in research

In this paper Dympna Casey gives a personal account of the factors affecting her selection of methods of data collection for a case study examining nurses’ health...

Methodological considerations for studying social processes

21 September 2012

Nurse Researcher

A&S Science

Aim To discuss the nature of and considerations in the study of social processes. Background Social processes include the elements of time, change and human...

Methodological tools for the collection and analysis of participant observation data using grounded theory

26 November 2014

Nurse Researcher

Methodological decision making

Aim To give clarity to the analysis of participant observation in nursing when implementing the grounded theory method. Background Participant observation (PO) is a...

Conducting research on acute mental health admission wards

01 July 2009

Nurse Researcher

issues in research

A group of researchers investigated medication (drug) rounds on mental health admission wards in response to the dearth of research into the subject. Here, they...