Nathaniel Alvita K, Andrews Tom
School of Nursing, West Virginia University, Charleston, West Virginia 25304, USA.
J Nurs Care Qual. 2007 Oct-Dec;22(4):350-7. doi: 10.1097/01.NCQ.0000290417.27393.91.
This article presents an overview of the grounded theory research method and demonstrates how nurses can employ specific grounded theories to improve patient care quality. Because grounded theory is derived from real-world experience, it is a particularly appropriate method for nursing research. An overview of the method and language of grounded theory provides a background for nurses as they read grounded theories and apply newly acquired understandings to predictable processes and patterns of behavior. This article presents 2 exemplar grounded theories with suggestions as to how nurses can apply these and other grounded theories to improve the provision of quality nursing care.
本文概述了扎根理论研究方法，并展示了护士如何运用特定的扎根理论来提高患者护理质量。由于扎根理论源于现实世界的经验，它是护理研究中一种特别合适的方法。对扎根理论的方法和语言进行概述，为护士阅读扎根理论并将新获得的理解应用于可预测的过程和行为模式提供了背景知识。本文呈现了两个典范扎根理论，并就护士如何应用这些以及其他扎根理论来改善优质护理服务提供了建议。
