Welford Claire, Murphy Kathy, Casey Dympna
School of Nursing and Midwifery, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
Nurse Res. 2011;18(4):38-43. doi: 10.7748/nr2011.07.18.4.38.c8635.
This article aims to provide clear explanations of the research approaches available for nursing research.
There are numerous research approaches available to the nurse researcher. There is also some ambiguity in the literature in relation to research terminology and this often leads to confusion about which approach to adopt.
A review of the available and most up-to-date literature.
The most commonly adopted approaches in nursing research are described and discussed.
This article explains the research paradigms and the rationales for choosing particular paradigms while part two will provide an explanation of the methodological options available to the researcher. A table is included that summarises the key information related to each paradigm.
IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE/RESEARCH: These articles will be particularly useful for the novice researcher or for the doctoral student.
本文旨在清晰阐释护理研究可用的研究方法。
护理研究人员有众多研究方法可供选择。关于研究术语，文献中也存在一些模糊之处，这常常导致在采用何种方法上产生困惑。
对现有最新文献的综述。
描述并讨论了护理研究中最常用的方法。
本文解释了研究范式以及选择特定范式的基本原理，而第二部分将解释研究人员可用的方法选项。文中包含一个总结与每个范式相关关键信息的表格。
对实践/研究的启示：这些文章对新手研究人员或博士生将特别有用。
