Kerr D
Department of Nursing, University of Natal, Durban.
Curationis. 1996 Sep;19(3):12-6.
This 2-part article discusses firstly, the general characteristics of action research, compares several strategies of approach and describes the author's chosen method of applying action research to particular aspects of nursing care in an Accident & Emergency Unit in a Durban hospital. The second part of the article (to be published in the next issue of Curationis) describes identification of problems within the unit, the implementation of change and the limitations and potential of such study to nursing practice.
这篇分为两部分的文章首先讨论了行动研究的一般特征，比较了几种研究方法策略，并描述了作者在德班一家医院的急诊科将行动研究应用于护理特定方面所选用的方法。文章的第二部分（将在下一期《Curationis》上发表）描述了该科室内部问题的识别、变革的实施以及此类研究在护理实践中的局限性和潜力。
