Action research: Politics, ethics and participation

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 587-593

  Williamson, Graham R ^a   Prosser, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action research; Ethics in research; Lecturer practitioners; Research methodology

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COOPERATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONNEL; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH ETHICS; REVIEW; STANDARD;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ETHICS, NURSING; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; NEGOTIATING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POLITICS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RESEARCHER-SUBJECT RELATIONS;

EID: 0036885030     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02416.x     Document Type: Article

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