Navigating uncharted water: Research ethics and emotional engagement in human inquiry

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 423-428

  Kidd, J ^a,c   Finlayson, M ^b  

^a Hineira Health Ltd   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Clinical supervision; Co constructed narrative; Emotional vulnerability; Nursing research; Sensitive research; Uncharted water

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH ETHICS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA COLLECTION; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL DISORDERS; NARRATION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RESEARCHER-SUBJECT RELATIONS;

EID: 33748354000     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2006.00999.x     Document Type: Article

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