Reinstating the 'Queen': Understanding philosophical inquiry in nursing

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-121

  Pesut, Barbara ^a   Johnson, Joy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Methodology; Nursing; Philosophical inquiry; Philosophy; Theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PHILOSOPHY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

HUMANS; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 37249010618     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04493.x     Document Type: Article

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