Critical incident technique: A user's guide for nurse researchers

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-114

  Schluter, Jessica ^a   Seaton, Philippa ^a   Chaboyer, Wendy ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical incident technique; Methods; Nursing roles; Process; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 37249072344     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04490.x     Document Type: Article

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