Inconsistent use of the critical incident technique in nursing research

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 399-407

  Bradbury Jones, Caroline ^a   Tranter, Siobhan ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical incident technique; Flexibility; Nursing research; Qualitative research; Rigour

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; TASK PERFORMANCE;

HUMANS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 55149115693     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04811.x     Document Type: Article

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