Methodological tools for the collection and analysis of participant observation data using grounded theory

Nurse Researcher

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 10-15

  Laitinen, Heleena ^a   Kaunonen, Marja ^b   Åstedt Kurki, Päivi ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Data collection; Electronic documentation; Finland; Grounded theory; Nursing care; Participant observation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FINLAND; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROCEDURES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

CRITICAL CARE NURSING; DATA COLLECTION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FINLAND; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMANS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84922393850     PISSN: 13515578     EISSN: 20478992     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.7748/nr.22.2.10.e1284     Document Type: Article

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