Using participant observation to immerse oneself in the field: The relevance and importance of ethnography for illuminating the role of emotions in nursing practice

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 397-407

  Allan, Helen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

emotions; ethnographic authority; ethnography; fertility nursing; participant observation; reflexivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990321110     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987106068345     Document Type: Article

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