02345 a2200373 4500 113895523X 20250317100415.0 250312042015GB 24 eng 9781138955233 Taylor & Francis GBP 59.99 BB 01 eng MQCB thema MQD thema GPS thema MBNH thema JHB thema MQCB bic MQD bic GPS bic MBNH bic JHB bic MED058200 bisac MED024000 bisac SOC019000 bisac MED035000 bisac 610.730721 bisac Cheryl Tatano Beck Routledge International Handbook of Qualitative Nursing Research 1 Oxford Routledge 20150819 680 p Qualitative research, once on the fringes, now plays a central part in advancing nursing and midwifery knowledge, contributing to the development of the evidence base for healthcare practice. Divided into four parts, this authoritative handbook contains over forty chapters on the state of the art and science of qualitative research in nursing. The first part begins by addressing the significance of qualitative inquiry to the development of nursing knowledge, and then goes on to explore in depth programs of qualitative nursing research. The second section focuses on a wide range of core qualitative methods, from descriptive phenomenology, through to formal grounded theory and to ethnography, and narrative research. The third section highlights key issues and controversies in contemporary qualitative nursing research, including discussion of ethical and political issues, evidence-based practice and Internet research. The final section takes a unique look at qualitative nursing research as it is practiced throughout the world with chapters on countries and regions from the UK and Europe, North America, Australasia, Latin America, to Japan, China, and Korea. With an international selection of established scholars contributing, this is an essential overview and will help to propel qualitative research in nursing well into the twenty-first century. It is an invaluable reference for all nursing researchers. 2764 2764