Untangling the Misleading Message Around Saturation in Qualitative Nursing Studies

Misleading Statistical Studies

Large statistical studies in the social sciences, including one-off or repeated cross-sectional surveys, time-series surveys and cohort longitudinal research, offer important numeric evidence for policy making. Although single studies rarely occasion dramatic policy shifts, statistical research findings can affect policy debate, even if not always directly or openly. At best, these studies reve...

Integrative Nursing Around the Globe

3 Editorial N urses and other healthcare professionals from around the world are meeting May United States are gathering to explore how integrative nursing is being implemented in various settings and with diverse patient populations. Presentations will focus on characteristics of successful integrative health programs as well as the emerging research agenda underlying integrative nursing. A ma...

Nursing research in Iran and the world from the perspective of nursing professors: A qualitative study

Background: Changes and evolution in health care systems, especially in nursing, are achieved through scientific researches. Research is essential for better implementing care and improving quality in clinical practice. Thus, this study aimed to explore nursing professors’ perceptions about research in nursing. Methods : This qualitative study was carried out with conventional content analysis ...

Are quantitative and qualitative research misleading concepts?

The Role of Advocacy in Nursing Diplomacy: A Qualitative Study

Background and Aim: In the past, the war was mainly a "hard war" using military means, but now its form has changed to a more "soft war" type, which is basically diplomacy-based. Health professions have also recently entered this field, and nurses are using diplomacy because of their occupational nature, their various roles including advocacy. Given the proximity of the concept of advocacy to t...