The power of story : Narrative inquiry as a methodology in nursing research

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Wang, Carol Chunfeng and Geale, Sara Kathleen. (2015). The power of story : Narrative inquiry as a methodology in nursing research. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 2(2), pp. 195-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnss.2015.04.014

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Authors	Wang, Carol Chunfeng and Geale, Sara Kathleen
Abstract	The aim of this paper is to explore the essential elements and value of narrative inquiry in nursing research. We propose that understanding a previous experience allows the nurse researcher an “insider view” and hence a deeper understanding of the issues that arise in the relationship between participant and researcher. We suggest that narrative inquiry in nursing research offers a particular way of caring about how knowledge is produced. Nursing science would benefit from the understanding that health and nursing practices are dynamic processes characterized by the continuous interaction of human thought and behaviour that continuously ‘pumps’ into personal, social and material environments. Narrative inquiry as a methodology in nursing research is exceptionally useful to uncover nuance and detail of previous experiences.
Keywords	narrative inquiry; subjectivity; nursing research
Year	2015
Journal	International Journal of Nursing Studies
Journal citation	2 (2), pp. 195-198
Publisher	Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd
ISSN	2352-0132
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnss.2015.04.014
Scopus EID	2-s2.0-84979958497
Open access	Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
Research or scholarly	Research
Page range	195-198
Publisher's version	OA_Wang_2015_The_power_of_story_Narrative_inquiry.pdf License CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 File Access Level Open
Output status	Published
Online	14 May 2015
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Accepted	24 Apr 2015
Deposited	28 Oct 2021

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