This text considers the types of problems that can be tackled by qualitative approaches. Methods of participant observation, interviewing techniques and case studies are described in detail and the authors have expanded the section on how to report the research findings more effectively. This practical "how to" book should be useful reading for all student and practising nurses undertaking health research.;This book should also be of interest to students of nursing, health managers and professionals involved in health research.

ACCIDENTAL DEATHS... THE BLACKHEART... FULLER'S CURSE... Deborah Fuller-King is a bored homemaker who finds new purpose for her life when she adopts her daughter's school project-completing the Fuller family tree. In search of her roots, she travels from Dallas to Partway, Texas where in the 1860's Charles Fuller, a newly-freed African American slave, founded the town that was originally named Fullertown. There, her genealogical research reveals some terrifying information about her family-part fact, part legend. While delving into the facts, hoping to disprove the legend of the BlackHeart, family members begin to die horrible deaths-one by one. Alarmed and frightened, Deborah turns to the one person who knows everything about the family...Mattie Fuller. Ninety-something-year-old Mattie knows the answers that Deborah seeks, but she's not ready to share her knowledge with Deborah. Not yet. She could tell Deborah all about the curse that shadows their family, but to share the information would unleash a hellstorm that would destroy the entire Fuller clan. Instead, Mattie confides the only thing that can be done to save the Fullers-a sacrifice so complete that it would free not only the Fullers, but other cursed families. Does Deborah have the courage to complete the saving act and thereby end the Fuller's curse?

For many women, the issues surrounding motherhood are complex, confusing, and even frightening; infertility, stillbirths, and birth defects are just some of the negative aspects of pregnancy they sometimes face. Uncertain Motherhood presents research on maternal behavior in relation to women who have less than optimal outcomes in pregnancy. The contributors examine mothers' reactions to events as diverse as unwanted pregnancies, livebirths following stillbirths, infertility, at-risk pregnancies, premature births, and carriages resulting in babies with birth defects. Recognizing the need for caregivers to develop a greater understanding of the women's experiences, the editors have assembled and integrated the results of various studies in terms of uncertainty theory, culminating in their proposed model of uncertain motherhood. Unique in its focus, this sensitive and thought-provoking volume is essential reading for professionals and students in all areas of medical and mental health.