Of all the qualitative research methods, none has provoked more interest among nurses than phenomenological research. As part of Pam Brink?s nuts and bolts series on research methods for nurses, this volume will provide a much-needed introduction to this methodology, including discussions on site-access, preparation, proposal-writing, ethical issues, data collections, bias reduction, data analysis, and research publication.

The odds of having conscious awareness in this moment are trillions to one, and yet here you are. Centuries of complicated religious dogma and scientific rationalizations cannot explain why your consciousness is functioning in this moment. Perhaps the reason is quite simple, even obvious, with the evidence showing up everywhere in plain sight.

Of all the qualitative research methods, none has provoked more interest among nurses than phenomenological research. As part of Pam Brink?s nuts and bolts series on research methods for nurses, this volume will provide a much-needed introduction to this methodology, including discussions on site-access, preparation, proposal-writing, ethical issues, data collections, bias reduction, data analysis, and research publication.