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Research questions and themes in district nursing

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Research Issues in Community Nursing

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Abstract

This chapter has two main parts, followed by a brief section on conclusions and glimpses into the future. In the first part of the chapter, the background to the early development of research in district nursing is traced. A programme of research, undertaken by the author of this chapter, is outlined and some concurrent research alluded to. The programme of research is presented for four main reasons;

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    It constituted some of the groundwork in district nursing research.

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    It showed a progression in content as well as in methods.

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    It provides an early example of coherence of studies, illustrating some benefits of such a coherence.

  4. 4.

    It offers some examples of problems and weaknesses in research, from which important lessons can be learned.

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  1. Department of Nursing and Community Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK

    Jean McIntosh RGN, BSc(HonsSoc), PhD, FRCN (QNI Professor of Community Nursing Research) (QNI Professor of Community Nursing Research)

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Hockey, L. (1999). Research questions and themes in district nursing. In: McIntosh, J. (eds) Research Issues in Community Nursing. Community Health Care Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14850-9_4

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