title: Patients' perceptions of nursing practice. A rationale for a qualitative research approach.
abstract: The discipline of nursing is, in Sweden, in the early stages of discovering and expanding specific knowledge embedded in nursing practice. This is a challenging as well as a problematic venture. It is important to evaluate nursing practice within the specific cultural context before applying terminology and meaning of concepts used. The purpose of this paper is to present a basis for the study of perceptions of nursing practice as experienced by the patient himself in a specific cultural context. The historical context, the terminology commonly used, and relevant research in this domain of inquiry is critically examined as a means of determining appropriate research methods for further study in the domain of nursing practice.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lutzén
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tishelman
mesh_terms: D003469:Culture; D006801:Humans; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011787:Quality of Health Care