title: An ethnography: four public health nurses' perspectives of nursing.
abstract: This paper examines one study of nursing practice that utilized ethnography as a research approach. The general overview of the ethnographic method and the symbolic interaction framework used are described. An overview of the specific approach is included. The findings of the study are presented. The strengths and problems of the approach for nursing research are then reviewed. Some potential uses of an ethnographic approach for clinical nursing research are outlined.
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002170:Canada; D005008:Ethnopsychology; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D011637:Public Health Nursing; D012380:Role