title: [Use of participating observation and semi-structured interviews in nursing research].
abstract: An experience report of the researchers in the development of a qualitative research is presented. The limits and the possibilities found in the realization of the field work are described, while adopting participant observation and semi-structured interview as techniques for data collection. The importance of the involvement level of the researcher with the subjects and some aspects that may interfere in the results to be achieved are emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lima
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D019370:Observation / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design