title: Application of discourse analysis to nursing inquiry.
abstract: Discourse analysis (DA) has frequently been misapplied within nursing research, demonstrating a lack of understanding among some nurse researchers of theoretical/ methodological approaches within DA. To date, there are few specific nursing examples illustrating the application of DA, which presents a further obstacle for the new researcher In this paper, Jim Campbell and Sheila Arnold outline a specific nursing example of DA research and describe the process of applying DA to nursing research via the personal experiences of the authors. Two different ways of 'coming to' a DA approach, will be described, one using a structured framework and the other a personal narrative.
authors.affiliation: Teesside Centre for Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health & Social Care, University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, UK.
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arnold
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D033262:Narration; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000592:standards; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D011570:Psychiatry; D011593:Psychology, Social; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012107:Research Design; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D012660:Semantics