title: Role conflict: appropriateness of a nurse researcher's actions in the clinical field.
abstract: This study aimed to judge the appropriateness of a particular nurse researcher's actions in a vignette from the clinical field, and to explore frameworks used to determine the appropriateness of actions. Twelve experienced nurse researchers were interviewed by telephone. They were given four vignettes of actual research situations and asked to comment and explain their judgement on the appropriateness of the nurse researcher's actions. The findings confirmed blurring of boundaries between professional and research roles for nurses. Nurses appear to use a mixture of frameworks, including scientific/rigour method, ethics, nursing competencies and their own personal-moral values. Frameworks need to be discussed and debated so that neophyte researchers are well-prepared before they enter the field to conduct research.
authors.affiliation: Wentworth Area Health Service/University of Western Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Lesley
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wilkes
authors.forename: Renal
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cert
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Beale
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001315:Australia; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000941:ethics / Q000451:nursing*; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011361:Professional Competence; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012107:Research Design; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires