title: An analysis of a typology of family health nursing practice.
abstract: In this article, Colin Macduff analyses the construction and testing of a typology of family health nursing practice. Following a summary of relevant methods and findings from two linked empirical research studies, more detailed analysis of the conceptual foundations, nature and purpose of the typology is presented. This process serves to exemplify and address some of the issues highlighted in the associated article that reviews the use of typologies within nursing.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Nurse Practice Research and Development, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland.
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Macduff
mesh_terms: D022143:Family Nursing; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research / Q000379:methods*; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012606:Scotland