Postpositivist critical multiplism: Its value for nursing research

Discussion paper.MethodsWe searched relevant literature published between 1978 –2018, indexed in CINAHL, MEDLINE, PubMed or PsychINFO. Findings are discussed in the context of stroke nursing research.ResultsPostpositivist critical multiplism acknowledges the importance of human influence on knowledge development and enables nurse researchers to use multiple approaches to address complex human phenomena. In doing so, the unique perspectives of stakeholder groups including patients, family members, knowledge users can be respected. There are certain steps that can be used by critical multiplist investigators to approach stroke nursing research. Using these steps and the critical multiplist approach may minimize preconceptions or biases associated with using one research method over another and maximize confidence in resultant research knowledge.

Source: Nursing Open - May 29, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Eric F. Tanlaka, Carol Ewashen, Kathryn King ‐Shier Tags: DISCURSIVE ARTICLE Source Type: research