Application of mixed-methods research in clinical practice
Investig. enferm; 19 (2), 2017
Publication year: 2017
Nursing is a discipline that traditionally considers the whole person and,
following this mandate, nursing research is also considered to have a holistic
perspective. Yet research methods demanded that the researcher focus
on some part of the person—to quantitatively measure some biological,
psychological, or social aspect of the persons, or to qualitatively describe an
experience within the context of the family, work or illness. Mixed-methods
design overcomes this imitations, and expands the scope of the research
considerably, for now nurses can do both. We can both measure and describe
the experience in the same project.
