Person-centred Nursing Research: Methodology, Methods and Outcomes

Introduction: Overview of the Book and the Focus of Each Chapter
	What Does This Book Have in Store for Users and Readers?
	Summary
Contents
1: Principles for Person-Centred Nursing Research
	1.1	 Introduction
	1.2	 Key Endeavour of Person-Centred Researchers
	1.3	 Persons and Personhood
	1.4	 Milestones in Person-Centred Practice Research
	1.5	 Methodology
	1.6	 Methods
		1.6.1	 Person-Centred Language and Terminology in Nursing Research
	1.7	 Outcomes
	1.8	 Conclusion
	References
2: The Person-Centred Nursing Framework
	2.1	 Introduction
	2.2	 The Evolution of the Framework
	2.3	 The Person-Centred Nursing Framework as a Model for Nursing
		2.3.1	 Nursing Prerequisites
		2.3.2	 The Care Environment
		2.3.3	 Person-Centred Nursing Processes
		2.3.4	 The Expected Outcome
	2.4	 Relationship of the Framework to the Metaparadigm of Nursing
		2.4.1	 Definition and Description of Nursing
		2.4.2	 Definition and Description of Person
		2.4.3	 Definition and Description of Environment
		2.4.4	 Definition and Description of Health
	2.5	 Analysis and Evaluation
		2.5.1	 Relationship to Nursing and Health Research
		2.5.2	 Relationship to Nursing Education
		2.5.3	 Relationship to Professional Practice
	2.6	 Summary
	References
3: Coming to Know Personhood: Philosophical ‘Dates’
	3.1	 Introduction
	3.2	 What Is Philosophy and Why Does It Matter?
	3.3	 Engaging with Philosophy
	3.4	 Philosophers We Were ‘Attracted To’
		3.4.1	 Megan’s One and Only Date with Freire
		3.4.2	 Finding a Connection with Merleau-Ponty
		3.4.3	 Ailsa’s Texting with Paulo Freire
		3.4.4	 Ailsa’s Dates with Linda Finlay
	3.5	 Dating Philosophers
		3.5.1	 Ailsa’s Reflection
	3.6	 Living Out Philosophy in Action
		3.6.1	 Megan’s Reflection
		3.6.2	 Blending and Weaving Philosophies
	3.7	 Conclusion
	3.8	 Web-Based Resources
	References
4: Overviews of Person-Centred Practice Research
	4.1	 Introduction
	4.2	 Why Is It Important to Undertake Philosophical Groundwork? Exploring the Roots
	4.3	 Facilitating Authentic Growth of the Tree Trunk Through Reflection and Listening Acceptingly to Self
	4.4	 Summary
	4.5	 Internet Resources
	References
5: Developing Theoretical Frameworks: Integrating Specific Values and Principles into Research
	5.1	 Introduction
	5.2	 Humanities and History in Person-Centred Nursing Research (Vibeke)
		5.2.1	 What Can History Teach Us?
		5.2.2	 Historia magistra vita est: History Is Life’s Teacher
		5.2.3	 The Researcher in the Context
	5.3	 Engaging in Person-Centred Ways Within Collaborative Inquiry (Donna)
		5.3.1	 Creating Safe Spaces for an Honest Exploration of Practice
		5.3.2	 Person-Centred Approaches Enable Co-construction of History
	5.4	 Integrating Values and Perspectives of Person-Centredness in My Research (Camilla)
		5.4.1	 Who Is the Person in Person-Centred Nursing Research?
		5.4.2	 How I Integrated Specific Values and Principles into a Person-Centred Approach in My Thesis
	5.5	 Conclusion
	5.6	 Further Resources
	References
6: Methodologies for Person-Centred Nursing Research
	6.1	 Introduction
	6.2	 Principles for Person-Centred Nursing Research
	6.3	 A Narrative Dialogue About Methodologies for Person-Centred Research
	6.4	 Essentials in Planning Your Methodology for Person-Centred Research
	6.5	 Conclusion
	6.6	 Web Resources for Person-Centred Research
	References
7: Knowing How to Act: Person-Centred Research Methods
	7.1	 Introduction
	7.2	 Methodological Principles
	7.3	 Knowing Ourselves
	7.4	 Knowing and Working with Participants
	7.5	 Knowing the Context
	7.6	 Conclusion
	7.7	 Resources
	References
8: Knowing, Being and Becoming in Person-Centred Research
	8.1	 Introduction
	8.2	 Connecting Knowing, Being and Becoming to the Person-Centred Nursing Framework
	8.3	 Growing Season: Betty Ann
	8.4	 The Nourishing Root: Brighide
	8.5	 Bloom Where You Are Planted: Jill
	8.6	 Conclusion
	8.7	 Web-Based Resources
	References
9: Phenomenological and Hermeneutic Approaches to Person-Centred Nursing Research
	9.1	 Introduction
	9.2	 Our Process
	9.3	 Background to the Phenomenological and Hermeneutic Traditions
	9.4	 Ontological Connections Between Phenomenology and Person-Centredness
	9.5	 Karen’s Reflection: Intertwining Phenomenology and Person-Centredness
	9.6	 Human Knowing and How We Come to Know: Epistemological Concerns
	9.7	 Caroline’s Reflection: Unravelling and Playing with Knowledge
	9.8	 Engaging Authentically with Participants: Methodological Richness
	9.9	 Elmira’s Reflection: Addressing the Significance of Creativity in Phenomenology
	9.10	 Conclusion
	References
10: The Contribution of Experimentation and Quasi-experimentation in Person-Centred Research
	10.1	 Introduction
	10.2	 Experimentation and Quasi-experimentation
	10.3	 The Worldview When Using Experimentation and Quasi-experimentation in Person-Centred Research
	10.4	 The Implications of Using a Person-Centred Approach in Experimentation and Quasi-experimentation Research
	10.5	 Conclusion
	10.6	 Other Resources
	References
11: Multiple and Mixed Methods Research
	11.1	 Introduction
	11.2	 Introduction
	11.3	 Conclusion
	11.4	 Web-Based Resources
	References
12: Person-Centredness in Nursing Education Research
	12.1	 Introduction
	12.2	 Introduction
	12.3	 Person-Centredness in Nursing Education
	12.4	 Emerging Research and Future Priorities
	12.5	 Emerging Research on Person-Centredness in Nursing Education
	12.6	 Person-Centred Nursing Framework
	12.7	 Conclusion
	12.8	 Other Resources
	References
13: Adopting a Person-Centred Approach in Doctoral Supervision
	13.1	 Introduction
	13.2	 Negotiating Rough Terrain
	13.3	 Principles for Person-centred Supervision
		13.3.1	 Informed Flexibility’
		13.3.2	 Mutuality
		13.3.3	 Transparency
		13.3.4	 Sympathetic Presence
		13.3.5	 Negotiation
	13.4	 High Challenge and High Support
	13.5	 Conclusion
	References
14: Progressing Person-Centred Nursing Research
	14.1	 Introduction
	14.2	 Summarising the Chapters
	14.3	 Personhood
	14.4	 Nursing’s Metaparadigm
	14.5	 Person-Centred Research Culture
	14.6	 Final Words, for Now
	References