Abstract

This qualitative research was a collaborative project with faculty in the UK and the US to explore and compare the theory-practice link with beginning nursing students. A unique tool (ZMET) was utilized to guide the interviews of study participants, and interpretive hermeneutic phenomenology provided the framework for interpretation of data.

Author Details

Thayer McGahee, PhD, RN; Betty Abraham-Settles, DNP, RN -- School of Nursing, University of South Carolina Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA; Nirmala Arunasalam, EdD, Health and HUman Science/School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom

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Lead Author Affiliation

University of South Carolina Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA

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Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

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Research Approach

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Keywords:

Azleman Metaphor Elicitation Technique, Interpretive Hermeneutic Henomenology, Theory-practice Link

Conference Name

30th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Conference Year

2019

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The theory-practice link for beginning students in the US and UK: A qualitative study

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

This qualitative research was a collaborative project with faculty in the UK and the US to explore and compare the theory-practice link with beginning nursing students. A unique tool (ZMET) was utilized to guide the interviews of study participants, and interpretive hermeneutic phenomenology provided the framework for interpretation of data.