A Grounded Theory Analysis of the Knowledge and Skills of Wound Care Nurses

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avondale-bepress-to-dspace.facultyFaculty of Nursing and Health
avondale-bepress.abstract<p>Major changes in wound care practices have occurred in recent years because of increased inquiry into the biology and physiology of wounds. Nurses are having difficulty keeping up with these changes which leads to knowledge being applied inconsistently in practice.</p> <p>This study investigated what knowledge nurses use when practicing wound care, from a grounded theory perspective. By examining the social processes involved in nursing behaviour and the context from which these processes emerge, an explanation is given for the meaning of these experiences for nurses.</p> <p>The substantive theory derived from this research informs nursing, its body of knowledge and future research.</p>
avondale-bepress.articleid1019
avondale-bepress.authorsGeraldine Crawley
avondale-bepress.context-key12197087
avondale-bepress.coverpage-urlhttps://research.avondale.edu.au/theses_masters_coursework/19
avondale-bepress.document-typethesis
avondale-bepress.field.advisor1Anne McKay
avondale-bepress.field.comments<p>Used by permission: the author</p> <p>A print copy of this thesis is held in the Avondale College Library (Sydney SC 617.1406 CRA).</p>
avondale-bepress.field.custom_citation<p>Crawley, G. (1997). A grounded theory analysis of the knowledge and skills of wound care nurses (Master's thesis, Avondale College, Australia). Retrieved from https://research.avondale.edu.au/theses_masters_coursework/19/</p>
avondale-bepress.field.degree_nameMaster of Nursing MNurs
avondale-bepress.field.departmentFaculty of Nursing and Health
avondale-bepress.field.embargo_date1997-12-01T00:00:00Z
avondale-bepress.field.publication_date1997-12-01T00:00:00Z
avondale-bepress.fulltext-urlhttps://research.avondale.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1019&amp;context=theses_masters_coursework&amp;unstamped=1
avondale-bepress.keywordsnursing
avondale-bepress.keywordswound care
avondale-bepress.label19
avondale-bepress.publication-date1997-12-01T00:00:00Z
avondale-bepress.publication-titleTheses Masters Coursework
avondale-bepress.statepublished
avondale-bepress.submission-date2018-05-24T16:44:05Z
avondale-bepress.submission-paththeses_masters_coursework/19
avondale-bepress.titleA Grounded Theory Analysis of the Knowledge and Skills of Wound Care Nurses
avondale-bepress.typearticle
dc.contributor.authorCrawley, Geraldine
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:26:46Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:26:46Z
dc.date.issued1997-12-01
dc.date.submitted2018-05-24T16:44:05Z
dc.description.abstract<p>Major changes in wound care practices have occurred in recent years because of increased inquiry into the biology and physiology of wounds. Nurses are having difficulty keeping up with these changes which leads to knowledge being applied inconsistently in practice.</p> <p>This study investigated what knowledge nurses use when practicing wound care, from a grounded theory perspective. By examining the social processes involved in nursing behaviour and the context from which these processes emerge, an explanation is given for the meaning of these experiences for nurses.</p> <p>The substantive theory derived from this research informs nursing, its body of knowledge and future research.</p>
dc.identifier.citation<p>Crawley, G. (1997). A grounded theory analysis of the knowledge and skills of wound care nurses (Master's thesis, Avondale College, Australia). Retrieved from https://research.avondale.edu.au/theses_masters_coursework/19/</p>
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/123456789/12197087
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.rights<p>Used by permission: the author</p> <p>A print copy of this thesis is held in the Avondale College Library (Sydney SC 617.1406 CRA).</p>
dc.subjectnursing
dc.subjectwound care
dc.titleA Grounded Theory Analysis of the Knowledge and Skills of Wound Care Nurses
dc.typeThesis
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