Connecting Theory, Knowledge, and Practice: A Review of Action Research for Nurses

Authors

Gary Yu Hin Lam, University of South FloridaFollow

Abstract

Nurses are faced with everyday demands to improve practices, yet using research to develop and apply theory, knowledge, and practices is a task fraught with challenges to the nursing profession. McDonnell and McNiff (2016) offer a practical guide for novice nursing practitioners and researchers to understand and conduct action research.

Keywords

Nursing, Action Research, Practice, Critical

Author Bio(s)

Gary Yu Hin Lam is a Ph.D. candidate in School Psychology at the University of South Florida with specializations in autism and school-based mental health. His research and practice interests include providing psychological services for youth and their families across school, clinical, and community settings. His professional goal is to promote well-being among individuals with autism across the lifespan. Please direct correspondence to yuhinlam@mail.usf.edu.

Publication Date

9-7-2017

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2017.3271

Recommended APA Citation

Lam, G. (2017). Connecting Theory, Knowledge, and Practice: A Review of Action Research for Nurses. The Qualitative Report, 22(9), 2357-2368. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2017.3271