Nursing Research Using Case Studies: Qualitative Designs and Methods in Nursing

Once considered to be a lesser pedagogical method, the case study is now recognized as a powerful, in-depth tool for examining evidence-based practice as it relates to patient care, family dynamics, professional roles, and organizational systems. Here is a unique how-to guide to conducting research using case studies. Focusing on current leading methodologies, the text describes the philosophical basis and state of the art for using this qualitative method. The peer-reviewed designs (including interviews, physiological measurements, psychological tests, and analyses of patients' diaries and journals) are accompanied by an in-depth research plan, a discussion of appropriate methods, and ethical considerations. The text provides clear directives - bolstered by nursing examples - on how to solve practical problems a researcher may encounter. Examples from international scholars who have published research using case studies are included along with coaching designed to support the new researcher in making decisions and facing challenges. The text is the eighth in a series of concise volumes addressing a variety of methods for conducting qualitative research. Conceived and edited by a noted expert in qualitative research, the book is designed for both novice and practicing researchers seeking to develop or expand their competency, health institution research divisions, in-service educators and students, and graduate nursing educators and students. Key Features: Explains clearly and concisely how to conduct research using case studies Reviews the philosophical basis for using case studies Focuses on solving practical problems related to conducting research Offers rich nursing exemplars and coaching from international health/mental health contributors

Table of Contents:
Contributors Foreword Barbara A. Anderson, DrPH, RN, CNM, FACNM, FAAN Series Foreword Preface Acknowledgments 1 Overview of Case Study Research Patricia Hentz 2 State of the Art of Qualitative Case Study Methodology in Nursing Research Johnathan D. Steppe 3 Proposal for Case Study of Obstetric Fistula Mary de Chesnay, Jessica Ellis, and Tracey Couse 4 Case Study Research: A Methodology for Nursing Camille Cronin 5 Case Study of Creation of a New Social Service Organization: The Hope Box Mary de Chesnay, Sarah Koeppen, and Tiffany Turolla 6 Conducting Case Study Research: An Exemplar Esther Sangster-Gormley 7 Coming Home: Veterans With PTSD Adapting to Life at Home Patricia Hentz 8 Enabling Systems Raising Awareness of Breast Cancer Among Muslim Omani Women: A Case Study Exemplar Esra Al Khasawneh and Michael C. Leocadio 9 Case Study Methods for Graduate Students Mary de Chesnay and Genie E. Dorman 10 Canine Partners in Health Care Leslie Himot, Tanya Gordon, Rhonda L. Harrison, and Mary de Chesnay 11 From the Horse’s Mouth: Case Study of a Handler’s Perspective of Equine-Facilitated Therapy Christopher Hayes and Christopher R. Walker 12 “I’m the Guy With the Dog”: Life History of a Combat Veteran Suffering From PTSD and TBI Stacey Tatroe and Laura D. Elledge 13 “Cheering Myself On: Bella’s Story Melissa Anderson and Nancy Chambers 14 Loss of a Child to an African Family: A Phenomenological Case Study Jacqueline Kigundu and Titus Sairo 15 Tragedy to Triumph: Life History of an Older Woman Living With AIDS Tracey Couse and Kelly Heard 16 The Under-12 Rule: A Review on the Pediatric Lung Allocation Policy Amy P. Pope 17 The Health Consequences of Mothers Using Drugs and the Legal System’s Call to Action Kathy Barnett Appendix A List of Journals That Publish Qualitative Research Mary de Chesnay Appendix B Essential Elements for a Qualitative Proposal Tommie Nelms Appendix C Writing Qualitative Research Proposals Joan L. Bottorff Appendix D Outline for a Research Proposal Mary de Chesnay Appendix E Qualitative Software Comparison Paul Mihas Index

About the Author :
Mary de Chesnay, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN, is professor at Kennesaw State University, School of Nursing, Kennesaw, Georgia.