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Snap-shots of live theatre: the use of photography to research governance in operating room nursing.
Full Abstract
The use of photography is an underreported method of research in the nursing literature. This paper explores its use in an ethnographic research project, the fieldwork of which was undertaken by the first author. The aim was to examine the governance of operating room nursing in the clinical setting and the theoretical orientation was the work of Michel Foucault. The focus of this paper is on how photography was used as a means of data generation. To establish some context we begin by drawing on writers from sociology and anthropology to provide an overview of the status of vision and visual research methods in contemporary social research. We then move to a brief discussion of the uses of photography in social research and the limitations imposed by ethical considerations of its use in clinical nursing settings. As well, the process and approach involved in this research project, and issues of analysis are discussed. Three 'snap-shots' of operating room nursing, taken by participants, are presented. Each is analysed in terms of its contributions to the research process as well as its substantive contribution to the theoretical framework and the research aims.
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Author information
Author/s: Riley, Robin (R); Manias, Elizabeth (E);
Affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia. rriley(-atsign-)cabrini.com.au
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: Nursing inquiry (Nurs Inq), published in Australia. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Jun; vol 10 (issue 2) : pp 81-90
Dates: Created 2003/05/20; Completed 2003/07/23; Revised 2007/11/15;
PMID: 12755857, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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