Resumen

SANHUEZA ALVARADO, Olivia. QUALITATIVE RESEARCH CONTRIBUTION TO NURSING. Cienc. enferm. [online]. 2009, vol.15, n.3, pp. 15-20. ISSN 0717-9553.  doi: 10.4067/S0717-95532009000300003.

The discussion outlines the development of knowledge concerning the discipline of nursing in society, as well as concrete ways of strengthening it in the protection of its domain. The purpose is to highlight the contributions by the qualitative approach to nursing as professional disciplinary component.

Palabras clave : Knowledge; nursing; qualitative research.