After studying for a master's degree in nurse-led practice, I remember having a conversation with a very good friend, explaining that I felt that I 'wasn't a research nurse'. Little did 1 know! During a period of reflection, after achieving my master's and having recuperated from my climb to the top of 'Dissertation Mountain', I was able to examine my innermost feelings about research and why I felt I hadn't enjoyed that element of my course. I had struggled to grasp the key concepts of the theory at the time; and the challenges of balancing work, home life, and parenting had proven difficult. I had dutifully resigned myself to the belief that, in fact, research just wasn't one of my strengths.
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