PART ONE: Understanding Your Practice; Nursing Knowledge; Nursing and the scientific paradigm; The limitations of technical rationality; Beyond technical rationality - other ways of knowing; Notes to chapter 1; Professional Judgement; Developing personal theory; Personal theory and professional judgement; Notes to chapter 2; PART TWO: Researching Your Practice; A new Paradigm for the practitioner-researcher; Towards a new paradigm; Asking practitioner-centred research questions; Methodologies for practitioner-centred research; Summary; Notes to chapter 3; Single case experimental research; Background and rationale; Research questions; Methodology and research design; Data collection methods; Validity and reliability; Data analysis; Summary; Reflective case study research; Background and rationale; Research questions; Methodology and research design; Data collection methods; Validity and reliability; Data analysis; Summary; Notes to chapter 5; Reflexive action research; Background and rationale; Research questions; Methodology and research design; Data collection methods; Validity and reliability; Data analysis; Summary; Notes to chapter 6; Epilogue.