THE USE OF THE NOMINAL GROUP TECHNIQUE IN RESEARCH WITH COMMUNITY NURSES

The use of group-based techniques to generate ideas and offer solution s to problems is commonplace in many disciplines and for many purposes , What were originally useful adjuncts to market research have become valuable and illuminating tools in education, policy and research. Thi s paper will describe the use of-one such technique, the Nominal Group Technique, and its practical application in bridging the gap between researchers and practitioners in one particular study of community nur sing.