ON BEING INSPIRED BY HUSSERLS PHENOMENOLOGY - REFLECTIONS ON OMERYS EXPOSITION OF PHENOMENOLOGY AS A METHOD OF NURSING RESEARCH

The impact of Omery's article, ''Phenomenology: A Method for Nursing R esearch,'' on nursing science is appraised in particular, the influenc e of her emphasis on ''being inspired'' was compared with that of her detailed reviews of psychological phenomenologic methods. The author's experience of ''being inspired'' by Husserl's book, Ideas, is describ ed. The author also discusses the tapping of this resource during thre e phases of her development as a researcher: (1) appraising methods de rived from Husserl's phenomenology; (2) spelling out an approach, with help; and (3) ''making clearer while glancing-toward.'' Omery's propo sed linkage between philosophic inspiration and methodologic developme nt is highlighted as a challenge to nurse researchers.