Pros and cons when using collaborative data analysis in nursing research: A discussion paper

This discussion paper presents a discussion of pros and cons when using collaborative data analysis in nursing research, exemplified by our own attempt to include registered nurses from clinical practice in the analytical process of textual data. As the nursing profession covers diverse practices and roles, incorporating perspectives from these in nursing research is essential, to produce research that is recognizable and usable to both practice, education and academia. We therefore set out to try out a practical consultancy-style approach to collaborative data analysis in nursing research. The attempt proved to have several pros, few considerations and no cons.