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Background: Nursing was established in Denmark as a

scholarly tradition in the late nineteen eighties, and

ethnography was a preferred method. No critical review

has yet summarised accomplishments and gaps and

pointing at directions for the future methodological

development and research herein.

Aim: This review critically examines the current state of

the use of ethnographic methodology in the body of

knowledge from Danish nursing scholars.

Methods: We performed a systematic literature search in

relevant databases from 2003 to 2016. The studies

included were critically appraised by all authors for

methodological robustness using the ten-item instrument

QARI from Joanna Briggs Institute.

Results: Two hundred and eight studies met our inclusion

criteria and 45 papers were included; the critical appraisal

gave evidence of studies with certain robustness, except

for the first question concerning the congruity between

the papers philosophical perspective and methodology

and the seventh question concerning reflections about

the influence of the researcher on the study and vice

versa. In most studies (n = 34), study aims and arguments

for selecting ethnographic research are presented.

Additionally, method sections in many studies illustrated

that ethnographical methodology is nurtured by references

such as Hammersley and Atkinson or Spradley.

Conclusions: Evidence exists that Danish nursing scholars’

body of knowledge nurtures the ethnographic methodology

mainly by the same few authors; however, whether

this is an expression of a deliberate strategy or malnutrition

in the form of lack of knowledge of other methodological

options appears yet unanswered.

Artiklen er publiceret i Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 2018; 32; 56–75. Forfatterne til artiklen er

Lisbeth Uhrenfeldt, Bente Martinsen, Lene Bastrup Jørgensen og Erik Elgaard Sørensen.