ABSTRACT
Objective:
To report the experience of using the method of multiple case study.
Method:
We used the method of multiple case study, conducted with children and adolescents assisted in the pediatric oncology inpatient unit.
Results:
The steps used for the development of a multiple case study were: Step 1 - Define and design; Step 2 - Prepare, collect and analyze; Step 3 - Analyze and complete. The steps included the development of a research project with the definition of its components, preparation of protocol for the case study, data collection, individual report of cases, data analysis and final report with data cross-referencing.
Conclusion:
The case study method can be used by nurses and contribute to the advancement in knowledge of nursing as a science and therefore contribute to a full care practice in the context in which the phenomenon happens.
Descriptors:
Nursing; Case Studies; Methodology; Nursing Research; Methods
