Data were collected and analyzed using a groundedtheory approach. The term grounded theory reflects the concept that theory emerging from this research is grounded in the data. The grounded-theory approach has been used in nursing research since 1970. Open, axial and selective coding was applied to the data [5]. Although the participants were from different wards with
varied qualification, themes that arose were consistent across interviews. Interviewing stopped when data saturation occurred. Data were considered “saturated” when no more code could be identified and the categories were “coherent”. Thematic analysis was undertaken and it revealed several issues relating to 3 major themes; relevance of theory, clinical environment and barriers use of research Credibility of data was established through participants’ revision and peer check to see whether the codes and themes were true to their experience. As a further validity check, two expert nurse researchers did peer checking on the transcripts. Results were also checked with some of the nurses who did not participate in the research to confirm the fitness of the results as well.