GROUNDED THEORY AS AN ANALYSIS TOOL

The paper comments briefly the nature of grounded theory, its origins and characteristics, and later gives way to the presentation of two research studies. One is about a context of interaction (adolescent pregnancy) and the other about a subjective experience (being a chronic patient). Context and experience are key issues for a cultural competent and congruent nursing care. Grounded Theory studies enable us to contextualize nursing care, and reveal the different interactions and the constructions that caregivers have about a given activity and its cultural elements.