In the context of Italian nursing education, narrative literature reviews have long been a commonly adopted starting point across the country. However, their methodologically flexible nature often makes them a slippery ground for research novices. This editorial critically examines a sample of thirty narrative reviews submitted to Dissertation Nursing between 2022 and 2024, highlighting methodological, stylistic, and content-related limitations. Common practices emerge, such as the confused hybridization with systematic reviews, the inappropriate use of structured tools without proper justification, and a lack of critical reflection. Added to this are unsuitable writing styles and a general excess of description at the expense of scientific meaning-making. The article questions the educational effectiveness of narrative reviews as an initial approach to research and proposes a pedagogical and operational rethinking to enhance the value of this tool, preventing it from becoming a mere academic exercise devoid of genuine scientific impact.
Nel contesto della formazione infermieristica italiana, le revisioni narrative della letteratura sono sempre state un punto di partenza condiviso sul territorio nazionale. Tuttavia, la loro natura metodologicamente flessibile le rende spesso un terreno scivoloso per i neofiti della ricerca. L’editoriale analizza criticamente un campione di trenta revisioni narrative presentate alla rivista Dissertation Nursing tra il 2022 e il 2024, evidenziando limiti metodologici, stilistici e di contenuto. Emergono pratiche comuni come l’ibridazione confusa con revisioni sistematiche, l’uso scorretto di strumenti strutturati senza adeguata giustificazione, e un deficit nella riflessione critica. A ciò si aggiungono stili di scrittura inadatti e un generale eccesso descrittivo a discapito della costruzione di senso scientifico. L’articolo mette in discussione l’efficacia formativa delle revisioni narrative come primo approccio alla ricerca e propone un ripensamento didattico e operativo per valorizzare questo strumento, evitando che diventi un semplice esercizio accademico privo di reale impatto scientifico.
Le Revisioni Narrative nella ricerca degli studenti di infermieristica italiani: tra aspirazione e rigore / Parozzi, Mauro; Ferrara, Paolo; Destrebecq, Anne; Terzoni, Stefano. - In: DISSERTATION NURSING. - ISSN 2785-7263. - 4:2(2025). [10.54103/dn/29651]
Le Revisioni Narrative nella ricerca degli studenti di infermieristica italiani: tra aspirazione e rigore
Parozzi, Mauro
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2025-01-01
Abstract
In the context of Italian nursing education, narrative literature reviews have long been a commonly adopted starting point across the country. However, their methodologically flexible nature often makes them a slippery ground for research novices. This editorial critically examines a sample of thirty narrative reviews submitted to Dissertation Nursing between 2022 and 2024, highlighting methodological, stylistic, and content-related limitations. Common practices emerge, such as the confused hybridization with systematic reviews, the inappropriate use of structured tools without proper justification, and a lack of critical reflection. Added to this are unsuitable writing styles and a general excess of description at the expense of scientific meaning-making. The article questions the educational effectiveness of narrative reviews as an initial approach to research and proposes a pedagogical and operational rethinking to enhance the value of this tool, preventing it from becoming a mere academic exercise devoid of genuine scientific impact.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


