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representation of reality can be researched. Despite these challenges, triangulation
Recently, triangulation has been conducted of method, data, theories, or investigators
to achieve completeness. This approach can can be an important tool in developing nurs- T
illuminate many of the individual facets of a ing science. The concepts of interest to nurs-
multidimensional construct. These research- ing are generally complex, multidimensional
ers used qualitative and quantitative meth- human constructs and are difficult to exam-
ods as they sought both confirmation and ine by means of a singular research approach.
completeness in their study of families with Triangulation is a means to a deeper under-
a critically ill child. However, not all schol- standing of these constructs.
ars agree with the notion of triangulation for
completeness. Theresa Standing