Delphi technique in dialogue with nurses on acupuncture as a proposed nursing intervention

Objective:

Present the theoretical assumptions of the Delphi technique, its applicability and operationalization in nursing research, from a model proposed to conduct a Master's thesis on acupuncture as a proposed nursing intervention.

Methods:

This is an analytical essay of the reflection type.

Results:

In recent decades, the research developed in the nursing field has been seeking methods and techniques capable of dealing with different questions and producing answers for both the healthcare field and the development of nursing science, in order to consolidate its know-how in line the dictates of modern science.

Conclusion:

The Delphi method seeks the consensus among renowned expert opinions on a complex issue, permitting the validation of propositions submitted to them, turning into an alternative for the development of studies in which there are few data on the research subject or which demand projection for the future.

Nursing; Nursing research; Methodology; Acupuncture