Longitudinal qualitative research can give us new insights in social processes and experiences over time. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in conducting longitudinal qualitative research. However, the definition of what constitutes a longitudinal data presentation is unclear, the methodological literature scarce, and the variation of procedures great. Therefore, we undertook a review of longitudinal qualitative articles within the nursing field to identify and describe various types of qualitative longitudinal approaches. In this presentation, the five identified types of longitudinal qualitative approaches will be presented. In total, a large part of the papers described as having a longitudinal design in fact only performed a longitudinal data collection and did not integrate ideas of time or change in their analysis or results. This practice will be problematized and a definition for longitudinal qualitative research will be proposed. Three fruitful approaches to analyzing longitudinal qualitative data were identified: pool-, phase-, and pattern-oriented approaches. These practices focus upon different aspects of time, change, process, and context, thus presenting different kinds of results. A discussion of the pros and cons of these three practices will be held so researchers can make a more informed decision when choosing which approach they will take when analyzing longitudinal material.