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Question 1

A nurse researcher who is considering whether to use qualitative research design should be aware that the focus of qualitative research is what

Answer 1

Studying human experiences that occur within a person’s natural setting

Question 2

The determining factor for a researcher in selecting a qualitative research approach should be what

Answer 2

The nature of the research questions

Question 3

Which of these terms are synonymous with paradigm

Answer 3

Worldview

Question 4

In which of the circumstances should a nurse researcher select a qualitative research design over a quantitative design

Answer 4

The goal is to view the phenomenon in the same way as those who experience it

Question 5

A nurses research question is “what is the Grief experience of women older than 30 years from Royal Mexico who have late stage pregnancy loss”? Which aspects of the question represents the studies context?

Answer 5

Rural Mexico

Question 6

Which aim of research is characteristic of or appropriate for qualitative research methods

Answer 6

Understanding

Question 7

Which research study characteristic would be inappropriate for qualitative methods

Answer 7

Testing a new hypothesis

Question 8

How is the number of subjects for participation determined for a qualitative study

Answer 8

Data are collected from new subject until saturation is reached

Question 9

Which description of typical of a qualitative research study

Answer 9

Truth is a subjects perception of reality

Question 10

How does the nurse researcher know when data saturation has been reached

Answer 10

When the ideas or information coming from the new participants have been expressed previously by other participants

Question 11

A nurse reads a qualitative study concerning the grief process. Later, the nurse explains to a grieving widow that grief is a process and that many others have successfully made their way through the process. The nurse is using which clinical application of research?

Answer 11

Anticipatory guidance

Question 12

The findings of a qualitative research study described the main essence of an experience but also show how the experience varies, depending on the individual or context. These results fall into which of Kearney’scategory of qualitative research findings

Answer 12

Description of experiential variation

Question 13

Which type of clinical application of qualitative research would help a nurse describe the trajectory of an illness

Answer 13

Assessment of status or progress

Question 14

Which of Kerney’s category of qualitative findings describes a phenomenon portrayed vividly from a new perspective?

Answer 14

Descriptive categories

Question 15

Which of Kearney’s categories of qualitative findings describes a synthesis of a shared experience or process or integration of concepts that provides a complex picture of a phenomenon

Answer 15

Shared pathway or meeting

Question 16

A description of how adolescent girls recovering from addiction to prescription narcotics might or might not move forward to create a new life is an example of which of Kearney’s category of qualitative finding

Answer 16

Description of experiential variation

Question 17

An older adults description of pain, including descriptors, attributed causes, and what constitutes good care during a painful episode, would be an example of which category qualitative findings

Answer 17

Descriptive categories

Question 18

Computer management of qualitative data can assist a nurse researcher with which of these processes

Answer 18

Organization of data

Question 19

Which are steps in the qualitative research process? Select all that apply

Answer 19

Sample selection
Data collection
review of the literature
Description of the finding
Discussion of the conclusions

Question 20

Which qualitative research approach is used by researchers for the purpose of theory building

Answer 20

Grounded theory

Question 21

Which qualitative approach would be most appropriate for a nurse researcher to use when studying the daily experience of women undergoing radiation treatment for breast cancer

Answer 21

Phenomenology

Question 22

When a researcher analyzes data from a phenomenological study, what is the final synthesis of participants reported experiences

Answer 22

Description of the lived experience

Question 23

When reviewing the report of phenomenological study, The nurse find there is no section that describes/reports the research question. What approach should be used to determine the research question?

Answer 23

Examination of the questions or statements posed to the study participant

Question 24

When reading report of a phenomenal logic study, the nurse finds direct quotes from the participants threaded throughout the narrative. What is the significance of this observation

Answer 24

The researcher is supporting the study’s finding

Question 25

A characteristic of qualitative research data is that they are what

Answer 25

In text form

Question 26

What is the foundation for the grounded theory method of qualitative research

Answer 26

Social science

Question 27

What is the purpose of grounded theory

Answer 27

To examine the patterns of actions and interactions between And among various types of social units

Question 28

Why is a literature review often limited in a study using grounded theory

Answer 28

Theories are expected to emerge directly from the data and not from previous research

Question 29

Which feature is characteristic of the grounded theory method of qualitative research

Answer 29

Data gathering and data analysis occur simultaneously

Question 30

Which statement is consistent with an emix view of a factor or situation

Answer 30

White teenager’s statement that being “skinny” is more socially acceptable than having a higher weight

Question 31

Which title suggests an ethnographic study?

Answer 31

The phenomenon of breast self-examination among African-American women

Question 32

What criterion of scientific rigor for qualitative research is Met when the research report leads the reader from the research question and raw data through the steps of analysis and interpretation of the data

Answer 32

Audibility

Question 33

Which factor in a research report indicates that the study used a qualitative design

Answer 33

People who participate in the study are described as informants

Question 34

The nurse planning to conduct a qualitative research study should have which understanding about ethical issues in naturalistic settings

Answer 34

The emerging nature of the research design may require ongoing negotiation of consent

Question 35

A nurse researcher has chosen to use the phenomenal logic method. What feature distinguishes the intensive dialogue the researcher will use in this method from a simple interview?

Answer 35

The researcher is fully engaged, becoming a thoughtful presents during the interview

Question 36

The nurse researcher has opted to use grounded theory as the research method. Compared with phenomenological research, which data gathering technique is unique to grounded theory

Answer 36

Skilled observations of individuals in a social setting

Question 37

Which research question is appropriate for a grounded theory approach

Answer 37

How do you incarcerated prisoners interact with fellow prisoners are known pedophiles

Question 38

The nurse researcher opts to use grounded theory as the research method. which action or behavior should be avoided in such a study?

Answer 38

Expressing the researchers opinions or values to the participants

Question 39

how can computer management of qualitative data assist a nurse researcher in the research process

Answer 39

Organization of data

Question 40

In an ethnographic study titled “how do you rural Appalacian families with preschool children define and practice health”?The researcher gathered data from mothers who were identified as the primary directors health care within the family unit. What role did the mothers having the study

Answer 40

Key informants

Question 41

Which research question will indicate to the nurse researcher that ethnographic approach was used in the research study

Answer 41

In what ways do Puerto Rican women learn about health information

Question 42

A nurse researcher conducts a grounded theory study examining the process of social support that occurs within interactions between nursing students and clinical faculty in the hospital setting. Which research activities are consistent with a grounded theory study? Select all that apply

Answer 42

Using theoretical sampling

Changing approaches to data collection as data emerges

Question 43

A nurse researcher is critiquing a research report of a phenomenological study that examines the lived experience of domestic violence. The nurse should recognize which elements are consistent with a phenomenological research report

Answer 43

Open ended questions were used as participants to describe experiences with the Domestic violence

Data about domestic violence reported by participants are present in the form of narrative text