Exam 5: Introduction to Qualitative Research

A nurse's research question is, "What is the grief experience of women older than 30 years from rural Mexico who have a late-stage pregnancy loss?" Which aspect of the question represents the study's context?

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?

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 findings?

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?

A characteristic of qualitative research data is that they are what?

Which research topic would most likely be studied through a qualitative research approach?

Which description is typical of a qualitative research study?

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

Which of these terms is synonymous with paradigm?

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

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

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

Which research study characteristic would be $\bold{inappropriate}$ for qualitative methods?

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

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

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

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

The findings of a qualitative research study describe 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's categories of qualitative research findings?

In which of these circumstances should a nurse researcher select a qualitative research design instead of a quantitative design?

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