Exam 6: Qualitative Approaches to Research

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

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

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.)

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

When reviewing the report of a phenomenologic study, the nurse finds there is no section that describes or reports the research question. What approach should be used to determine the research question?

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

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?

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

A nurse researcher is critiquing a research report of a phenomenologic study that examined the lived experience of domestic violence. The nurse should recognize which elements as consistent with a phenomenologic research report? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse researcher critiques a phenomenologic study for fittingness. The researcher will examine the study to see whether the study included which of these elements? (Select all that apply.)

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

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

Which are ethical concerns that the nurse must consider when evaluating qualitative research? (Select all that apply.)

Which research question is appropriate for a grounded theory approach?

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

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

What similarities exist between grounded theory and ethnographic studies? (Select all that apply.)

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?

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

Which title suggests an ethnographic study?