Exam 4: Introduction to Qualitative Research

Which of Kearney's categories of qualitative findings could lead to discovery being aborted because the researcher has obscured the findings with an existing theory?

Which mode of clinical application for qualitative research would allow a nurse researcher to share qualitative findings with the patient?

A description of how pregnant women recovering from cocaine addiction might or might not move forward to create a new life would be an example of which category of qualitative findings?

Which category of qualitative findings would be defined as the main essence of an experience but also how the experience varies depending on the individual or context?

Which mode of clinical application for qualitative research would allow a nurse researcher to understand patients better and offer more sensitive support?

Which of Kearney's categories of qualitative findings describes the main essence of an experience but also shows how the experience varies,depending on the individual or context?

Which definition of paradigm is most accurate?

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

A description of the loss of social structure and demands of adolescents caring for their diseased or drugged parents who were unable to function as adults would be an example of which category of qualitative findings?

What will a nurse researcher find to be the differences in ethnographic and phenomenologic studies? (Select all that apply.)

What should be the determining factor for a researcher to conduct a qualitative study?

When should a nurse researcher decide to use a qualitative research design instead of a quantitative research design?

Which of Kearney's categories of qualitative findings would allow a phenomenon to be portrayed vividly from a new perspective?

Which of Kearney's categories of qualitative findings could lead to synthesis of a shared experience or process or integration of concepts that provides a complex picture of a phenomenon?

Which mode of clinical application would be a nurse explaining the various stages of grief to a widow,reassuring her that the nurse will assist her through the process and that others have successfully made their way through the grief process?

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

How should the number of subjects for participation in a qualitative study be determined?

Which of the following descriptions is typical of qualitative research studies?

The term triangulation in research refers to:

Which research questions are most indicative of the phenomenologic method? (Select all that apply.)