Nur 342 Final Exam (100% Verified Answers)

what is mixed method research? correct answers integration of qualitative and quantitative data within a single study or coordinated cluster of studies what is a paradigm often associated with MM research and what does it do? correct answers pragmatism the research question should drive the design of the inquiry (not a forced "either-or" choice) advantages of MM research correct answers complementarity practicality enhanced validity complementarity correct answers quan and qual compliment each other using both can avoid limitations of using only one practicality correct answers practical to use the methods that are best suited for answering difficult research questions enhanced validity correct answers validity (accuracy) of your research increases when you use different methods of research to reach the same outcome applications of MM research correct answers instrument development intervention development hypothesis generation theory building and testing explication instrument development correct answers researchers gather qualitative data and then do quantitative testing ex. faces pain scale and numeric rating scale intervention development correct answers qualitative research plays an important role in developing promising nursing interventions that are then tested for efficacy -reliant on MM to develop, refine, test and understand intervention hypothesis generation correct answers insights generated within qualitative studies can be tested and confirmed in larger samples using quantitative methods theory building and testing correct answers using both qual and quan can strengthen the validity and framework for clinical work and future research explication correct answers qualitative data are sometimes used to determine the meaning of