Research Methods: Qualitative
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Which of the following distinctions is characteristic of qualitative research methods?
a.
Data are in text form.
b.
Data are dichotomous (either yes or no).
c.
Qualitative research does not generate data.
d.
Data from qualitative studies are inappropriate for analysis. - correct answer ✔✔a
Which of the following statements is consistent only with qualitative research methods?
a.
The focus of qualitative research is measuring one or more human characteristics.
b.
Qualitative research methods attempt to control or eliminate variables that interfere with what
is being studied.
c.
The basis for all qualitative interactions is the belief that a human being is a composite of many
body systems.
d.
The focus of qualitative research methods is the study of human experiences that occur within a
person's natural setting. - correct answer ✔✔d
,What should be the determining factor for a researcher to conduct a qualitative study?
a.
The need to test a theory
b.
The nature of the research question
c.
The age and gender of the study participants
d.
The availability of valid instruments to measure the phenomenon - correct answer ✔✔b
In which of the following instances should a qualitative research design be used instead of a
quantitative research design?
a.
When time for data collection is limited
b.
When the research questions are clinical in nature
c.
When the goal is to view the experience in the same way as those who are having the
experience view it
d.
When the researcher is a novice and has minimal experience or skill in scientific problem solving
- correct answer ✔✔c
A qualitative nursing research approach will be most suitable for which of the following research
topics?
a.
, Experiences of elder abuse among diverse ethnic populations
b.
Reduction of prehospital delay in the face of acute coronary syndrome symptoms
c.
Examining trajectories of depressive symptoms among young adults
d.
Perceived risk and willingness to interact with individuals with HIV or AIDS - correct answer
✔✔a
What basic belief is represented when a nurse asks a 38-year-old woman, "When was your last
menstrual period?" and the patient replies, "Oh, I don't remember because it isn't important"?
a.
A failure of communication
b.
A difference between the received view and the perceived view
c.
Cultural insensitivity on the part of the nurse and the health care system
d.
Lack of awareness and knowledge on the part of the patient - correct answer ✔✔b
Which part of the following research question constitutes its context?
"What is the grief experience of women over 30 from rural Saskatchewan who have
experienced a late-stage pregnancy loss?"
a.
Late-stage pregnancy loss
b.
Women over 30
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Which of the following distinctions is characteristic of qualitative research methods?
a.
Data are in text form.
b.
Data are dichotomous (either yes or no).
c.
Qualitative research does not generate data.
d.
Data from qualitative studies are inappropriate for analysis. - correct answer ✔✔a
Which of the following statements is consistent only with qualitative research methods?
a.
The focus of qualitative research is measuring one or more human characteristics.
b.
Qualitative research methods attempt to control or eliminate variables that interfere with what
is being studied.
c.
The basis for all qualitative interactions is the belief that a human being is a composite of many
body systems.
d.
The focus of qualitative research methods is the study of human experiences that occur within a
person's natural setting. - correct answer ✔✔d
,What should be the determining factor for a researcher to conduct a qualitative study?
a.
The need to test a theory
b.
The nature of the research question
c.
The age and gender of the study participants
d.
The availability of valid instruments to measure the phenomenon - correct answer ✔✔b
In which of the following instances should a qualitative research design be used instead of a
quantitative research design?
a.
When time for data collection is limited
b.
When the research questions are clinical in nature
c.
When the goal is to view the experience in the same way as those who are having the
experience view it
d.
When the researcher is a novice and has minimal experience or skill in scientific problem solving
- correct answer ✔✔c
A qualitative nursing research approach will be most suitable for which of the following research
topics?
a.
, Experiences of elder abuse among diverse ethnic populations
b.
Reduction of prehospital delay in the face of acute coronary syndrome symptoms
c.
Examining trajectories of depressive symptoms among young adults
d.
Perceived risk and willingness to interact with individuals with HIV or AIDS - correct answer
✔✔a
What basic belief is represented when a nurse asks a 38-year-old woman, "When was your last
menstrual period?" and the patient replies, "Oh, I don't remember because it isn't important"?
a.
A failure of communication
b.
A difference between the received view and the perceived view
c.
Cultural insensitivity on the part of the nurse and the health care system
d.
Lack of awareness and knowledge on the part of the patient - correct answer ✔✔b
Which part of the following research question constitutes its context?
"What is the grief experience of women over 30 from rural Saskatchewan who have
experienced a late-stage pregnancy loss?"
a.
Late-stage pregnancy loss
b.
Women over 30
