NUR 328 Module 5
Audit trail The documentation of the research process and researcher's decision
making in qualitative studies
Confirmability One of four criteria for a trustworthy qualitative study that relates to the
rigorous attempts to be objective and the maintenance of audit trails to
document the research process
Credibility Refers to the truth or believability of findings
Focus groups A strategy to obtain data from a small group of people using interview
questions
Phenomenology A type of qualitative research that describes the lived experience to achieve
understanding of an experience from the perspective of the participants
Audit trail The documentation of the research process and researcher's decision
making in qualitative studies
Confirmability One of four criteria for a trustworthy qualitative study that relates to the
rigorous attempts to be objective and the maintenance of audit trails to
document the research process
Credibility Refers to the truth or believability of findings
Focus groups A strategy to obtain data from a small group of people using interview
questions
Phenomenology A type of qualitative research that describes the lived experience to achieve
understanding of an experience from the perspective of the participants
