N 108 Nursing Research Final Exam Study Guide

NOTE: These questions are meant to guide your exam preparation. You are responsible for all assigned readings and lecture notes. Look to text or lecture notes. What are the major differences between qualitative and quantitative research designs? Qualitative - relates to how and why behaviors, focuses on words instead of numbers, and on giving meaning to a phenomenon or an event. Data stems from telling stories, describing events, and examining the context. It is more exploratory and inductive Quantitative uses deduction and hypothesis testing using formal, objective, and systematic procedures and instruments that produce numerical data. Qualitative: Grounded theory, ethnography, and phenomenology Quantitative: Questionnaires, scales, and physiological measures