NUR 408 Overview Of Qualitative Research Questions
And Answers
Which research question would best be answered by a qualitative research method?
1) How does a patient's support system affect their hospital length of stay?
2) What effect does exercise have on blood pressure in individuals over 70?
3) Why do some patients with diabetes choose not to join diabetic support groups?
4) What is the effect of therapeutic massage on pain management?
3) Why do some patients with diabetes choose not to join diabetic support groups?
Understanding the "why" of human experience is the main idea of qualitative research.
Which question is best answered by qualitative research?
1) What worked for the intervention?
2) What was challenging about the intervention?
3) How many data points are needed for the study?
4) What are the chances of the participant recommending the intervention?
5) Why did the participant feel the way they felt about the intervention?
1) What worked for the intervention?
The question of what worked when a particular intervention is applied is answered by a qualitative method.
2) What was challenging about the intervention?
The question of what was challenging about a particular intervention is answered by the investigative nature of
qualitative research.
4) What are the chances of the participant recommending the intervention?
How the participant would view the intervention as a recommendation is part of qualitative methods of
questioning.
5) Why did the participant feel the way they felt about the intervention?
, Asking for deeper understanding through interviews and observations of the lived experience is part of a
qualitative method.
Which statement about objective data is most accurate?
1) Objective data do not capture the whole of the human experience
2) Change in practice is mostly driven by objective data in research
3) Objective data serves as a baseline for comparative analysis
4) Quantitative research is the only type of study that uses objective data
1) Objective data do not capture the whole of the human experience
Qualitative research is grounded in the belief that objective data do not capture the whole of the human
experience.
A researcher is using qualitative methods to observe procedures used for giving shift reports at the patient's
bedside. Which ethical consideration must be applied to this study?
1) The researcher must obtain consent from participants being observed.
2) The researcher may actively discourage colleagues from giving reports at the bedside.
3) The researcher may not be objective because of personal experience.
4) The researcher's work may result in disciplinary measures for those who do not provide bedside reports.
1) The researcher must obtain consent from participants being observed.
In a naturalized setting, consent from research participants may be overlooked, and those being observed may
not realize they are part of a study.
A researcher is conducting a qualitative study about the effects of peer support following workplace violence.
Which unplanned effect may the participant experience as a result of being a study subject?
1) The participant may feel further isolated in having been selected as a study subject.
2) The participant may experience feelings of guilt for reporting workplace violence.
3) The study subject may experience a therapeutic benefit from talking to a caring listener.
And Answers
Which research question would best be answered by a qualitative research method?
1) How does a patient's support system affect their hospital length of stay?
2) What effect does exercise have on blood pressure in individuals over 70?
3) Why do some patients with diabetes choose not to join diabetic support groups?
4) What is the effect of therapeutic massage on pain management?
3) Why do some patients with diabetes choose not to join diabetic support groups?
Understanding the "why" of human experience is the main idea of qualitative research.
Which question is best answered by qualitative research?
1) What worked for the intervention?
2) What was challenging about the intervention?
3) How many data points are needed for the study?
4) What are the chances of the participant recommending the intervention?
5) Why did the participant feel the way they felt about the intervention?
1) What worked for the intervention?
The question of what worked when a particular intervention is applied is answered by a qualitative method.
2) What was challenging about the intervention?
The question of what was challenging about a particular intervention is answered by the investigative nature of
qualitative research.
4) What are the chances of the participant recommending the intervention?
How the participant would view the intervention as a recommendation is part of qualitative methods of
questioning.
5) Why did the participant feel the way they felt about the intervention?
, Asking for deeper understanding through interviews and observations of the lived experience is part of a
qualitative method.
Which statement about objective data is most accurate?
1) Objective data do not capture the whole of the human experience
2) Change in practice is mostly driven by objective data in research
3) Objective data serves as a baseline for comparative analysis
4) Quantitative research is the only type of study that uses objective data
1) Objective data do not capture the whole of the human experience
Qualitative research is grounded in the belief that objective data do not capture the whole of the human
experience.
A researcher is using qualitative methods to observe procedures used for giving shift reports at the patient's
bedside. Which ethical consideration must be applied to this study?
1) The researcher must obtain consent from participants being observed.
2) The researcher may actively discourage colleagues from giving reports at the bedside.
3) The researcher may not be objective because of personal experience.
4) The researcher's work may result in disciplinary measures for those who do not provide bedside reports.
1) The researcher must obtain consent from participants being observed.
In a naturalized setting, consent from research participants may be overlooked, and those being observed may
not realize they are part of a study.
A researcher is conducting a qualitative study about the effects of peer support following workplace violence.
Which unplanned effect may the participant experience as a result of being a study subject?
1) The participant may feel further isolated in having been selected as a study subject.
2) The participant may experience feelings of guilt for reporting workplace violence.
3) The study subject may experience a therapeutic benefit from talking to a caring listener.
