1. Qualitative Research: What are the steps in the Qualitative Research Process? ANS - ~Review of the literature
~Study design
~Sample
~Setting: recruitment and data collection
~Data Collection
~Data analysis
~Findings
~Conclusion
2. Qualitative Research Analysis Methods- Where ...
1. Qualitative Research: What are the steps in the Qualitative Research Process? ANS -
~Review of the literature
~Study design
~Sample
~Setting: recruitment and data collection
~Data Collection
~Data analysis
~Findings
~Conclusion
2. Qualitative Research Analysis Methods- Where in a research article do you find, the
discussion sections? ANS - At the end, before the conclusion, after the data analysis (results).
2. Qualitative Research Analysis Methods. Where in a research article do you find the Legal
Ethical issues? ANS - Legal ethical issues is in the introduction.
3. Quality Improvement: What are the steps of the quality improvement process? ANS -
~Assessment
~Analysis
~Develop a plan for improvement
~Test and Implement the improvement plan
What is the critical step for the quality improvement process? ANS - Benchmarking
4. Research Question/Hypothesis: What is the difference between the two? ANS - The
research question can have a known or unknown answer. Hypotheses can be used for
quantitative research only. Research questions can be used for either qualitative or quantitative
research.
The hypothesis is based on known data; it is a statement that examines the relationship
between two variables.
Once a clinical problem is identified, what is the next step? ANS - Once a clinical problem is
identified, perform a review of the literature.
5. Independent and Dependent Variables: What is the difference between the two? ANS - An
independent variable, X, is the variable that has the presumed effect on the dependent variable.
, The dependent variable, Y, varies with a change to the independent variable. The dependent
variable is the one the researcher is interested in.
6. Primary/Secondary Source: What is the difference between the two? ANS - ~Primary
sources use research and books from the original author of the research.
~Secondary sources are published articles or book that are written by persons other than the
individual who conducted the research.
What is a literature review? ANS - A Literature review is a systemic and critical appraisal of
the most important literature on a topic,
and is a key step in the research process, providing the basis of a research study.
7. Qualitative Research: What types of research topics are addressed with qualitative research?
ANS - Topics based on understanding a phenomena or the meaning of an experience from a
person's perspective.
What types of questions are addressed by qualitative research? ANS - Qualitative research
questions need to articulate what a researcher wants to know about the intentions and
perspectives of those involved in social interactions.
8. Sample size in Qualitative Research Methods: How do you determine the number of subjects
for participation in qualitative studies? ANS - Sample sizes in qualitative research tend to be
small because of the large volume of verbal data that must be analyzed and because this type
of design tends to emphasize intensive and prolonged contact with patients.
9. Data Saturation: What is it? ANS - Data saturation is a point when data collection can
cease due to repetitive information being gathered, no longer furthering the research process.
How do we know that it has been reached? ANS - Data saturation is reached when new data
no longer emerge during the data-collection process.
10. Qualitative Research & Data collection: What methods are appropriate in children, adults, or
various other populations? ANS - Interviews (for children) and observation.
11. Research Priorities: What is the nurse researchers priority in the data collection in research?
ANS - Consistency and quality (fidelity= accuracy)
12. Data Collection: What are the reasons behind adhering to a strict protocol? ANS - To
maintain fidelity (accuracy) of the research.
13. Reliability & Validity: Define reliability and validity. ANS - ~Reliability (is it reliable?) is the
consistency or constancy of a measuring instrument.
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