Research chapter 9

_________ is a unique methodology used in qualitative research that may also be considered a design or strategy for data collection. Qualitative research Historical research Case study Epidemiology

Case Study

Quantitative and qualitative researchers need to be aware of hubris.

False

T/F Qualitative researchers do not have to adhere to the usual protection of human subjects because most studies are noninvasive

False

T/F When a nurse researcher suspects abuse, it is unethical to report it because this information was obtained during a research interview

False

This is defined as overconfidence and exuberance for one's interpretations of the data that could potentially influence or cloud the accuracy of conceptual development. Bracketing Hubris Interpretation bias Participant observation

Hubris

Phenomenology is the method used when one wishes to study lived experience and has its roots in what science? Social sciences Introspective sciences Health sciences Human sciences

Human sciences

Which of the following is an example of a data collection method appropriate for an ethnographic research study? Collecting the age of all participants in a study Immersion in the environment being studied collecting observed data Sending out Likert scale multiple question questionnaires Phone surveys of individual participant religious beliefs

Immersion in the environment being studied collecting observed data

Which of the following is an example of a data source appropriate for a historical research study? (Select all that apply.) Newspaper databases Journal database Historical medical records Eyewitness accounts

Newspaper databases Historical medical records Eyewitness accounts

Which of the following is an example of grounded theory method in research? Researching the cause of breast cancer Researching how patients emotionally deal with a breast cancer diagnosis Researching the best chemotherapy to treat breast cancer Researching the best prevention interventions for breast cancer

Researching how patients emotionally deal with a breast cancer diagnosis

T/F Fictitious names should be used when transcribing data so that actual participants remain unknown to others

True

T/F Qualitative findings must be shared with participants

True

T/F Qualitative researchers are held to the same ethical standards as researchers using other methods.

True

When software is used to help with data analysis, why is it important to continually revisit the data throughout all stages of analysis? Waiting until later stages of data analysis before performing queries in the software program can result in inconsistencies in the results. Waiting until later stages of data analysis before performing queries in the software program can result in bias in the results. Waiting until later stages of data analysis before performing queries in the software program can result in ethical issues with the findings. Waiting until later stages of data analysis before performing queries in the software program can result in fully accurate results.

Waiting until later stages of data analysis before performing queries in the software program can result in inconsistencies in the results.

Phenomenology focuses on the human experience, and causes the nurse to ask ___ a particular phenomenon has occurred. how why when where

Why

Which of the following are techniques for maintaining scientific rigor in qualitative studies? (select all that apply) a. Achieving saturation b. Thick descriptions c. peer debriefing d. generating to populations

a. Achieving saturation b. Thick descriptions c. peer debriefing

Which of the following terms are associated with qualitative sampling? (select all that apply) a. snowball b. random c. purposive d. subjects

a. snowball c. purposive

Which method would you choose to answer the question, what process do older adults use when they quit smoking? a. ethnography b. historical c. phenomenology d. grounded theory

d. grounded theory