chapter 5- intro to qualitative research

Question 1

___ are overarching, broad categories of meaning

Answer 1

themes

Question 2

____ ____ are where people live everyday–homes, schools, communities

Answer 2

natural settings

Question 3

what is non probability sampling in which a researcher selects participants considered typical of the population?

Answer 3

purposive sampling

Question 4

______ _____ is the point where enough data have been collected that the info being shared becomes repetitive; no new ideas are emerging

Answer 4

data saturation

Question 5

what is it called when observation is defined by its circumstance or context?

Answer 5

context dependent

Question 6

_____ are philosophical beliefs or worldview

Answer 6

paradigm

Question 7

places where participants are recruited and data are collected

Answer 7

setting

Question 8

_____ is finding and engaging participants in the research

Answer 8

recruitment

Question 9

a ___ _____ ___ is a broad interview question that seeks the “big picture”

Answer 9

grand tour question

Question 10

___ and _____ _____ are characteristics that limit the population to a homogenous group of participants

Answer 10

inclusion and exclusion criteria

Question 11

qualitative or quantitative research method?

statistical explanation

Answer 11

quantitative

Question 12

qualitative or quantitative research method?

interviews

Answer 12

qualitative

Question 13

qualitative or quantitative research method?

multiple realities

Answer 13

qualitative

Question 14

qualitative or quantitative research method?

naturalistic setting

Answer 14

qualitative

Question 15

qualitative or quantitative research method?

predetermined number of participants

Answer 15

quantitative

Question 16

qualitative or quantitative research method?

quotations

Answer 16

qualitative

Question 17

____ research is often used when just beginning to understand a phenomena or if new perspective is needed

Answer 17

qualitative

Question 18

____ research studied in naturalistic settings

Answer 18

qualitative

Question 19

qualitative research studied in ______ settings

Answer 19

naturalistic

Question 20

qualitative researchers believe the meaning of an observation is defined by its ____ or _______

Answer 20

circumstance
context

Question 21

qualitative researchers believe there are multiple ______

Answer 21

realities

Question 22

in qualitative research, the sample is usually _____ instead of _____

Answer 22

purposive
random

Question 23

sample size determined when _____ ____ occurs

Answer 23

data saturation

Question 24

____ is a rich source of data in qualitative research

Answer 24

setting

Question 25

Kearneys categories of qualitative findings: ____ ____ portrays phenomena from a new perspective; provides map into previously uncharted territory in the human experience of health and illness

Answer 25

descriptive categories

Question 26

what category of Kearneys categories of qualitative findings is this an example of: childrens descriptions of pain

Answer 26

descriptive categories

Question 27

Kearneys categories of qualitative findings: _____ ____ or meaning is the synthesis of shared experience or process

Answer 27

shared pathway

Question 28

Kearneys categories of qualitative findings: _____ of ______ ______ describes the main essence of an experience but also shows how the experience varies, deepening on the individual or context

Answer 28

depiction of experiental variation

Question 29

Kearneys categories of qualitative findings: ______ ______ description is a rich, situated understanding of multifaceted and varied human phenomena in a unique situation

Answer 29

dense explanatory

Question 30

qualitative research does not test ______

Answer 30

interventions

Question 31

A nurse researcher completes a study and finds there is a need for continued research. What is the most response? A. Realize the study has no value B. Continue the research to conclusion. C. Stop the study until you have more time. D. Document this in the report conclusion.

Answer 31

D

Question 32

Which statement made by a nurse indicates that more education on the clinical application of qualitative research is needed? Results of qualitative research can be used to: a. coach patients b. test hypotheses c. assess patient progress d. provide anticipatory guidance

Answer 32

B

Question 33

The first step in the qualitative research process is to do what? a. Determine the study design b. Plan recruitment process c. Review the literature d. Identify inclusion and exclusion criteria of the sample

Answer 33

C

Question 34

______ categories serve as maps of previously unchartered territory in human experience

Answer 34

descriptive

Question 35

in _____ ____ there is an integration of concepts or themes that results in a synthesis of a shared process or experience that leads to a logical, complex portrayal of the phenomena

Answer 35

shared pathways

Question 36

_____ _____ allow nurses to reflect on the bigger picture and what it means for the human experience

Answer 36

shared pathways

Question 37

findings that depict _____ ______ explain how different variables can produce different consequences in different people or settings

Answer 37

experiential variation

Question 38

findings presented as _____ _____ description are at the highest level of complexity and discovery

Answer 38

dense explanatory