NURS 316 Exam 2 – Questions With Comprehensive
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- subjects don't know which group they are in
- researchers do
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1 single blind 2 theory
3 ethnographic research 4 conceptual models
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Terms in this set (151)
theory - abstract, conceptual series of true statements
- account for or explain some phenomenon
grand theories - broadest scope
- most abstract
- apply to all nursing activities
- difficult to test, less relevant to EBP
,mid-range theories - narrower scope
- bridge between grand theories and practice
practice theories - most narrow scope
- least abstract
conceptual models - less formal attempt to explain phenomena than
theories
- deal with abstractions
qualitative research - description research
phenomenological research - focuses on the lived experiences of humans
- main data source is in depth conversations with a
small number of participants who have experienced
a phenomena
- descriptive vs. interpretive
descriptive phenomenology - describes human experience
- narrative data analysis, descriptive themes
interviewing skills - ask open ended, non-leading questions
- use appropriate validation statements
- allow silences
interpretive phenomenology - not only describes but interprets experience
- narrative data analysis, interpretive themes
grounded theory research - seeks to understand key social psychological
processes
grounded theory analysis - focus is on understanding a central concern
- a basic social process explains how people come
to resolve the problem or concern
, ethnographic research - focuses on the patterns and lifeways of a cultural
group
- describes and interprets a culture and cultural
behavior
*culture guides the way people structure their
experiences
*emic perspective
*participant observation
emic perspective - an insiders view
steps in analyzing qualitative data 1) identify key words and phrases
2) identify initial codes
3) continue until final themes identified
*codes describe theme in more detail
constant comparison analysis - take knowledge from previous interview and use it
in the next interview
- try to come up with the theoretical framework
focus group interviews - interviews in small groups
- led by a moderator
life histories - narrative self-descriptions of life experiences
- often a chronology
critical incident interviews - focuses on specific incidents that had a discernible
impact on some outcome
think aloud method - means of collecting data about cognitive processes
as they unfold
ex: clinical decision making
sampling considerations for qualitative - "representativeness" not a key issue
research - random selection not used
- finding people with typical experience
- no formal sample size criteria
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Practice questions for this set
Learn 1 /7 Study using Learn
- subjects don't know which group they are in
- researchers do
Choose an answer
1 single blind 2 theory
3 ethnographic research 4 conceptual models
Don't know?
Terms in this set (151)
theory - abstract, conceptual series of true statements
- account for or explain some phenomenon
grand theories - broadest scope
- most abstract
- apply to all nursing activities
- difficult to test, less relevant to EBP
,mid-range theories - narrower scope
- bridge between grand theories and practice
practice theories - most narrow scope
- least abstract
conceptual models - less formal attempt to explain phenomena than
theories
- deal with abstractions
qualitative research - description research
phenomenological research - focuses on the lived experiences of humans
- main data source is in depth conversations with a
small number of participants who have experienced
a phenomena
- descriptive vs. interpretive
descriptive phenomenology - describes human experience
- narrative data analysis, descriptive themes
interviewing skills - ask open ended, non-leading questions
- use appropriate validation statements
- allow silences
interpretive phenomenology - not only describes but interprets experience
- narrative data analysis, interpretive themes
grounded theory research - seeks to understand key social psychological
processes
grounded theory analysis - focus is on understanding a central concern
- a basic social process explains how people come
to resolve the problem or concern
, ethnographic research - focuses on the patterns and lifeways of a cultural
group
- describes and interprets a culture and cultural
behavior
*culture guides the way people structure their
experiences
*emic perspective
*participant observation
emic perspective - an insiders view
steps in analyzing qualitative data 1) identify key words and phrases
2) identify initial codes
3) continue until final themes identified
*codes describe theme in more detail
constant comparison analysis - take knowledge from previous interview and use it
in the next interview
- try to come up with the theoretical framework
focus group interviews - interviews in small groups
- led by a moderator
life histories - narrative self-descriptions of life experiences
- often a chronology
critical incident interviews - focuses on specific incidents that had a discernible
impact on some outcome
think aloud method - means of collecting data about cognitive processes
as they unfold
ex: clinical decision making
sampling considerations for qualitative - "representativeness" not a key issue
research - random selection not used
- finding people with typical experience
- no formal sample size criteria
