NURS 316 UNIT 1 MEDICAL CALCULATION
FINAL PAPER 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ grand theories. Answer: - broadest scope
- most abstract
- apply to all nursing activities
- difficult to test, less relevant to EBP
◉ mid-range theories. Answer: - narrower scope
- bridge between grand theories and practice
◉ practice theories. Answer: - most narrow scope
- least abstract
◉ conceptual models. Answer: - less formal attempt to explain
phenomena than theories
- deal with abstractions
◉ qualitative research. Answer: - description research
,◉ phenomenological research. Answer: - 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. Answer: - describes human
experience
- narrative data analysis, descriptive themes
◉ interviewing skills. Answer: - ask open ended, non-leading
questions
- use appropriate validation statements
- allow silences
◉ interpretive phenomenology. Answer: - not only describes but
interprets experience
- narrative data analysis, interpretive themes
◉ grounded theory research. Answer: - seeks to understand key
social psychological processes
◉ grounded theory analysis. Answer: - focus is on understanding a
central concern
, - a basic social process explains how people come to resolve the
problem or concern
◉ ethnographic research. Answer: - 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. Answer: - an insiders view
◉ steps in analyzing qualitative data. Answer: 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. Answer: - take knowledge from
previous interview and use it in the next interview
- try to come up with the theoretical framework
◉ focus group interviews. Answer: - interviews in small groups
FINAL PAPER 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ grand theories. Answer: - broadest scope
- most abstract
- apply to all nursing activities
- difficult to test, less relevant to EBP
◉ mid-range theories. Answer: - narrower scope
- bridge between grand theories and practice
◉ practice theories. Answer: - most narrow scope
- least abstract
◉ conceptual models. Answer: - less formal attempt to explain
phenomena than theories
- deal with abstractions
◉ qualitative research. Answer: - description research
,◉ phenomenological research. Answer: - 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. Answer: - describes human
experience
- narrative data analysis, descriptive themes
◉ interviewing skills. Answer: - ask open ended, non-leading
questions
- use appropriate validation statements
- allow silences
◉ interpretive phenomenology. Answer: - not only describes but
interprets experience
- narrative data analysis, interpretive themes
◉ grounded theory research. Answer: - seeks to understand key
social psychological processes
◉ grounded theory analysis. Answer: - focus is on understanding a
central concern
, - a basic social process explains how people come to resolve the
problem or concern
◉ ethnographic research. Answer: - 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. Answer: - an insiders view
◉ steps in analyzing qualitative data. Answer: 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. Answer: - take knowledge from
previous interview and use it in the next interview
- try to come up with the theoretical framework
◉ focus group interviews. Answer: - interviews in small groups
