NUR 3031 PATHO FINAL EXAM ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
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What is qualitative research -(ANSWER)-form of social inquiry that focuses on the way people make
sense of their experiences and the world in which they live
-describe, explain, interpret social phenomena
-individuals, groups, cultures
-ethnographies
-grounded theory
institutional ethnography, phenomenology, ethnomethodology, discourse analysis, narrative inquiry,
etc.
characteristics of qualitative research -(ANSWER)-primacy of data (data is foundational, most important)
-generate new theoretical ideas (controversial research is important, e.g., Russel Ogden MAID in AIDS)
-modify existing theories
-uncover the essence of phenomena
-based on incoming data
-approach is inductive
-grounded theory (theory emerges from the data)
contextualization -(ANSWER)-researchers must be sensitive to context
-often immerse themselves in the setting and situation
-personal, social, political and social framework of the culture contexts are important
contextualization: Heideggerian interpretive phenomenology -(ANSWER)we are in the world, and the
world is in us
-e.g., language, culture
, NUR 3031 PATHO FINAL EXAM ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
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evidence-based practice is problematic because -(ANSWER)it eliminates context
immersion in the setting -(ANSWER)-observe, question, listen
-immersion can be real or vicarious
-investigate patterns of interaction, seeks knowledge about a group or culture or explores the life world
of individuals
immersion in the setting: ethnography/institutional ethnography -(ANSWER)context is important,
institution from the insider's perspective
immersion in the setting: autoethnography -(ANSWER)insiders write from their own experiences and
analyze processes from the institution
the emic perspective -(ANSWER)-perspective of person who has had the experience
-qual linked to subjective nature of social reality
-'insider's view'
-researcher attempts to examine the experiences, feelings and perceptions of the people rather than
imposing a framework of their own that may distort the ideas of the participants. uncover meaning
people give but don't reduce meanings to pure subjectivity
-seeks experiences not people
-empathetic understanding, trust, intimacy between researcher and participant
-bias (good or bad)
-aggregate similar experiences
etic perspective -(ANSWER)-researcher's perspective
ANSWERS|AGRADE
What is qualitative research -(ANSWER)-form of social inquiry that focuses on the way people make
sense of their experiences and the world in which they live
-describe, explain, interpret social phenomena
-individuals, groups, cultures
-ethnographies
-grounded theory
institutional ethnography, phenomenology, ethnomethodology, discourse analysis, narrative inquiry,
etc.
characteristics of qualitative research -(ANSWER)-primacy of data (data is foundational, most important)
-generate new theoretical ideas (controversial research is important, e.g., Russel Ogden MAID in AIDS)
-modify existing theories
-uncover the essence of phenomena
-based on incoming data
-approach is inductive
-grounded theory (theory emerges from the data)
contextualization -(ANSWER)-researchers must be sensitive to context
-often immerse themselves in the setting and situation
-personal, social, political and social framework of the culture contexts are important
contextualization: Heideggerian interpretive phenomenology -(ANSWER)we are in the world, and the
world is in us
-e.g., language, culture
, NUR 3031 PATHO FINAL EXAM ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS|AGRADE
evidence-based practice is problematic because -(ANSWER)it eliminates context
immersion in the setting -(ANSWER)-observe, question, listen
-immersion can be real or vicarious
-investigate patterns of interaction, seeks knowledge about a group or culture or explores the life world
of individuals
immersion in the setting: ethnography/institutional ethnography -(ANSWER)context is important,
institution from the insider's perspective
immersion in the setting: autoethnography -(ANSWER)insiders write from their own experiences and
analyze processes from the institution
the emic perspective -(ANSWER)-perspective of person who has had the experience
-qual linked to subjective nature of social reality
-'insider's view'
-researcher attempts to examine the experiences, feelings and perceptions of the people rather than
imposing a framework of their own that may distort the ideas of the participants. uncover meaning
people give but don't reduce meanings to pure subjectivity
-seeks experiences not people
-empathetic understanding, trust, intimacy between researcher and participant
-bias (good or bad)
-aggregate similar experiences
etic perspective -(ANSWER)-researcher's perspective
