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vicky

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Which of the following is a fundamental belief of those who hold to the positivist paradigm?
 
  A) The researcher is objective and independent of those being studied
  B) The researcher cannot interact with those being studied
  C) The researcher instructs those being studied to be objective in providing information
  D) The distance between the researcher and those being researched is minimized to enhance the interactive process

Question 2

The nurse is reading a qualitative research report that asks, Are post-myocardial infarction clients more interested in the length of their remaining life or in the quality of their remaining life? What is the most important question for
 
  the nurse to ask about this study? 1. How clearly is the process of data collection presented in the study?
  2. Why didn't the researcher use a quantitative approach?
  3. How clearly is the process of data analysis presented in the study?
  4. Are data provided to answer the research question?



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In the positivist paradigm, it is assumed that there is an objective reality and that natural phenomena are regular and orderly. In the constructivist paradigm, it is assumed that reality is not a fixed entity but is rather a construction of human mindsand thus truth is a composite of multiple constructions of reality.

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Rationale 1: This is an important consideration, but not as important as whether data are provided to answer the question.
Rationale 2: This subject lends itself better to a qualitative approach.
Rationale 3: This is an important consideration, but not as important as whether data are provided to answer the question.
Rationale 4: Although all of the answer options are important questions to ask when reading research, the most important consideration is whether the data are provided to answer the research question.




vicky

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Gracias!


amandalm

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

 

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