Which topic suggests the qualitative research approach used most ...

[storky111]

Which topic suggests the qualitative research approach used most often by nurse researchers who wish to solve a problem?
 
  1. Nurse and patient management of pain associated with bone cancer
  2. Lived experiences of mothers of stillborn infants
  3. Rites associated with female puberty among natives of India
  4. Effect of tooth brushing three times per day on rates of nosocomial pneumonia in ventilated clients

Question 2

Child-rearing practices of the Nacirema is a topic that would be studied most typically by professionals from which discipline?
 
  1. Law
  2. Anthropology
  3. Sociology
  4. Nursing

[nicoleclaire22]

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: The most typical approach to studying this topic is the case study approach. The case study approach is not typically used to solve a problem.
Rationale 2: This topic suggests a phenomenological study. This approach adds to theory but does not solve problems.
Rationale 3: This topic suggests an ethnographic study. This approach adds to theory but does not solve problems.
Rationale 4: This topic suggests action research, which is typical of nurse researchers. Nurse researchers could use any qualitative approach, but action research has a goal of improving nursing practice for the benefit of the client.
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Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: Lawyers most typically use a case study approach, not the ethnographic approach described in this question.
Rationale 2: This statement reflects intent to collect and analyze data from a cultural group, which is characteristic of ethnographic studies, the long-standing research approach used by anthropologists to study people all over the world.
Rationale 3: Sociologists typically use the grounded theory approach, not the ethnographic approach described in this question.
Rationale 4: Although nursing uses many qualitative research approaches, nursing research is often action research focused on improving practice or on the effects of actions taken. Nurses are not as likely to use the approach in the question as are anthropologists.
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