Answer to Question 1
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Rationale 1: The qualitative researcher does not set a specific time to discontinue data collection.
Rationale 2: Saturation, or no new information collected, is the hallmark of qualitative studies.
Rationale 3: The qualitative researcher does not specify a number of individuals that will be interviewed.
Rationale 4: The qualitative researcher collects data until no new data are forthcoming, not until all data have been validated.
Answer to Question 2
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Rationale 1: Nursing's traditional focus is on the individual, which is consistent with qualitative research.
Rationale 2: Nursing's focus is on the individual and the individual's situation, which make the findings of qualitative research very applicable to nursing practice.
Rationale 3: Qualitative research will contribute to EBP when qualitative research communicates study findings and their utilization in nursing practice.
Rationale 4: It is the very phenomena that are of interest to nurses that are examined by qualitative research.
A study by Seehausen and van Alphen involving the effects of male coloration on female choice in Afr
The nurse assists the patient in reflecting on his feelings
The nurse conducts the health history as the first step in the nursing assessment
The nurse assesses the patient's ability to use the walker correctly
Case Study of a Midlatitude Cyclone
Ramey's study, children from poverty-level families IQ experiment