Author Question: A nurse researcher has chosen to use the phenomenologic method. What feature distinguishes the ... (Read 92 times)

DelorasTo · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A nurse researcher has chosen to use the phenomenologic method. What feature distinguishes the intensive dialogue the researcher will use in this method from a simple interview?

a. Notes are made about the participant's responses during the interview.
b. The researcher is fully engaged, becoming a thoughtful presence during the interview.
c. The questions posed during the interview were developed before the actual interview occurred.
d. The researcher completes the questionnaire for the participant to avoid misunderstanding or confusion.

Question 2

Which factor in a research report indicates that the study used a qualitative design?

a. Hypotheses are stated.
b. The sample is described as convenient.
c. People who participated in the study are described as informants.
d. Participants completed a questionnaire to measure their understanding of the topic.

Pariscourtney · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Feedback
A Notes can be taken both in an intensive dialogue and a simple interview.
B Dialogue extends beyond the simple interview because the interviewer is actively present and engaged in the dialogue.
C Questions can be developed beforehand both for an intensive dialogue or a simple interview.
D Researchers do not complete questionnaires for participants because the goal is to hear the lived experience through the words of the participant.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C

Feedback
A Hypotheses are stated in correlational and experimental quantitative research studies.
B The sample in qualitative studies is purposive, meeting specific inclusion and exclusion criteria.
C The term informants points to a qualitative study, specifically ethnographic design studies.
D Questionnaires suggest survey research or tests to measure knowledge, which are associated with quantitative, not qualitative, research.