The nurse planning to conduct a qualitative research study should ...

[viki]

The nurse planning to conduct a qualitative research study should have which understanding about ethical issues in naturalistic settings?
 
  a. It is not possible to obtain informed consent from study participants.
  b. The emerging nature of the research design may require ongoing negotiation of consent.
  c. The researcher-participant interaction is intentionally therapeutic in nature.
  d. Validation of data by cross-checking research findings with participants taints the study.

Question 2

Which statement is consistent with an emic view of a factor or situation?
 
  a. Health care provider's statement that Native Americans are stoic in the experience of pain
  b. Kindergarten teacher's statement that there are fewer discipline problems among Asian children
  c. The National Cancer Institute's report that the incidence rate of prostate cancer is high among African American men
  d. White teenager's statement that being skinny is more socially acceptable than having a higher weight

[bblaney]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Feedback
A Informed consent is required for studies in naturalistic settings.
B The emerging nature of the design might require ongoing consent related to possible risks posed by the study.
C The intent of the researcher is not to be therapeutic because this is not a treatment relationship.
D Data validation by participants often occurs in studies, but it varies on the basis of the research approach.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D

Feedback
A The health care provider's statement provides an outsider's view or etic view.
B The kindergarten teacher's statement provides an etic view.
C The National Cancer Institute's report provides an etic view.
D Emic refers to an insider's view. The teenager's statement provides a view on weight as it is experienced by the teenager.

[viki]

Excellent

[bdobbins]

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