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jace · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A staff development nurse is asking a group of new staff nurses to read and be prepared to discuss a qualitative study that focuses on nursing events of the past. This is done in an attempt to increase understanding of the nursing profession today.

What method of qualitative research is used in this article?

A) Historical
B) Phenomenology
C) Grounded theory
D) Ethnography

Question 2

A nurse researcher is studying perceptions of vocational rehabilitation for clients after a spinal cord injury. What type of research method will be used to study the perceptions of this group of individuals?

A) Qualitative research
B) Quantitative research
C) Basic research
D) Applied research

k.lashomb · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
This article uses historical methodology, which examines events of the past to increase understanding of the nursing profession today. Phenomenology is used to describe experiences as they are lived by the subjects being studied. Grounded theory is the discovery of how people describe their own reality and how their beliefs are related to their actions in a social scene. Ethnography is used to examine issues of a culture that are of interest to nursing.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
The nurse researcher will use qualitative research methods to investigate perceptions, and the researcher will analyze words instead of numbers, which are analyzed in quantitative research. Basic and applied research are quantitative research methods.