COURSE:
NURS 6052 – Essentials of Evidence-Based Practice
Discussion: Qualitative Research Designs
Reflect on the comments made by Dr. Mauk in this week’s media presentation on the value of qualitative research in nursing.
Locate the journal Qualitative Health Research in the Sage Premier database in the Walden Library.
From this journal, select an article of interest to you that was published within the last 3 years. NURS 6052 Week 5 Discussion: Qualitative Research Designs
Review the information on different qualitative research designs in Chapter 21 of your course text.
Determine what qualitative research design was used in your selected article and evaluate whether it was the best choice.
Consider ethical issues involved in the study and how the researchers addressed them.
Think about how using a quantitative design would have affected the type of data gathered. NURS 6052 Week 5 Discussion: Qualitative Research Designs
By Day 3 Post an APA citation for the article that you selected and provide a brief summary of the content and the qualitative research design used. Evaluate the appropriateness of the design, and explain how ethical issues in the study were addressed. Analyze how the study would have been different if a quantitative design had been used. NURS 6052 Week 5 Discussion: Qualitative Research Designs.
SOLUTION
Quantitative Research Designs
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