Chapter 3 Qualitative Research

Nurses are responsible in providing holistic, quality care to their clients. In order to effectively provide such care Boswell and Cannon (2009, p. 2 & 7) states that nurses must base their provision of care on the most current, up-to-date health information available and sound nursing knowledge. This is where evidence-based practice (EBP) comes in. Polit and Beck (2010, p. 4) defined EBP as "the use of the best clinical evidence in making patient care desicions". This usually comes from research conducted by nurses and other healthcare professionals. Thus it is pertinent that research reports are critically analyzed.

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The authors of this article method of data collection was based on a five-focus group and three individual interviews on the clients that participated in the MBSR training. They analyzed and constantly compared methods to develop a grounded theory (Schellenkens & Jansen, 2015, pg. 1813). They determined that their focus group involved participants that were open for

Qualitative research reflects different ways that researcher’s collect data and explore all of the information through literature review. Participant’s that are reviewing is often observed for analysis while “the role of the researcher focuses as the primary data collection instrument necessitates the identification of personal values, assumptions and biases at the outset of the study; Qualitative researchers ask at least one central question” (Creswell, 2014, which can be explored in several contexts with further questions. According to the text Research Design (2014) “the researcher’s role is typically involved in a

To answer Research Question 2, the researcher analyzed the responses of childcare staff on the SIS. Wage and program quality data were collected from the Supplemental Information sheet (SIS) created by the researcher (see Appendix B). Two levels of quality were: Level 1 corresponded to state licensing such as acquiring a Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) license; Level 2 corresponded to accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).

The stated purpose of the article was to evaluate not only pain control in adolescents who underwent a spinal fusion, but also the emotional/psychological and physical affect it had on them. Another stated purpose was to uncover the pre-operation education and preparedness for the surgery. Is it enough to prepare

The total amount of surveys to be analyzed was 110, and it was decided to break up each question as much as possible in order to make it easier to analyze.

This author has chosen the question, “In low-risk pregnant women does the presence of a professional doula, to support the woman when laboring, provide improved maternal outcomes versus utilizing only family support as evidenced by patient satisfaction?” for the focus in her capstone project. The following questions will be answered in regard to each article: 1) How does each article describe the nature of the problem, issue, or deficit you have identified, 2) Does each article provide statistical information to demonstrate the gravity of the issue, problem, or deficit? 3) What are example(s) of morbidity, mortality, and rate of incidence or rate of occurrence in the general population? 4) Does each article support your proposed change? Following a literature search the author has selected 15 articles for review, which will be outline in this paper and

Using a grounded theory approach, the aim of this qualitative study is to develop a theoretical understanding of the trajectory of leadership careers for African American females in the US. The purpose of this study is two-fold; to examine underlying causes of why black women remain in low wage jobs to explain the economic impact of inequality of this undeserved group; and to assess the recent rising star African American female CEO Ms Ursula Burns at Xerox, who is currently the only female among three remaining African American male CEOs in the United States.

This study was conducted by Abazari, Vanaki, Mohammadi, and Amini, and their primary concern was to have a more profound understanding of why there is such inadequacy of success in managing diabetes patients’ education. With that in mind, they have decided to look into the Iraq population’s process of educating the patients in their diabetes centers. HOW To accomplish this goal, in 2010-2011, in the provinces of Iraq, researchers conducted this qualitative study. Method To conduct the investigation, researchers chose twelve diabetes nurses educators from different counties, and an internal medicine specialist. For the qualitative research, data was collected using a semi-structured face-to-face interview, a focus group, relevant documents,

In the qualitative study, Struggles and resilience of African American women living with HIV or AIDS: A qualitative study researchers analyze responses of African American women living with HIV/AIDS over ten years who are active members of a support group. The primary objective of the qualitative study was to understand the strengths and resilience in enduring the burden of having HIV/AIDS. The study participants included ten women with an average age of 48.2 years. Participants were interviewed with the purpose to describe their individual stories of HIV infection and explore what encouraged acceptance of their diagnosis (Smith, McCarragher, & Brown, 2015).

The focus of chapter four will center on the findings of a longitudinal study that determined the long-term impact on student outcomes of students who are successfully exited from early literacy programs. For purposes of this study, up to five years of data from five cohorts of grade-two students from a suburban school district in Connecticut who participated in an early literacy program will be employed. This data will then be compared to grade level data points from state and district reading assessments. This study seeks to determine if these students can sustain the ability to read at or above grade level as they progress through school. Further, those students in the cohort who were near grade level reading benchmarks and did not receive any additional interventions beyond grade two will also be evaluated to determine if this early literacy program provided the essential foundation from which students could continue to progress.

The qualitative study by Coverdale and Long (2015) on the exploration of emotional well-being in young people and perspectives of parents is a small-scale study that utilizes qualitative methods to search for the meaning of emotional well-being as experienced by the young person and to address the divide from crisis intervention to the promotion of well-being. The proposed research question is broad and subjectively defined. The weaknesses of the study are the limited sample size and role conflict between the researcher and some of the participants. Strengths of the study illustrate the importance of further research and the need for available support for parents and young people to promote emotional wellbeing.

It is evident from the literature in occupational therapy, education, and neuroscience that effective sensory integration is necessary for a child’s participation in school activities and successful academic performance.

The catalyst of this qualitative study, is to explore the quality of life of minimum wage earners. The objective of the study is to examine the impact that the minimum wage imposes on low income families across the US (Albright & Brannon, 2014; Beauchamp & Chan, 2014; Campolieti et al, 2014; Clain, 2012; Devinatz, 2013; Even & Macpherson, 2014; Qin & Chernew, 2014; Rogers, 2014; Smith, 2015). A phenomenological design was used for this study in order to depict how lives are affected by low income.