Qualitative Research, Chapter 3

Phenomenology centers on

• theory

• the lived experience

• culture

• exploration

Discovering theory is the primary goal of

• ethnography

• phenomenology

• grounded theory

• descriptive

The lived experience of a nurse on a medical surgical unit is probably using

• grounded theory

• phenomenology

• descriptive

• ethnography

Spending a year to observe a medical surgical unit would probably use which type of qualitative research?

• ethnography

• phenomenology

• descriptive

• grounded theory

Sampling in qualitative research is

• random

• systemmatic

• cluster

• purposeful

Aims and means of qualitative research are

• unbiased

• unchanging throughout the study

• not influenced by participants

• negotiated with participants

Data collection in most qualitative studies is

• words

• numbers

• trends

• concise

Interview questions in qualitative studies are generally

• open-ended

• structured

• unchanging

• unreported

Notes taken during or shortly after qualitative observations are called

• appraisals

• clarifications

• comments

• field notes

Drawings or documents created during qualitative studies are considered

• data

• addendums

• references

• designs