How can a nurse researcher decide whether to use a qualitative or quantitative research design?
A) By recognizing that the focus of qualitative research is measuring one or more human characteristics
B) By recognizing that the methods attempt to control or eliminate variables that interfere with what is being studied
C) By recognizing that the basis for all qualitative interactions is the belief that humans are a composite of many body systems
D) By recognizing that the focus of qualitative research methods is the study of human experiences that occur within the person's natural setting

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Correct D: Human experience occurring in a person's natural setting is characteristic of qualitative studies,although investigators may not always go to the setting where the person experienced the phenomenon.
Incorrect A: The number of human characteristics is not a focus of qualitative research.
Incorrect B: Control or elimination of variables is consistent with true or quasi-experimental design studies.
Incorrect C: This Answerwer has no basis in explaining qualitative research methods.

How Can a Nurse Researcher Decide Whether to Use a Qualitative