Question 1

A description of women's process of recovery from depression,with each category fully described and the conditions for progression laid out,would be an example of which category of qualitative findings?

Accepted Answer

Correct C: This would be an example of "shared pathway or meaning."
Incorrect A: This would not be an example of "restricted by a priori (existing theory)frameworks."
Incorrect B: This would not be an example of "descriptive categories."
Incorrect D: This would not be an example of "depiction of experiential variation."

Question 2

A description of the loss of social structure and demands of adolescents caring for their diseased or drugged parents who were unable to function as adults would be an example of which category of qualitative findings?

Accepted Answer

Correct D: This would be an example of "dense explanatory description."
Incorrect A: This would not be an example of "restricted by a priori (existing theory)frameworks."
Incorrect B: This would not be an example of "descriptive categories."
Incorrect C: This would not be an example of "shared pathway or meaning."

Question 3

Which of Kearney's categories of qualitative findings could lead to discovery being aborted because the researcher has obscured the findings with an existing theory?

Accepted Answer

Correct A: Restricted by a priori could lead to discovery being aborted because the researcher has obscured the findings with an existing theory.
Incorrect B: Descriptive categories would allow a phenomenon to be vividly portrayed from a new perspective.
Incorrect C: Shared pathway or meaning could lead to synthesis of a shared experience or process or integration of concepts that provide a complex picture of a phenomenon.
Incorrect D: Depiction of experiential variation describes the main essence of an experience,but it also shows how the experience varies,depending on the individual or context.

Question 4

Use of the "theory of relatedness" to describe women's relationships,without substantiation in the data,would be an example of which category of qualitative findings?

Accepted Answer

Correct A: This would be an example of "restricted by a priori (existing theory)frameworks."
Incorrect B: This would not be an example of "descriptive categories."
Incorrect C: This would not be an example of "shared pathway or meaning."
Incorrect D: This would not be an example of "depiction of experiential variation."

Question 5

What will a nurse researcher find to be the differences in ethnographic and phenomenologic studies? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

Correct C: This response accurately describes phenomenologic and ethnographic research.
Correct D: There is no time limit for phenomenologic research.
Incorrect A: Aspects of this Answerwer are correct,but it is not entirely correct.
Incorrect B: Phenomenologic research does not rely on questionnaires that include multiple-choice questions.

Question 6

Which of Kearney's categories of qualitative findings describes the main essence of an experience but also shows how the experience varies,depending on the individual or context?

Accepted Answer

Correct D: Depiction of experiential variation describes the main essence of an experience,but it also shows how the experience varies,depending on the individual or context.
Incorrect A: Restricted by a priori could lead to discovery being aborted because the researcher has obscured the findings with an existing theory.
Incorrect B: Descriptive categories would allow a phenomenon to be vividly portrayed from a new perspective.
Incorrect C: Shared pathway or meaning could lead to synthesis of a shared experience or process or integration of concepts that provides a complex picture of a phenomenon.

Question 7

A description of how pregnant women recovering from cocaine addiction might or might not move forward to create a new life would be an example of which category of qualitative findings?

Accepted Answer

Correct D: This would be an example of "depiction of experiential variation."
Incorrect A: This would not be an example of "restricted by a priori (existing theory)frameworks."
Incorrect B: This would not be an example of "descriptive categories."
Incorrect C: This would not be an example of "shared pathway or meaning."

Question 8

Which research questions are most indicative of the phenomenologic method? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

Correct A: This example suggests a phenomenologic research study.
Correct B: The lived experience of a phenomenologic study is suggested in this example.
Incorrect C: This example suggests a prediction (quantitative)study.
Incorrect D: This example suggests an experimental (quantitative)study.

Question 9

A child's description of pain,including descriptors,attributed causes,and what constitutes good care during a painful episode,would be an example of which category of qualitative findings?

Accepted Answer

Correct B: This would be an example of "descriptive categories."
Incorrect A: This would not be an example of "restricted by a priori (existing theory)frameworks."
Incorrect C: This would not be an example of "shared pathway or meaning."
Incorrect D: This would not be an example of "depiction of experiential variation."

Question 10

What are steps in the qualitative research process? (Select all that apply).

Accepted Answer

Correct A: Sample is considered a step in the qualitative research process.
Correct B: Data collection is considered a step in the qualitative research process.
Correct C: Review of the literature is considered a step in the qualitative research process.
Correct E: Findings is considered a step in the qualitative research process.
Correct G: Conclusions is considered a step in the qualitative research process.
Incorrect D: Evaluation is not considered a step in the qualitative research process.
Incorrect F: Implementation is not considered a step in the qualitative research process.

Quiz 4: Introduction to Qualitative Research