What kinds of clinical or healthcare questions are best addressed by using qualitative research approaches?
- Identify one important concept that you learned from reading this article.
- Briefly discuss your thoughts about one of the actual scenarios presented in the article.
- Review the section of the article regarding categories of Complaints against Nurses Who Misuse Social Media. What question(s) or thoughts did this section raise for you
- Question description
Qualitative Research Reports For the discussion board this week, consistent with the textbook readings, we will examine these questions. You need answer only one question and respond to one of your classmates comments. However, be sure you read over the questions before doing the readings so you can apprise yourself of these two types of evidence: qualitative and quantitative.
1. What is qualitative research? Describe and give some examples.
2. What are the strengths and benefits of qualitative research? What kinds of clinical or healthcare questions are best addressed by using qualitative research approaches?
3. What are the limitations of qualitative research? What types of clinical or nursing studies are best answered using qualitative versus quantitative research methods? Explain your answer.