NR 439 Week 4 Graded Discussion Topic: Designs – A Plan to Study for the Truth
NR 439 Week 4 Graded Discussion Topic: Designs – A Plan to Study for
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Week 4: Assigned Readings
Houser, J. (2018). Nursing research: Reading, using, and creating evidence (4th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
• Chapter 2: The Research Process and Ways of Knowing
• Chapter 6: Selecting an Appropriate Research Design
Purpose
This week's graded topics relate to the following Course Outcomes (COs).
• CO 2: Apply research principles to the interpretation of the content of published research studies. (PO 4 & 8)
• CO 4: Evaluate published nursing research for credibility and significance related to evidence-based practice. (PO 4 & 8)
Discussion
This week we learned how research designs are different and help us to objectively study nursing problems; the key is to decide which type of research and design will serve the purpose or intent to find a solution. After completing Week 4 readings and lesson, answer the following:
• Reflect on your learning about Quantitative and Qualitative research; share two ways that helped you understand how they are different.
• Choose one category of study design that you found interesting and describe; include what you learned about the design and how you believe it can help study nursing problems.
• Refer back to your clinical nursing priority problem and evidence you located for your week 3 assignment:
o The nursing-evidenced practice (NEBP) committee has requested for you to make a recommendation to the team: Describe the type of research and the design that you believe would be the best way to study your problem. Discuss your rationale.
ANSWER
Professor,
“Qualitative research is a naturalistic approach to research in which the focus is on understanding the meaning of an experience from the individual’s perspective (Houser, 2018, p. 35).” The researcher is exploring the perspective from the eye of the participant to gain their knowledge and insight on an issue. Sometimes, that background information helps the researcher develop a premise for a prospective quantitative research project. Qualitative research can also be used discover trends or find the deeper reasons for certain issues a person or group is experiencing.
“Quantitative research is a traditional approach to research in which variables are identified and measured in a reliable and valid way (Houser, 2018, p. 34).” The information obtained from this research can be used as statistical data of several variables such as behaviors, attitudes, opinions, or choices to discover patterns or support facts. Quantitative data is a structured method of collecting surveys, interviews, studies, and observations.
The category of study design that I found interesting was ethnographic which is the study of people in their own environment. This research is done using observations and interviews, but the interesting part is in knowing that perception is not the same reality for everyone. “What people see depends on what previous visual and conceptual experience has taught (Bjerknes & Bjørk, 2012).” Many experiments asking people to describe the ink blot is a prime example of this. But it is through understanding the persons point of view better helps understand how people come to certain conclusions.
I think this design would work for my nursing problem of implementing the Matter of Balance (MOB) fall prevention program decrease or prevent number of hospital-related falls or injury. Because there is no current program available, the researcher would be gathering information from each nurse and patient through “observations, interviews, and document analysis used to gain insight of fall prevention interventions from the perspective of nurses and patients (Bjerknes & Bjørk, 2012).
Reference
Bjerknes, M. S., & Bjørk, I. T. (2012). Entry into Nursing: An Ethnographic Study of Newly Qualified Nurses Taking on the Nursing Role in a Hospital Setting. Nursing Research and Practice, 2012, 1–7. doi: 10.1155/2012/690348
Houser, J. (2018). Nursing research: reading, using, and creating evidence (Fourth). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. [Show Less]