Basic Characteristics of Qualitative Research Discussion

As a nursing professional, you will likely engage in research for your health care setting. Depending on the research question you seek to address, you might choose to use a qualitative research design. Understanding when and why it is appropriate to choose a qualitative research design will be important as you develop research skills for nursing practice. As you continue throughout this course, think about what considerations you should keep in mind when choosing to engage in qualitative research. In what ways might qualitative research be more preferred than quantitative research for informing nursing practice?

For this Discussion, be sure to review the qualitative article by Vretare and Anderzen-Carlsson (2020). Then, view this week’s Qualitative Research Design PowerPoint webinar that describes each step of the qualitative research process and different approaches used to conduct qualitative research. Basic Characteristics of Qualitative Research Discussion

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By Day 3

You will need to prepare and post a 350-word response that addresses the following:

• Qualitative research often is viewed as not having the same rigor and adherence to objective standards as quantitative studies. Using the references provided to assist you, prepare an argument to either support or refute this claim and post it to the Discussion. In your response, explain if qualitative research does or does not have the controls needed to generate the results that contribute to the nursing knowledge base.
• Then, explain if qualitative research could be used to investigate the patient safety problem you identified in Week 1.

Note: Post a three paragraph (at least 350 words) response directly in the response text box rather than as an attachment. Be sure to use evidence, in-text citations, and essay-level writing skills, including the use of transitional material and organizational frames. Use the writing resources to develop your post.

By Day 7

Read two or more of your colleagues’ postings from the Discussion question.

Respond to two or more of your colleagues with a comment that asks for clarification, provides support for, or contributes additional information.

Post a Discussion entry on 3 different days of the week. See the Discussion Rubrics for more information. Basic Characteristics of Qualitative Research Discussion

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Did the qualitative research design lack rigor? The answer was yes.  To have the rigor or trustworthiness as a quantitative design you must have the same or nearly the same controls as a quantitative research design has.  From the start they didn’t know where to start.  No one could agree on what was needed in the handover.  What is important to one caregiver isn’t always important to the other.  Also, based on the level of training and experience importance varies.  A more detailed approach was needed. There were two researchers, one which was doing it for her master’s thesis was a novice at best. Researchers not being trustworthy or even knowledgeable about who they are studying is not good for the overall outcome. Quantitative research uses a more systematic approach and this type of qualitative research used in the article needed to be more objective than subjective to lessen degree of bias and increase the level of accuracy of results and resolution to their concerns. Qualitative research is a type of research that does not adhere to stiff boundaries and these participants required a more structured survey to get to the bottom of their issues instead of open-ended questions and replies. This type of questioning with prompts to ask more question based on the previous questions seems disorganized.  Maybe a detailed questionnaire would have been more reliable and valid.  The other issue was they used summarized statements of what they participants stated.  When this is done, pertinent information can get lost in translation. When using qualitative research, you must ensure the information doesn’t become useless or appear made up. You don’t have this issue when working with measures. A more structured objective approach with the implementation of suggestions would’ve been more effective in the improvement of the handover process. Basic Characteristics of Qualitative Research Discussion

This type of research would not be effective when it comes to my patient safety problem noted in week one regarding the reduction of infections in dialysis accesses.  The issue would require a more systematic approach and use of a quasi-experimental method to examine the interventions and outcomes.  “Rigorous nursing interventions studies are vital for establishing and evidence-based practice for nursing.  My safety problem also requires objective data to be used more than subjective information.  Use of qualitative research would not be helpful to me.

References:

Gray, J., & Grove, S.K. (2021). Burns and Grove’s the practice of nursing research: Appraisal, synthesis, and generation of evidence (9^th ed.) Elsevier.

Vretare, L.L., & Anderzen-Carlsson, A. (2020). The critical care nurse’s perception of handover: A phenomenographic study, Intensive & Critical Care Nursing, 58, http://doi.org/10.1016/iccn.2020.102807 Basic Characteristics of Qualitative Research Discussion

Discussion Response

I agree with the fact that qualitative research design lack rigor or trustworthiness to quantitative research design. This can be attributed to the definitive data collection tools and guidelines. However, various approaches are employed to enhance the trustworthiness of the data.  Member checks, data triangulation, and peer briefing are conducted to promote the credibility of the data. The participant selection process also increases biases and reduces the transferability of the data (Ghafouri & Ofoghi, 2016). However, the methodological approach to participant selection employs purposive sampling to target a population sample with specific attributes. This can promote the transferability of the data. Audit trails along with data triangulation also improve the dependability and replicability of the results. Besides, qualitative studies measure non-statistical attributes such as trends, attitude, knowledge and perception.

Vretare and Anderzen-Carlsson (2020) deployed a phenomenological research design which evaluated the individual observations and perceptions on the significance of handover, increase knowledge and identify the limitations of effective handover in clinical practice. Such information lacks the numerical measure which can only be derived through qualitative research designs that illustrate the participant experience in practice. Embracing measures such as peer briefing, member checks, data triangulation, audit trails, and purposive sampling can promote the components of trustworthiness, that is, credibility, transferability, dependability and confirmability of qualitative data and application in nursing practice. Basic Characteristics of Qualitative Research Discussion

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I would like to differ with the discrediting of qualitative research on evaluating the impact of handover on patient safety. According to Raeisi et al. (2018), poor communication during the handover and inappropriate adherence to handover demands adverse impacts on the patients due to poor medication and treatment follow-ups. A quantitative research design may lack the measurement tools to study the participants’ perceptions and knowledge of the importance of handover, and motivational measures to improve handover in clinical practice.  In light, I advocate for the phenomenological research design in gaining a deep insight into individual experience, knowledge and perceptions of handover and its significance to clinical practice.

References

Vretare, L. L., & Anderzen-Carlsson, A. (2020). The critical care nurse’s perception of handover: a phenomenographic study. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 58, 102807. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2020.102807

Raeisi, A., Rarani, M. A., & Soltani, F. (2019). Challenges of patient handover process in healthcare services: a systematic review. Journal of education and health promotion, 8. https://doi.org/10.4103%2Fjehp.jehp_460_18

Ghafouri, R., & Ofoghi, S. (2016). Trustworth and rigor in qualitative research. International journal of advanced biotechnology and research, 7(4), 1914-1922. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322715130_Trustworth_and_Rigor_in_Qualitative_Research Basic Characteristics of Qualitative Research Discussion