
By Denise F. Polit PhD FAAN, Cheryl Tatano Beck DNSc CNM FAAN
Necessities of Nursing study is designed to educate scholars the best way to learn, comprehend, research, and evaluation learn experiences in nursing perform. The 7th version has been up to date with enhanced assurance of evidence-based perform, together with content material on the best way to learn, interpret, and critique systematic stories, that are thought of by means of many to be a cornerstone of evidence-based perform. additionally incorporated within the 7th version: a extra balanced presentation of clinical and social technological know-how tools and nomenclature; more advantageous assurance of qualitative examine; and extra!
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Qualitative methods are useful for exploring the full nature of little-understood phenomena. Exploratory qualitative research is designed to shed light on the various ways in which a phenomenon is manifested and on underlying processes. Qualitative example of exploration: Im and colleagues (2008) explored the experience of cancer pain in African American patients with cancer through a 6-month online forum. Prediction and Control Many phenomena defy explanation and resist efforts to understand their causes.
The traditional scientific method has enjoyed considerable stature as a method of inquiry, and it has been used productively by nurse researchers studying a wide range of nursing problems. This is not to say, however, that this approach can solve all nursing problems. One important limitation—common to both quantitative and qualitative research—is that research methods cannot be used to answer moral or ethical questions. ). Given the many moral issues linked to health care, it is inevitable that the nursing process will never rely exclusively on scientific information.
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