How does qualitative research apply to nursing?
How does qualitative research apply to nursing?
Please answer the following questions in complete sentences:
QUALITIATIVE RESEARCH CRITIQUE GUIDE1. Is the research tradition for the qualitative study identified? If none was identified, can one be inferred? If more than onewas identified, is this justifiable or does it suggest “method slurring”?2. Does the study purpose match the study design? Was the best possible design (or research tradition) used to address thestudy purpose? Is the research question congruent with a qualitative approach and with the specific research tradition?3. Is the design appropriate, given the research question? Does the design lend itself to a through, in-depth, intensiveexamination of the phenomenon of interest?4. Does the report describe an explicit theoretical or conceptual framework for the study? If not, does the absence of aframework detract from the significance of the research or its conceptual integration?5. Given the nature of the data, was the data analysis approach appropriate for the research design?6. Is the category scheme described? If so, does the scheme appear logical and complete? Does there seem to be unnecessaryoverlap or redundancy in the categories? Were manual methods used to index and organize the data, or was a computerprogram used?7. Did the report adequately describe the process by which the actual analysis was preformed? Did the report indicate whoseapproach to data analysis was used (e.g., Glaserian or Straussian, in grounded theory studies)?8. What major themes or processes emerged? If excerpts from the data are provided, do the themes appear to capture themeaning of the narratives?9. What evidence did the report provide that the analysis is accurate and replicable? Were data displayed in a manner thatallows you to verify the researcher’s conclusions?10. Did the analysis yield a meaningful and insightful picture of the phenomenon under study? Did the report give you a clearpicture of the social or emotional world of study participants?11. Which specific techniques (if any) did the researcher use to enhance the trustworthiness and integrity of the inquiry?Where these strategies used judiciously and to good effect? Given the efforts to enhance data quality, what can you concludeabout the study’s validity/integrity/rigor/trustworthiness? Does the report adequately address the transferability of thefindings?12. Did the report discuss any study limitations and their possible effects on the credibility of the results or on interpretationsof the data? Were results interpreted in light of findings from other studies? Did the researchers discuss the study’simplications for clinical practice or future research?
