The nurse is analyzing a phenomenological research study. Which data would the nurse evaluate as matching this study design? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply

Question

1. Waiting to have a procedure done is more stressful than the actual procedure.
2. A patient's blood pressure is 150/90 after ambulating 10 feet.
3. A patient's urine output after ingesting 240 mL of water is 100 mL.
4. Ten mothers in the same housing community desire a centrally located day care facility.
5. Breast cancer survivors are more likely than others to participate in efforts to raise money for breast cancer research.

Answer 1

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Rationale 1: Phenomenology describes the meaning of a lived experience through the perspective of the participant. This statement exemplifies the meaning of a lived experience through the perspective of the participant.
Rationale 2: This is an example of objective data that is more likely to be collected during a quantitative research study.
Rationale 3: This is an example of objective data that is more likely to be collected during a quantitative research study.
Rationale 4: This is an example of ethnography, which focuses on the culture of a group of people with an effort to understand their worldview.
Rationale 5: Phenomenology describes the meaning of a lived experience through the perspective of the participant. These patients have lived the experience of surviving breast cancer.