The informatics nurse is reviewing how ethnographic studies have been incorporated within healthcare settings to glean data at the point of care. On which statement about ethnography should the nurse focus?
A) Ethnography is a quantitative method from anthropology and sociology that includes fieldwork and analysis of people in cultural, social settings.
B) In ethnography, researchers describe the person-of-interest's point of view focusing on experience and interactions in social settings rather than the actions themselves.
C) Ethnography is an outdated method of inquiry.
D) The use of ethnography is criticized as a method to determine HCI effectiveness.
B) In ethnography, researchers describe the person-of-interest's point of view focusing on experience and interactions in social settings rather than the actions themselves.
Explanation: A) Ethnography is a qualitative method from anthropology and sociology that includes fieldwork and analysis of people in cultural, social settings.
B) In ethnography, researchers describe the person-of-interest's point of view focusing on experience and interactions in social settings rather than the actions themselves. Data are extrapolated in a systematic manner to determine the effectiveness of an initiative from the person's perspective.
C) Ethnographers review data from the participants perspective in a nonbiased manner and is an acceptable research methodology.
D) In ethnography, researchers describe the person-of-interest's point of view focusing on experience and interactions in social settings rather than the actions themselves.
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