A qualitative research study has concluded and the nurse researcher is currently watching the study participants to make sure that the findings from the research can be seen in the routine lives of those who were studied
The nurse is conducting which type of research? 1. Grounded theory
2. Experimental
3. Ethnography
4. Phenomenology
Grounded theory
Rationale: Grounded theory refers to the idea that conclusions of a qualitative study are grounded in data and based on direct and careful observations of everyday life within the group studied. By observing the study participants, the nurse is following a grounded theory research design. Experimental is a type of quantitative research. Ethnography focuses on the culture of a group. Phenomenology describes the meaning of a lived experience through the perspective of the participant.
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A) True B) False
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