There is concern that interest in Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) has contributed to a decline in qualitative studies in nursing. To what is this decline attributed?
1. Nurse researchers are not interested in conducting qualitative research.
2. Findings of qualitative studies are not applicable to nursing practice.
3. Qualitative researchers are not communicating strategies for utilizing study findings.
4. Qualitative research does not examine phenomena of interest to nurses.
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Rationale 1: Nursing's traditional focus is on the individual, which is consistent with qualitative research.
Rationale 2: Nursing's focus is on the individual and the individual's situation, which make the findings of qualitative research very applicable to nursing practice.
Rationale 3: Qualitative research will contribute to EBP when qualitative research communicates study findings and their utilization in nursing practice.
Rationale 4: It is the very phenomena that are of interest to nurses that are examined by qualitative research.
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