What is the purpose of grounded theory?
a. To expand the scope of nursing practice into areas formerly reserved for other disciplines
b. To provide an exhaustive description of how individuals or groups have experienced an event
c. To examine patterns of action and interaction between and among various types of social units
d. To identify precepts and mores common to all members of a distinct cultural or ethnic group
ANS: C
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A Expanding research into other disciplines is not a focus of grounded theory.
B Phenomenology examines lived human experience.
C Grounded theorists are interested in social process and human interaction.
D Ethnographic studies examine cultural aspects.
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