Quantitative research methods may be somewhat less useful in nursing because of which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Qualitative methods are the preferred method to study nursing phenomena.
b. Nursing ethics require more stringent controls than are required by quantitative methods.
c. Many phenomena of interest to nurses are not amenable to study in tightly controlled circumstances.
d. The complexity of human beings makes it difficult to break problems into statements that can be tested.
e. Patient perceptions of experiences may have significant effects on their health behaviors.
ANS: C, D, E
Correct
Nursing problems of interest cannot be studied in laboratory settings. The view of human beings as holistic makes it difficult to dissect them into problem statements to be tested. The meaning of the experience to the patient may be as significant to his or her response as the objective events that occurred.
Incorrect
Quantitative methods have had stature as the method of inquiry. However, both qualitative and quantitative methods have much to offer to the study of nursing phenomena. Quantitative methods are the most stringent but are not required to study all phenomena of interest to nursing.
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