A public health nurse is interested in determining which educational programs are needed in the aggregates served. The researcher personally interviews individuals who are walking on the streets in the community. This type of research design is:
a. quasi-experimental.
b. survey.
c. case study.
d. ethnography.
ANS: B
Correct: Survey is a nonexperimental research design that focuses on obtaining information regarding the status quo of some situation, often through direct questioning of participants.
Incorrect:
a. Quasi-experimental research design is a type of quantitative research that lacks one of the components (randomization, control group, manipulation of one or more variables) of an experimental design.
c. Case study designs are used to present an in-depth analysis of a single subject, group, institution, or other social unit. The purpose is to gain insight and provide background information for more controlled, broader studies.
d. Ethnography is a qualitative research method that is used for the purpose of investigating cultures; it involves data collection and description and analysis of data for the purpose of developing a theory of cultural behavior.
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