Select the topic that is most representative of qualitative phenomenological studies
1. Personal control and rehabilitation of cardiac clients
2. Health practices of the Hmong population
3. The lived experience of women who have maintained a weight loss of 100 pounds for five years
4. How do bariatric nurses handle introduction of the use of an electronic lift?
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Rationale 1: This option is most representative of grounded theory studies.
Rationale 2: This topic is most representative of ethnographic studies.
Rationale 3: This topic is correct because phenomenological studies examine human experiences through the descriptions that are provided by the people involved.
Rationale 4: This topic is most representative of the case study approach.
Global Rationale:
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