A phenomenological researcher examines an experience and provides interpretations that enhance the meaning while staying true to the perspective of those who have lived the experience. Grounded theory researchers explore underlying social processes through the symbols of language, religion, relationships, and clothing and describe the deeper meaning of an event as a theoretical framework. Ethnographic researchers observe and interview people within a culture to understand the environment, people, power relations, and communication patterns of a work setting, community, or ethnic group. Exploratory-descriptive qualitative studies are conducted to provide information that will promote understanding of an experience from the perspective of the persons living the experience and possibly solve a problem. Historical research involves examining past events to draw conclusions and make predictions about the future.
Match the study's purpose to the qualitative approach that best fits the purpose. Is the study ethnography, phenomenology, historical, grounded theory, or exploratory-descriptive? (You may simply list the answer; you do not have to re-type the content.)
Describe being a family member of a person living with an external heart pump.
Describe the contributions of Mary Eliza Mahoney, first black nurse in the United States, to the status of black nurses in the profession from 1930 through 1950.
Compare beliefs related to health and women’s roles among women living with HIV infection in northwest New York State with those of women living in New York City.
Describe the lived experience of grieving among widows whose husbands died in combat in Iraq since 2007.
Explore the needs of patients undergoing treatment for hepatitis C infection.
Describe the behavioral and communication patterns and social interactions that maintain functional status of frail elders.
Describe professional nurses’ perspectives on employers’ requirements to obtain an advanced degree.
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