NURSING 2MM3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Participant Observation, Deeper Understanding, Grounded Theory
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Involve questions about problem to be solved in research study, related to experiences, beliefs, feelings or perceptions of individuals. Identifies participants with the experience and asks or observes to identify themes to describe the meaning of the experience. Helps deliver better client centered care by providing with understanding of what clients may be experiencing. Culture = ethnic population, society, community, organization, spatial location, or social world. Identifies cultural group living with the phenomenon of interest and gathers information. E. g socially disadvantaged backgrounds felt like they had less access to sexual health services, so nurses know how to interact and why these women may or may not seek sexual health services. Participants selected who have experienced process, asked to describe fundamental problems related to process and how they solved; describe steps and stages. E. g patients found that level of security, level of knowing and level of personal value affected their feelings of personal control and emotional comfort.