Qualitative Critique

On reading this article and identifying the study, there was a clear insight on how death and dying, and even improved health, impacted those nurses (Conte, 2014). Nurses, who worked closely with their patients, through the perils and suffering, culminating of death and losses, had grief not readily explored to enable that comfort zone (Conte, 2014).

The qualitative approach to research is anchored in the ideographic tradition and seeks to focus on the insider's world and the meanings that are attached to behaviour. While this is a general view of qualitative studies each qualitative design has unique foci. Hudacek (2008) examined the concept of caring in the work of nurses using a phenomenological design. Phenomenology gives attention to the subjective social reality. It gives value to the individual experience of the actor even within highly structured organizations. It is through the everyday experiences that meaning is constructed. The use of phenomenology is therefore highly consistent with the attempt to understand the meaning of caring. The design and the stated purpose of the researcher are highly congruent. The researcher noted that the purpose of the study was to "describe the dimensions of caring." Phenomenology is useful for unearthing the individuals understanding of their own behavior and consequently the meaning they attach to particular actions.

In this assignment, various research with regards to different agendas will be discussed and broken down into the approaches that were conducted and the results of these researches. The first study that will be analyzed will be; Factors Involved in Recovery from Schizophrenia: A Qualitative study of Thai Mental Health Nurses. The authors for this research study were; Kaewprom, Chettha; Curtis, Janette; Deane, Frank P. The main point of this study was to investigate international methods, such as those conducted in Thailand and compare and contrast them with American psychiatric approaches in order to improve the

Described below is a critical appraisal of a qualitative article by Lisa Booth using the frame-work suggested by Ryan, Coughlan and Cronin 2007 to establish its believability, robustness, credibility and integrity (Ryan, Coughlan & Cronin, 2007).

The purpose of the article is to review and critique the article “Changes in Maternal Characteristics in Nova Scotia, Canada from 1988 to 2001” (Fell, et al., 2005). The study design of Fell et al., (2005) research analysis is a prospective perinatal population base cohort study from 1988 to 2001. The goal of the research was to trend specific characteristics like age, smoking and weight gain in pregnant women in the Nova Scotia area. In this paper, the writer will critique several different aspects of the article including discussion of the theoretical, methodological and interpretive dimension of the article. This criterion will be based on the article “A nurses’ guide to the critical reading of research.” Lastly, the critique will conclude with a brief summary of the writer’s thoughts on the research.

Quantitive and qualitative studies in research are an important aspect of the nursing profession. Researching and reviewing quantitive and qualitative articles is a process of systematic examination of materials to enhance, validate and learn new knowledge (Schmidt and Brown, 2012, p. 67). As Schmidt and Brown (2012) state, quantitive research design is used to predict relationships and explain relationships and causality whereas qualitative research design gives meaning to events of phenomenon’s (p.72). The purpose of this paper is to identify and

long before the Europeans arrived the first nations people had been active traders and had well established trading patterns and alliances through north America.

This is a quantitative critique of “Do Higher Dispositions for Empathy Predispose Males Toward Careers in Nursing? A Descriptive Correlation Design (Penprase, Oakley, Ternes, Driscoll).

This topic will explore the subject of obesity in today’s society and the people that are affected by this. There has been an increased in obesity rates in the United States alone according to an article by Patricia Eilerman et al in its abstract (462); there is some charts and evidence to support this authors’ claims in this subject. This may be a significant research topic because obesity is a common issue that goes on; obesity can lead to a lot of health problems and decrease one’s state of health. This subject is important because it is seen as a taboo with someone who works in a medical field; a doctor must think twice to mention the subject of obesity to a patient if it is a cause for this concern which ultimately can lead into a lot

Using a grounded theory approach, the aim of this qualitative study is to develop a theoretical understanding of the trajectory of leadership careers for African American females in the US. The purpose of this study is two-fold; to examine underlying causes of why black women remain in low wage jobs to explain the economic impact of inequality of this undeserved group; and to assess the recent rising star African American female CEO Ms Ursula Burns at Xerox, who is currently the only female among three remaining African American male CEOs in the United States.

In 2006, a study done by Yovanka B. Lobo and Adam Winsler measured the effects that dance or creative movement had upon low income preschool children’s social competence. The study demonstrated a positive relation between dance and social competence in that there were signs of a gradual gain in a child’s social competence and improvement of their inward and outward behaviors during the two months study period (Lobo & Winsler, 2006). Moreover, one can judge the assurance of a study by looking at the methods used. This study expressed both strong and weak methodological techniques beginning with their sampling

This study is a perfect use of prospective study design. The end result is survival of premature babies and this can only be determined by a longitudinal study through follow-up of the participants under study. As noted by the writers, application of a retrospective calculation of sample size shows that the cohort was large enough to detect a difference of 13% in the survival rates of the infants born at 23 weeks in the two periods (Field, Dorling, Manktelow & Draper,

Validity in qualitative research is open to interpretation. As Freeman et al. (2007) mention that validity can be a person or group accepting the findings/results of a study, while others may question it or challenge it (Freeman et al., 2007). Therefore, qualitative research is exploratory, subjective, and constantly evolving. The constant changes, perspectives, interpretations then open up new avenues that perhaps were not considered before. With the new perspectives or interpretations, then questions the validity of qualitative research, as it seems that nothing is set in stone, rather may be subject to change according to the results which are yielded in the study (Freeman et al., 2007). Although qualitative research is open to interpretation, the researcher must still strategize to collect or code data (Freeman et al., 2007). Shenton (2004) referred to finding the right

In conclusion, there are numerous theoretical frameworks that can be applied to manage and provide interventions related to overweight and obesity. The mid-range theories are proven to be simple. There are a few nursing mid-range theories in relation to overweight and obesity.

The article Nurses perspectives regarding the disclosure of errors to patients: A qualitative study, it reinforces “the gap that there is between patients’ preferences to be told about errors and current practice” (McLennan, Diebold, Rich, & Elger, 2014, p. 17) and the barriers that there are to nondisclosure. There are several different reasons why nurses do not feel comfortable reporting these errors. Some examples are “personal characteristics and a lack of guidance from the organization.” (McLennan et al., 2014, p. 17) which supports the need for further training regarding these decisions.