WEEK 10 ASSIGNMENT 3: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH APPROACHES TO SUPPORT NURSING PRACTICE

WEEK 10 ASSIGNMENT 3: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH APPROACHES TO SUPPORT NURSING PRACTICE

When researchers want to seek group interaction, a focus group may be utilized in a qualitative research study. “Focus groups, or groups interviews, are composed of similar participants to encourage interaction among the participants” (Gray & Grove, 2020).These interactions cannot be evaluated in a traditional one-on-one interview, but in a group setting, researchers have the opportunity to explore perceptions, attitudes, and positioning within a group.

Interviews and focus groups are often used for collecting qualitative data about people’s experiences, opinions, attitudes, and motivations.

Focus groups are a specific form of group interview. The person conducting a focus group serves as a facilitator and encourages discussion.

Interviewing involves asking individuals or small groups questions about a topic.

For this Assignment, explore the use of focus groups or interviews in qualitative research. Consider the effectiveness of the method and examine how this approach might lend itself to a mixed method of study.

Reference: Gray, J. R., & Grove, S. K. (2020). Burns and Grove’s the practice of nursing research: Appraisal, synthesis, and generation of evidence (9th ed.). Elsevier.

RESOURCES

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.

TO PREPARE:

-Review the Learning Resources for this week and reflect on the use of focus groups and interviews in qualitative research designs.

-Select a topic or issue in nursing practice to focus on for this Discussion.

-Consider which type of qualitative research design, focus groups or interviews, might be most appropriate for the topic or issue in nursing practice and why.

-How will this type of qualitative research design support the aims of addressing the topic or issue for nursing practice?

THE ASSIGNMENT: (1–2 PAGES)

***Describe the topic or issue in nursing practice that you selected and explain why.

***Explain which qualitative research design approach that you selected to address this topic or issue and describe the method you chose. Be specific.

***Justify why this qualitative research design approach would be best suited for this topic or issue

****Explain how this approach will better inform improvements for nursing practice for the topic or issue that you selected. Be specific and provide examples.

***Explain why it is important for the DNP-prepared nurse to understand qualitative research approaches for nursing practice.

Reminder: The College of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The Sample Paper provided at the Walden Writing Center provides an example of those required elements (available at https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/general#s-lg-box-20293632Links to an external site.). All papers submitted must use this formatting.

Attached are learning resources and Assignme