A Nurse Researcher Is Using Qualitative Data Analysis Software to Manage

question 21

Multiple Choice

A nurse researcher is using qualitative data analysis software to manage large amounts of data from interviews with patients who have experienced traumatic head injuries. What will the nurse researcher be able to accomplish with the software?

• A) Code to analyze and label the interview data
• B) Create an interview data coding book system
• C) Group and link concepts in the interview data
• D) Interpret the interview data through a process

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Definitions:

Confirmation Bias

A propensity for selecting, interpreting, favoring, and recollecting data that affirms one's previously held beliefs or suppositions.

Fixation

In psychology, a persistent focus of attention or obsession on an object or subject.

Framing Effect

Describes how the presentation or framing of information can influence individuals' decisions and perceptions.

Confirmation Bias

The habit of looking for, understanding, preferring, and remembering information that validates one's existing views or theories.