How Does the Nurse Researcher Know When Data Saturation Has

question 17

Multiple Choice

How does the nurse researcher know when data saturation has been reached?

• A) When the participants all agree on the themes derived from the study
• B) When the ideas or information coming from new participants have been expressed previously by other participants
• C) When the emerging themes are congruent with those developed as a result of previous studies of the same phenomenon
• D) When the participants are no longer interested or willing to discuss their experiences or feelings

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