How Can a Nurse Researcher Decide Whether to Use a Qualitative

question 22

Multiple Choice

How can a nurse researcher decide whether to use a qualitative or quantitative research design?

• A) By recognizing that the focus of qualitative research is measuring one or more human characteristics
• B) By recognizing that the methods attempt to control or eliminate variables that interfere with what is being studied
• C) By recognizing that the basis for all qualitative interactions is the belief that humans are a composite of many body systems
• D) By recognizing that the focus of qualitative research methods is the study of human experiences that occur within the person's natural setting

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Definitions:

Conditions Precedent

Specific conditions that must be met before a contract becomes effective or before an obligation to perform is triggered.

De Jure

According to rightful entitlement or claim; by right of law, often distinguishing legal authority or legitimacy from de facto (or actual) power or control.

De Facto

A term used to describe practices that exist in reality, even though they are not officially recognized by laws.

Promissory Notes

Written, legally binding agreements in which one party promises to pay another a specified sum of money at a future date or on demand.