The Nursing Student Asks,"What Is the Difference Between Qualitative and Quantitative

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Multiple Choice

The nursing student asks,"What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative clinical questions?" What is the nurse's best response?

• A) "Qualitative questions utilize a strict statistical analysis of information."
• B) "Quantitative questions identify relationships between measurable concepts."
• C) "Qualitative questions ask about associations among defined phenomena."
• D) "Quantitative questions analyze the content of what a person says or does."

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Definitions:

Internal Conflict

A psychological struggle within the mind of an individual, arising from opposing demands or impulses.

Psychodynamic Perspective

A psychological approach that emphasizes the influence of unconscious processes and childhood experiences on behavior.

Unconscious Forces

Drives or motivations that influence an individual's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors without their conscious awareness.

Adult Personality

Refers to the various patterns of thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and traits that define an individual and are relatively stable over time in adulthood.