Nur/518 Qualitative Research Article Analysis Paper
Qualitative Research Article Analysis
Stacey Simmons
NUR/518
Date: April, 3, 2014
Margaret L. Colucciello, PhD, RN
Qualitative Research Article Analysis Nursing Article:
Thornburg, P., Myers, S, Paige, V. & Grubaugh, K. (2008). Nurses ' experiences of caring while letting go. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 10 (6), 382-391.
Purpose is Stated, Research Design Method is Analyzed Purpose: The researchers of this study proposed to “expand what is known about the meaning of caring among nurses engaged in end-of-life (EOL) care with patients and families in an in-patient hospital setting (Thornburg et al, 2008)”. Analysis of the Research Design Method:
This is a qualitative, ethnographical study utilizing Parse’s Theory …show more content…
Participants volunteered their interviews after being carefully selected by the ethnographer. Interviews were recorded for accuracy and verbal consent was obtained. “Ethnographic interviews are also unstructured (Polit & Beck, 2012)” and use descriptive, structural, and contrast questions to guide interviews. The method used for gathering the data in this study was called dialogical engagement. This is a type of interviewing style developed by Parse. The interviewer does not ask the participants direct questions, but rather leads with a very open-ended statement; directing the participant to say anything they choose about end-of life care. This style supports the purpose of the study by allowing the participants to share their experiences and views on caring for palliative care patients and their families in an organic fashion and without any form of direction from the …show more content…
The researcher checked the transcripts for accuracy. Over the course of 6 months, the researcher compared transcripts and audiotapes repeatedly, developing 11 ‘‘stories. The goal was to dependably represent what each nurse said. From these stories, the researcher identified core concepts. “This process of taking the participants’ works and making them more abstract is a particular feature of the Parse method (Thornburg et al, 2008)”. The concept is to work and rework the information, comparing it across the spectrum of inductive and deductive movement to the rhythm of a consistent pattern. “The stories are distilled into essences, or ‘‘succinct expressions of the core ideas about the phenomenon of concern’’32(p52) first in participant language, followed by essences in more abstract researcher language (Thornburg et al, 2008)”. This produces a story representing the participant and independent story from the researcher. According to Parse, the researcher’s “essences” develops a language-art expression for each
Stacey Simmons
NUR/518
Date: April, 3, 2014
Margaret L. Colucciello, PhD, RN
Qualitative Research Article Analysis Nursing Article:
Thornburg, P., Myers, S, Paige, V. & Grubaugh, K. (2008). Nurses ' experiences of caring while letting go. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 10 (6), 382-391.
Purpose is Stated, Research Design Method is Analyzed Purpose: The researchers of this study proposed to “expand what is known about the meaning of caring among nurses engaged in end-of-life (EOL) care with patients and families in an in-patient hospital setting (Thornburg et al, 2008)”. Analysis of the Research Design Method:
This is a qualitative, ethnographical study utilizing Parse’s Theory …show more content…
Participants volunteered their interviews after being carefully selected by the ethnographer. Interviews were recorded for accuracy and verbal consent was obtained. “Ethnographic interviews are also unstructured (Polit & Beck, 2012)” and use descriptive, structural, and contrast questions to guide interviews. The method used for gathering the data in this study was called dialogical engagement. This is a type of interviewing style developed by Parse. The interviewer does not ask the participants direct questions, but rather leads with a very open-ended statement; directing the participant to say anything they choose about end-of life care. This style supports the purpose of the study by allowing the participants to share their experiences and views on caring for palliative care patients and their families in an organic fashion and without any form of direction from the …show more content…
The researcher checked the transcripts for accuracy. Over the course of 6 months, the researcher compared transcripts and audiotapes repeatedly, developing 11 ‘‘stories. The goal was to dependably represent what each nurse said. From these stories, the researcher identified core concepts. “This process of taking the participants’ works and making them more abstract is a particular feature of the Parse method (Thornburg et al, 2008)”. The concept is to work and rework the information, comparing it across the spectrum of inductive and deductive movement to the rhythm of a consistent pattern. “The stories are distilled into essences, or ‘‘succinct expressions of the core ideas about the phenomenon of concern’’32(p52) first in participant language, followed by essences in more abstract researcher language (Thornburg et al, 2008)”. This produces a story representing the participant and independent story from the researcher. According to Parse, the researcher’s “essences” develops a language-art expression for each