Answer 2 for DNP 801 Distinguish between quantitative and qualitative research
Great Post, To add to what you have written, in the article by Chalmers, & Cowdell (2021), he points out that qualitative research needs to be more prevalent in health literature journals because there is a need to expound on the role of human nature and the structural contexts in the lives of individuals. Quantitative research has been used more often because it has a more scientific edge and rigor compared to qualitative research. Likewise, Gilad (2021), in his article is also encouraging quantitative researchers to consider the limits in their research from the lack of the qualitative piece of research, that there are advantages to mixing both methods to enrich the research. The interests of most researchers towards the qualitative method have been because off the training that they have undergone from their past professors and PhD holders who have always emphasized on Qualitative research as the most scientific method (Gilad, 2021).
Qualitative research is mostly developed out of the need to solve and issue. It is holistic working with the whole patient and family as a whole being and it is detailed and uses many ways to collect information. Nurses use this method to find ways to help patients based on their preferences. It sets the plan for future research by using quantitative or qualitative research with people experiencing and interpreting data differently based on the factors that has affected them, the truth about this research is that it is a composite of different realities (Chicca, 2020). This method still requires the researcher to follow a strict process of research by planning and finding an interesting topic, design with expansive data collection methods that will enhance the quality of the work, the researcher should bracket any personal ideas, views, biases and assumptions (Chicca, 2020).
References:
Chalmers, J., & Cowdell, F. (2021). What are the quantitative and qualitative research methods? A brief introduction. Dermatological Nursing, 20(2), 45-48.
Chicca, J. (2020). Introduction to qualitative nursing research: This type of research can reveal important information that quantitative research can’t. American Nurse Journal, 15(6), 28.
