NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
NURSING RESEARCH
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The scientific methods is based on the positivist paradigm. Which among the following types of research is based on the positivist tradition?
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Quantitative research
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Phenomenology
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Ethnography
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Qualitative research
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Positivists prefer quantitative methods such as social surveys, structured questionnaires and official statistics because these have good reliability and representativeness.
Detailed explanation-2: -A positivist approach emphasises experimentation, observation, control, measurement, reliability and validity in the processes of research. This implies a quantitative approach.
Detailed explanation-3: -Specifically, positivism was traditionally considered to be chiefly associated with quantitative methods, whereas qualitative research tends to be associated with more subjectivist positions of the researchers.
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