Research Traditions...Online version What kind of research concept is this... NURS1102 Week 3 by Alan Ramsay 1 What kind of research is being described here? Select one or more answers a Quantitative Research b Qualitative Research 2 What kind of research is being carried out here? Select one or more answers a Qualitative b Quantitative 3 What kind of way of knowing is this person describing? Select one or more answers a Trial and Error b Authority c Intuition d Research 4 What kind of way of knowing is being demonstrated here? Select one or more answers a Authority b Trial and Error c Intuition d Tradition 5 What is being described here? Select one or more answers a Quality Improvement b Nursing Research c Clinical Governance d Evidence Based Practice Explanation 1 As the study is a Randomised Controlled Trial, often called the Gold Standard of research, this is Quantitative Research 2 Focusing on the interpretations of events and circumstances of the participant to form a complete picture make this look like Qualitative Research Interview. 3 Sometimes based on a 'hunch' or 'gut feelings' this way of knowing is not always readily explained using logic or facts. Closely tied to experience and emotions... 4 Trial and Error tends to be a haphazard approach. They may entail a certain amount of risk and don't always create 'learning'. Lessons, when they learned like this, are seldom forgotten... 5 A simple description of Evidence Based Practice. In reality, all the other the answers will have a great effect on the success of any Evidence Based Practice approaches.