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NGR 5110 Nursing Research – Week 7 Validity & Trustworthiness of Qualitative Research

Textbooks:

1. Ruth M. Tappen. (2015). Nursing Research. Advanced Nursing Research: From Theory to Practice. (2nd ed.). ISBN-13: 9781284048308. ISBN-10: 1284048306. Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

2. Publication Manual American Psychological Association (APA) (6th ed.). 2009 ISBN: 978-1-4338-0561-5

WEEK 7

Chapter 10: Validity & Chapter 11: Trustworthiness of qualitative research

Read Chapter 10 & 11

Discussion # 4

Due Saturday night at 2359

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to week 7. Thank you for the submissions of your assignments. Please note any comments on your papers. Some comments were mainly for guidance. Continue to refer to your APA 6th edition manual. Understand if you plan to seek higher education (DNP, Ph.D. or Ed.D. studies) or perhaps begin to publish, editors and future professors will have stringent guidelines for research practice.

Please understand that I am not trying to make things difficult for anyone, I want you all to be the best of the best. Thank you for your diligence, I know that there are times where everyone may feel challenged, but please continue to push forward the rewards are great.

Research is one of those necessary requirements for advanced practice nursing, regardless of the specialty or friend you are entering, you will encounter and be required to conduct or participate in research initiatives. 

Text reading for this week will require a review of Validity and Trustworthiness of Qualitative research. Let us think what the two topics are.

***If you have not heard it before, I will say it now. There is an old saying which states, “All research is flawed.” There is an element of truth to that saying as research is conducted by humans, and we are subject to error. That is it is important to have checks and balances to ensure the best possible outcomes in our research trajectory.

Research Validity (Is it true to the intended purpose?)

A summarization of chapter 10 reveals the following:

Progress has been gained from the initial concept of a “useless face validity” extending to examining the sensitivity and specificity of screening an diagnostic measures, When one selects a measure in their research endeavors, make certain that the validity has been thoroughly evaluated (Tappen, 2015).

Article:A Primer on the Validity of Assessment Instruments

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3184912/

Link: How sound is your research? A main premise of validity.

http://linguistics.byu.edu/faculty/henrichsen/ResearchMethods/RM_2_18.html

Video: Types of Validity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd7GTlQ7SXs

Trustworthiness of Qualitative Research (The quality of your qualitative research is essential to what it is for both qualitative and quantitative research studies.)

A summary of chapter 11 states the following:

One can envision difficulty imagining a nurse scholar or advanced practice nurse mitigating the importance of quality in research as not being significant. The principle investigator or researcher may select principles, criteria or strategies based on the decision or the extent of which scientific adequacy, systematicity, trustworthiness, transparency, or qualities of the researcher, theoretical consistency, aesthesis, literary qualities, and stimulation of social action are desire. This judgment should be based upon the purpose of the study, its philosophical roots, and the approach utilized (Tappen, 2015).

Article: Trustworthiness of Research (Start with section 2, Quantitative Research)

https://www.munich-business-school.de/insights/en/2017/trustworthiness-of-research/

Link: Strategies for ensuring trustworthiness in qualitative research projects

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/cbe6/70d35e449ceed731466c316cd273032b28ca.pdf

Video: Trustworthiness and Validity in Qualitative Research Design

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXB-22GVbUA

Video: The quality of qualitative research

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJSnSLCVsP0

***Discussion topic for Week 7 (Worth 1 point)

Based on your readings, please answer the following discussion question.

What are the perceived challenges do you expect to find with validity and trustworthiness in qualitative research? What steps will you implement to ensure that your research is reliable?

Remember: 3 posts are required, one original post and responses to two other colleagues. Your responses much adhere to APA 6th edition guidelines. Resources must support your statements. I am looking forward to some intriguing discussions.