Thoughts

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Before conducting a study in the nursing field, the researcher has to ensure that they have all the necessary information about the selected topic. Research in any discipline is vital in providing enough evidence about a certain condition. Therefore, when conducting research, combining both qualitative and quantitative methods increases the chances of having efficient results. Also, the limitations posed by one method will be reduced and covered by the other method. However, when combining both methods, various approaches could be used. The researcher could opt to use the two methods sequentially. Through this method, one research approach is first applied before the second methodology is applied. Besides, this approach could engage one methodology first to collect the data than the second methodology to analyze the results. Also, the researcher could apply a parallel data gathering approach where all the methods are used at the same time.