Qualitative Research: The “Art” of Nursing Upper Cumberland AACN Conference - Cookeville, TN - August 1 & 2, 2019 Dr. Bedelia H. Russell, Rn, PhD, CPNP-PC, CNE - Associate Professor Whitson-Hester School of Nursing – Tennessee Tech University

Session Objectives Distinguish Qualitative Research from Quantitative Research Qualitative Research and the Impact on Nursing Practice Nursing’s Impact on the Progress in Qualitative Research Provide Examples and Exemplars of Qualitative Research in Nursing

Qualitative Research What is it? How is it different than quantitative research? Features and Characteristics Why should I value qualitative research?

Qualitative Research, cont. Examples of Qualitative Research Questions: What are the responses of the nurses on a neonatal unit to a medication error causing a death? How are nurses portrayed in the media? What is the nature of moral distress for nurses who witness futile care in the critical care unit? What is the culture of the waiting room for the open-heart surgery unit? What are the relationships and reactions that lead to teen pregnancy?

Qualitative Research and Nursing What is the relationship between qualitative research and nursing practice? Example Studies: Lived Experience Lived Experience of Critically Ill Patients' Family Members During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation The Challenges of Caring in a Technological Environment: Critical Care Nurses' Experience Common Critical Care Phenomena Critical Care Nurses and Grief in the ICU Management of ICU Delirium Qualitative Research to Yield Nursing Theories and Define Nursing Practice Exemplar: The concept of Caring in Nursing Watson's Theory of Caring and Practice Improvement

Getting Started in Qualitative Research First Steps to Pursue Qualitative Research Open Q&A Session