1. 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

2. 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

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

4. 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?

5. 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

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