and Debra Jackson2 1 Family and Community Health Research Group‚ School of Nursing and Midwifery‚ University of Western Sydney‚ and 2Faculty of Nursing‚ Midwifery and Health‚ University of Technology‚ Sydney‚ New South Wales‚ Australia ABSTRACT: In this qualitative study‚ the experiences of a small cohort of registered nurses (RN) during the first 2 years of mental health employment were documented. A total of 13 semistructured interviews were completed from within a specialist mental health
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This is a qualitative study conducted at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler as a randomized controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of a lifestyle behavioral intervention to increase physical activity among patients with moderate to severe COPD. (Wortz‚ K. 2012) 54 patients of age 45 or older were randomly selected from April 2010 through January 2011 using a patient registry database with a coded diagnosis of COPD along with physician referrals. Data collection consisted
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one for deeper study was the article‚ “Writing and Retelling Multiple Ethnographic Tales of a Soup Kitchen for the Homeless”. The reason that I choose this article is because it relates to my own area of interest Ethnography and the study of culture-sharing groups. By taking this study I began to break it down into the characteristics of qualitative approaches: Focus: The article is very successful in defining who the target group for the study is to the reader. This study presents our perspective
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The Meaning of Qualitative Research an Understanding of It Eric Oliver Flores MGMT801 Research and Writing I Maureen Clemmons October 15‚ 2011 Colorado Technical University Abstract In this paper an accepted and cultured common agreement and understanding of what Qualitative Research does really means‚ as it is understood will be presented. Through reflections of the material there’s a need to seek and review established definitions and in doing so there’s a possibility to arrive at
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various causes. Recent cases of police shootings towards the black people in the United States have sparked tension. History enlightened us of periods when the black people faced discrimination in sociopolitical grounds. Social researchers have advanced various theories speculating on the social aspects that cause such heinous acts. The supremacy perception of classification of race and ethnicity has resulted in discussions across the globe. It is sad that there are still cases of racial discrimination
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The main issue that prompted the researchers to do the study on the experiences that the health care workers have with dementia patients and their caregivers was to give an opportunity to health care workers to understand better ways of improving care for these patients because the population is increasing fast and it will help them give proper education to caregivers. The significance of the study was noted by “the global prevalence of Alzheimer disease and related dementias which is estimated to
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evaluation will then inform the argument of hybridization by demonstrating how cultures exchange elements with each other thereby creating new‚ hybrid identities. An ethnography study was conducted at Rituals Coffee House (Rituals) located in the city of San Fernando in T&T. The study was conducted between 12:00-1:30pm. Interviews were conducted on five customers to gauge how often they drank coffee and whether they believed that T&T owns a coffee culture or is in the process of creating one. The
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Visual Ethnograpy in User Studies and Product and Service Development Contents * Differences between customer and user studies * User studies and visual ethnography * User study processes * Preparation * Gathering information * Joint interpretation and analysis * Presenting information in a clear format * Utilisation of information * User studies and user-centred design * Research ethics * Assignment Objective of the module
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An intake interview is primarily an assessment tool designed to answer critical questions that will facilitate an understanding of a client’s current presentation and problems and allow for an initial formulation to be developed (Hughes & Byrne‚ 2009; Sommers-Flanagan & Sommers-Flanagan‚ 2012). The central function of an intake interview is to gather necessary information from the client. It also serves as an opportunity to orientate the client to a potentially new situation as well as promote rapport
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Interview I interviewed the head of the customer service department from Korean Agricultural Union CNS‚ the online fruit sales company. I prepared questions and asked them during the time of the interview. I organized the interview in Q&A format. Q: Can you say your name and your job? A: My name is Youngsook Kim and I am the head of the customer service department. Q: What does your company do? A: My company works with agriculturist in Korea to adjust price of fruit and sell at an affordable
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