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Understanding Descriptive Research Designs and Methods

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2020, Clinical Nurse Specialist

hen developing ideas for a research project, it is helpful for the clinical nurse specialist to know the various design options available and to understand when to use them. It can be confusing because the research terminology is not always consistent. The most common confusion arises when the writer confuses research designs with research methods (observation, survey). In general, there are 2 major divisions of research: qualitative and quantitative. Categories of qualitative designs include phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, historical, case study, and narrative designs. 1 In contrast, categories of quantitative designs include either experimental or nonexperimental designs. The nonexperimental designs are descriptive, descriptive comparative, and correlation, whereas the experimental designs are quasi-experimental and experimental. 2 The purpose of this article is to discuss the use and utility of quantitative descriptive designs and descriptive methods and to explain procedures for defining variables, collecting data, and preventing issues that may affect internal and external validity of the study (Text Box).

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